Phil Van Treuren 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.

His 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 2023.

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