Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy are the couple depicted in the book and movie The Blind Side, and the authors of In a Heartbeat: Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving. Leigh Anne grew up in Memphis and attended the University of Mississippi, where she met her future husband; she now owns an interior design company. Sean Tuohy grew up in New Orleans and for several years played professional basketball; he now owns more than seventy restaurant franchises. The Tuohys live in Memphis but travel all over the country speaking to thousands of people about their family, their faith, and how each of us can make a difference.
Sally Jenkins, an award-winning columnist for The Washington Post, is the author or coauthor of several books, including Lance Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike and The State of Jones (written with John Stauffer). Jenkins lives in New York City.