Rob Podlogar grew up in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. He knew at an early age that he was gay and can remember being teased as a child for being different from everyone else. It wasn't until after college, while working in the banking world, that Podloger started to meet other people with stories similar to his.

He realized that if he could help himself through all the difficult times he went through, he could help other people do the same thing in their own lives.