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Watch Turak speak about achieving success through the practice of Service and Selflessness.
An Acorn to An Oak in 10 Years
We recently captured some behind the scenes video of our very own August Turak giving a tour of his garden. In the middle of the garden tour, Turak began to rap about how important results are to business and personal transformation. Then Chris Leithe asked about the “old oak tree,” and that led to [...]
Greenwich Leadership Forum
In this Greenwich Leadership Forum event with David Miller, Director of Princeton University’s Faith and Work Initiative, Turak credits the spiritual business model of service and selflessness that he learned while living with Trappist monks for his worldly success…
Business Secrets of the Trappists Lecture at Duke University
The lecture was a huge success. Hundreds attended the Business Secrets of the Trappists lecture at Duke University, where August Turak explained [...]
Zentrepreneur: Making Meaning and Money
“What we all want is purpose and meaning in our lives and what we all fear is that we will not find that purpose and meaning in our life’s work.”
In this lecture Turak will draws on his experience as the protégé of Lou Mobley, the man who founded the IBM Executive School, 14 years working alongside the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey, and years studying under West Virginian Zen master, Richard Rose to describe [...]

