Daniel was born on January 28, 1983 in Salisbury,MD. He was raised by his mother Jan H. Emanuel, and grandmother Helen Brathwaite. He has a younger brother, Damon Emanuel who along with his mother and "Granny", still reside in Pasadena, CA. After graduating from John Muir High School, Daniel ventured up to Northern California and is currently pursing his B.S. in Public Relations from San Jose State University. His next step will be pursuing a Masters degree in Business and starting his own company in the near future.

Shameeka was born on May 12, 1981 in Sumter, SC. She is the daughter of Shirley Scott and Alfred Scott Jr. She has 2 sisters and 1 brother. After graduating from Sumter High School, she attended Howard University from which she got her Bachelors degree in Systems and Computer Science. She went on to get her Masters in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. She now works for Intel as a Validation Engineer in Santa Clara, CA.