Navina Nirada Dasa joined ISKCON in 1984 in Zurich, Switzerland, at the age of 15 and soon became one of the world's top book distributors. He is a spiritual entrepreneur. Navina Nirada travelled the globe more than twenty times and served as ISKCON Minister of Book Distribution. Since 1996, he has been part of a team who successfully taught thousands of devotees courses on outreach and leadership. He built and directs Vaishnava Academy, an adult education facility in Mayapur and earned his Bhaktivedanta degree from Mayapur Institute. He currently oversees a spiritual centre in the heart of San Francisco. Navina Nirada delivers seminars and guides individuals through his experience from nearly four decades of practice. He still regularly distributes books. Currently, he is on an appreciation tour, visiting friends and mentors.