Catholics @ Work Culver City - Austin M.D. Quick "How to Use Social Media without Losing your Soul"
Austin M. D. Quick, M.A., is the President & COO of Catholic Connect LLC. and brings with him years of experience in the military, politics, and seminary formation to aid the growth of the company into a household name aimed at bringing people together and spreading the Good News to the world. Austin, or “The Basic Catholic,” as he is known to many is a passionate, internationally acclaimed Catholic speaker who uses media and technology to bring to people, both young and old, what Pope St. John Paul II called the “New Evangelization.” His Instagram account @the.basic.catholic is one of the fastest-growing in the Catholic world, with nearly 100,000 followers to date. A convert from Judaism in 2003 while serving in the United States Navy, Austin credits his Catholic faith for bringing him the most joy in life. Prior to joining Catholic Connect, he served as the Director of Advancement of the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia, handling all fundraising initiatives in the United States for the Vicariate that included the Kingdoms of Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.