Dean T. Hurtt is a spiritually grounded world traveler that is presently a Marketing Manager for Sounds True and Eckhart Tolle Teachings over the past 7 years. He has also worked on projects alongside authors such as Thich Nhat Hahn, Pema Chödrön, Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Adyashanti, Seane Corn, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Marianne Williamson, and others. Enlisted for 4 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, Dean gained diverse life experience being stationed across the globe; from New Jersey, California, Virginia, South Carolina, several 2-month oversea Caribbean voyages on a 378-foot ship, and a year spent living in the Middle East during the Iraq War. Following his military enlistment, Dean studied philosophy, journalism, and religious studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.