Brian Culp was born and raised in Kansas City. He graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. He then spent 4 years playing baseball professionally in the Colorado Rockies organization.He has authored over 20 books and educational courses for publishers like Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill, O'Reilly, and The Virtual Training Company. His most recent published works cover the 2013 editions of Outlook, Project, OneNote, and Visio. His teaching and public speaking have been done for clients such as Microsoft, IBM, Budweiser, Morgan Stanley, and Sony Pictures.He can be contacted through his website, brianculp.com