With humble beginnings, living in a condemned build growing up on the streets he became self taught in the art of entrepreneurship. Over 35 years of public speaking have put Mr. Mercer on stage with some of the most accomplished speakers in the world such as Bob Proctor, Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, T. Harv Eker, Deepak Chopra, John Gray, Lisa Nichols, Jay Abraham, Les Brown, Robert Kiyosaki, Bob Circosta, and B.J. Dohrmann. Ed Mercer has been featured in The Performance Magazine with well known dignitaries and celebrities such as former President Bill Clinton, Sir Richard Branson, well know billionaire and owner of Virgin Atlantic Airlines, Howard Dean, Zig Ziglar, Donald Trump, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jeff Magee, Brian Tracy, Bill Cosby, Lee Iacocca, Jim Rohn, John C. Maxwell, and Senator Edward Kennedy. Ed Mercer has also co-authored four books.