Casual Saints™ host and creator is rowdy American mystic Michael D. Austin. In a blazer or jeans with his knack for the unusual, he’s inspired by his adventures with his friends in Alexandria, Amsterdam, Cairo, the Caribbean, Copenhagen, Dublin, London, and Istanbul. Mr. Austin is an ordained minister who graduated in comparative religion, but also did extensive work in the environmental sciences, biology, natural history, chemistry, and math. He has also ⚡ run thousands of road racing laps in his car at triple digit speeds ⚡ founded, invested, and produced since 2007 ⚡ 3 years and counting as founding team leader of a private financial fund ⚡ 34 years in both business & nonprofit development including:  5 as co-founding developer of Hardshell Labs and 18 years as founder or director in LAN technologies, preservation of Egyptian antiquities, global talk broadcasting, animation fine art publication, industry and consumer conferences in consciousness, academia, or insurance. 8 years as fund raising director in nonprofits in higher education, international medical research, and regional social services.