DeJuan Stroud grew up gardening with his parents and grandmother in Alabama. After a successful run on Wall Street, in 1996 he launched DeJuan Stroud, Inc. Twenty years later, he is one of the most successful event designers in New York City whose client list includes media giants like Universal and HBO, celebrities including Alicia Keys and Katie Couric, and notable New Yorkers such as Michael J. Fox and Michael Bloomberg.
Jon Bon Jovi is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor, best known as the founder and front man of the band Bon Jovi. He and his wife, Dorothea Bon Jovi, have four children.