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Passionpreneur

Choose your path. Don't let it choose you.

Choose your path.

Don't let it choose you.

George Appling, the Amazon #1 best-selling author of “Don’t Settle: a Pick Your Path Guide to Intentional Work,” is helping thousands of young people intentionally choose the relationship between their passion and their work. In his 60-75 minute talk, every audience member picks one of the 5 meta-paths, including 5 key Next Steps to bring that path to life.

about George Appling

George Appling is an author and entrepreneur whose extensive career spans across countries, industries, and sectors. In 2009, he dedicated his professional life to building businesses he is passionate about, including a mead-making company, a medieval festival, a summer camp, and a non-profit equine program for first responders and veterans.


George is also a Vistage Chair who helps CEOs and business owners experience the joy of doing what they love and succeeding. But perhaps his most significant qualification as a mentor is the fact that he loves his life, and he intentionally created it for himself.


George holds 2 Masters degrees from Harvard and 2 Bachelors degrees from Texas A&M. He was a junior partner at McKinsey & Co and a lead partner at Booz & Co. He served as president of a business unit at Siemens, the COO of Brightstar, and the CEO of a $1B cellphone distribution company.