Ron Yudd was born in Washington D.C. and spent a long career in the restaurant and hospitality industry. He traveled internationally speaking and presenting seminars on leadership, service and profitability. He co-founded LeadershipCares a non-profit committed to teaching young adult the leadership and life skills vital to their personal and professional success. The young people learned these skills by hands -on participation in youth -to -youth mentoring, literacy tutoring and hunger relief.