August Turak is a successful entrepreneur, award winning author, speaker and founder of the educational nonprofit Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. Since 1996 he has worked alongside monks of Mepkin Abbey. He authored Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s quest for Meaning and Authenticity and his latest book Brother John: A Monk, a Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life” offers a new way of thinking for our survival and soul. Our topic “Do you trust the experts?” His articles on service and selflessness have appeared in Forbes and the BBC. www.AugustTurak.com

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