Ash Manuel is the founder at Growing With Gratitude, a program and philosophy that empowers children, teachers, parents, and families to embrace the ideas of acceptance and gratitude. Ash's light-bulb moment came at the age of 34 when he saw and felt the mental and physical benefits of a positive mindset, and he has dedicated himself to creating a new generation of grateful, happy, kind, and optimistic people who will create even more positive change in the world.