{"id":4336,"date":"2023-07-15T21:50:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T21:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/?page_id=4336"},"modified":"2024-03-19T02:42:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T02:42:52","slug":"meet-the-founder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/meet-the-founder\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4336\" class=\"elementor elementor-4336\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5df2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f5df2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c0bbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1c0bbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEET THE FOUNDER<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe6b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fe6b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>A.J. Ali is the CEO of L.O.V.E. Is The Answer and a 2022 Joseph R. Biden Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree who lives with a spirit of Aloha.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-effcbb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"effcbb2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2861cb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2861cb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dad4fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dad4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AJ-Ali-Bio-Picture-for-Try-Love-Now-757x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4346\" alt=\"AJ Ali Bio Picture for Try Love Now\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AJ-Ali-Bio-Picture-for-Try-Love-Now-757x1024.jpg 757w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AJ-Ali-Bio-Picture-for-Try-Love-Now-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AJ-Ali-Bio-Picture-for-Try-Love-Now-768x1039.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AJ-Ali-Bio-Picture-for-Try-Love-Now-1135x1536.jpg 1135w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AJ-Ali-Bio-Picture-for-Try-Love-Now-1514x2048.jpg 1514w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AJ-Ali-Bio-Picture-for-Try-Love-Now-scaled.jpg 1892w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A.J. Ali, CEO L.O.V.E. Is The Answer<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64393c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f64393c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fad5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fad5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He is the Director &amp; Producer of \u201cWALKING WHILE BLACK: L.O.V.E. Is The Answer,\u201d the award-winning feature-length documentary film that birthed the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer movement. The film is one of the highest rated of all time on IMDb, the industry-standard movie database. He coined the acronym \u201cL.O.V.E.,\u201d which stands for Learn about the people in your community, Open your heart to their needs, Volunteer yourself to be part of the solution in their lives, and Empower others to do the same. The film won Best Documentary and Audience Favorite at the Garifuna International Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. For work with the film, A.J. has received the Platinum Award by the NAACP in Howard County, MD for Contributions to the Community Through the Arts &amp; Entertainment, the William H. Eastburn III Award by the Bucks County Bar Association, and other recognition.<\/p><p>His L.O.V.E. Is The Answer book is a powerful companion to the film and is a guidebook to putting the power of love into action every day with every interaction. In 2020, he made history by being the focus of a 7-page spread in the \u201cBlack History 365\u201d textbook, for his L.O.V.E. Is The Answer work. The textbooks are being used by schools nationwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f676a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0f676a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12e53b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f12e53b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f1e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4f1e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He is the host, director, and producer of the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer TV series, which is in production now and will premiere in September of 2023. The show will take the old \u201cflash mob\u201d concept and turn it into something even more fun and much more meaningful \u2014 L.O.V.E. Mobs! Each episode will feature a group of people coming together seemingly out of nowhere to deliver much needed surprise blessings to pre-identified people who are struggling and have been referred to L.O.V.E. Is The Answer through trusted sources such as law enforcement agencies, health agencies, schools, ministries, nonprofits, and other groups serving the community. Picture a flash mob mixed with the reveal portion of \u201cUndercover Boss\u201d and that\u2019s the L.O.V.E. Is The Answer TV series!<\/p><p>A.J. is the Creator, Producer and Host of Wellness 101, a game show and social media curator of wellness news and information. His first film, \u201cPositive Choice,\u201d is credited with saving the national youth soccer program \u201cSoccer in the Streets\u201d from extinction. He was the Creator, Producer and Star of \u201cGood Fellas of Baltimore,\u201d which aired on Fox 45 TV in the Baltimore market. He has produced, written and\/or appeared in numerous TV shows, films, commercials and PSA\u2019s. His popular, faith-based inspirational book \u201dThe True Champion\u2019s 30-Day Challenge,\u201d was published in 2009. He wrote and produced the cancer survivor anthem &#8220;Through the Darkness, Into the Light&#8221; and produced the Hollywood FAME Award-winning compilation music CD &#8220;Survivor Celebration&#8221; to benefit breast cancer survivors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0214293 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0214293\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f0118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8f0118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A.J.-Ali-Commemorating-a-L.O.V.E.-Is-The-Answer-Mural-in-Bucks-County-PA-with-District-Attorney-Matt-Weintraub-and-Bristol-Township-Police-Department-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A.J.-Ali-Commemorating-a-L.O.V.E.-Is-The-Answer-Mural-in-Bucks-County-PA-with-District-Attorney-Matt-Weintraub-and-Bristol-Township-Police-Department-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A.J.-Ali-Commemorating-a-L.O.V.E.-Is-The-Answer-Mural-in-Bucks-County-PA-with-District-Attorney-Matt-Weintraub-and-Bristol-Township-Police-Department-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A.J.-Ali-Commemorating-a-L.O.V.E.-Is-The-Answer-Mural-in-Bucks-County-PA-with-District-Attorney-Matt-Weintraub-and-Bristol-Township-Police-Department-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A.J.-Ali-Commemorating-a-L.O.V.E.-Is-The-Answer-Mural-in-Bucks-County-PA-with-District-Attorney-Matt-Weintraub-and-Bristol-Township-Police-Department-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trylovenow.com\/staging_tln_122722\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/A.J.-Ali-Commemorating-a-L.O.V.E.-Is-The-Answer-Mural-in-Bucks-County-PA-with-District-Attorney-Matt-Weintraub-and-Bristol-Township-Police-Department.jpg 1286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f3dad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5f3dad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac132c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ac132c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">He&#8217;s a 2019 BMe Community Vanguard Social Determinants Of Health Fellow, West Coast Care Board Member, member of the Santa Monica College General Advisory Board, member of the Las Vegas NAACP, member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Crime Prevention Committee, and a lifetime member of the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources. A.J. and Jane are members of ACTS Church, based in Santa Monica, CA. They co-founded and ran a nonprofit called \u201cMarathon of Miracles\u201d (MOM) between 2006 and 2014, which helped families throughout the U.S. who were affected by cancer.<\/span><\/p><p>He is a service-disabled military veteran who served honorably in the United States Air Force from 1983 to 1987 as a Journalist and Media Relations Specialist. He was based at Vandenberg AFB in CA, Comiso Air Station nuclear missile base in Sicily, and McClellan AFB in CA. He was a member of the USAF Soccer Team.<\/p><p>A.J. and his wife Jane have been joyfully and happily married since 1994. They have a blended family of 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEET THE FOUNDER A.J. Ali is the CEO of L.O.V.E. Is The Answer and a 2022 Joseph R. 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