Author Phil Van Treuren Speaks to Entrepreneurs About Stoicism

The International Entrepreneurs’ Organization recently welcomed Stoicism author Phil Van Treuren as a featured speaker for the 2024 Cleveland EO Acellerator retreat and graduation.

In his hour-long presentation, titled Stoicism and the Entrepreneur Mindset, Van Treuren shared some surprises (and misconceptions) about Stoic philosophy — an ancient school of thought that offers a helpful mental blueprint for modern business owners.

Van Treuren also gifted free copies of his newest book,The Little Book of Stoic Quotes, to the nearly 50 attendees.

Van Treuren (pronounced 𝘝𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘰-𝘪𝘯) is an author, entrepreneur and perpetual work in progress. He grew up in the rural mining town of Round Mountain, Nevada and is a graduate of Southern Utah University.

Phil’s first book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵, was published by Stoic Simple Press in 2022. Its follow-up, 𝘈 𝘋𝘰𝘨 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺, was published in Spring of 2023.

Phil’s additional work includes 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘯 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘤 𝘘𝘶𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴. He lives outside of Cleveland, Ohio with his wife and four children.