Larry Smith is the creator of the Six-Word Memoir project, a best-selling series of eight books and an inspirational phenomenon. Smith is a frequent speaker on his innovative form of storytelling at conferences such as TEDx and companies such as Google and Twitter, as well as non-profits, foundations, and schools across the country. Larry has been a writer and editor at Men's Journal and ESPN Magazine. He has written for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wired and SPIN. He lives in Columbus, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York with his wife.