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Watch Turak speak about achieving success through the practice of Service and Selflessness.
Start With Leadership
What do I do? It’s always better to manage culture, not people. Start today by being the person who shows a dedication to hard work, selflessness, and your customers. Your colleagues will follow suit. Don’t figure it out, find out: Make a commitment to excellence and keep it. Find out what Turak is really offering [...]
State of the State
Most of us interpret symptoms, instead of diseases. In today’s recession, everybody is running around trying to find economic solutions to a problem that isn’t economic, it’s [...]
Change Everything
What do I do? Begin to practice detachment by looking at your situations realistically and objectively. Try to separate your emotions when you take an honest look at yourself. What things need to change and how do your actions affect others. Write down 3 things you can do to improve yourself and your relationships. Ask [...]
Determined and Eager
Even my febrile brain is at a loss as to how to apply this wonderful video to business or anything else that is “practical.” It is just such a wonderful piece that I had to watch it over and over and now feel compelled to share it. On the one hand it is only a video of a singleman, Mark Alouf, [...]
EPA on Memorial Day
On Thursday, May 26th, the Environmental Protection Agency held a Memorial Day Celebration and welcomed August Turak as their modern day Renaissance Man and the guest speaker. With 40 years of protecting health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency knows what it means to recognize the selfless service of others and continues to strive towards what [...]
Triangle AMA Event
On January 20th August Turak presented “Cutting Through the Noise: Turning Products and Services into Iconic Brands” at the Triangle Marketing Association luncheon in Raleigh, NC. Following the event, president of the Triangle AMA, Shane Johnston said: “We definitely recommend Augie for another event, including our own!“ Comments from Attendees: Excellent presentation. Great verbal & [...]
NASCAR, Coca Cola and Transformation
You gotta’ check out this recent Coke ad: Updating and reusing the iconic commercial from the 1970′s was EXACTLY what I recommended Coke should do in an article I wrote for Ad Age, What Bolsters the Bottom Line? Selfless Marketing. It may be a coincidence but I still feel pretty smart! Either way this is [...]

