Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo have authored twenty-two books on parenting and produced eight educational video series on child-rearing that have been utilized by more than eight million parents around the world . The Ezzo's values-based parenting philosophy have been utilized by more than twelve thousand churches and their various curriculums have been translated into 19 different languages.

Gary Ezzo holds a Master of Arts degree from Biola University, Talbot Theological Seminary and School of Theology and serves as the Executive Director of Growing Families International. Anne Marie Ezzo is a registered nurse, has co-authored On Becoming Birthwise, and Birth by Design, oversees the GEMS (Contact Mom) ministry and ministers alongside her husband.  The Ezzo’s have 2 married daughters, eight grandchildren, and reside in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.