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QUEENSBURY (March 4, 2024) — Kate Austin knows the importance of building a brand. As founder, owner and CEO of Advokate, she has crafted a career in helping clients capitalize on what makes them unique. 

In “Tell Your Story,” hosted by ��������’s Business Club at 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 18, Austin will share what she has learned promoting companies, nonprofit organizations and artists.

“Being able to highlight your achievements and emphasize your strengths are essential skills in building a resume and, eventually, a career,” said Robert Bullock, Business professor and co-advisor of ��������’s Business Club. “Ms. Austin will provide accessible ways to discover and present one’s brand.”

Austin, an award-winning marketing professional, is co-founder of Glens Falls Arts District. A well-known advocate of the arts, she served as interim director of World Awareness Children’s Museum, manager of The Shirt Factory Arts & Healing Center, president of NorthCountryARTS, arts calendar editor for Glens Falls Chronicle, and board member of Art in the Public Eye. She was one of The Post-Star’s 20 under 40 in 2019. More recently, she was named a NYS Woman of Distinction. She serves on the Board of the Glens Falls Business Improvement District. 

Kate has delivered her sought-after “Marketing for the 21st Century” talk at �������� numerous times, and presented her “Developing Your Brand” seminar for the Small Business Development Center at Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce, Adirondack Business Development Partnership at ��������’s Regional Higher Education Center and at the Shirt Factory’s LocalFest. 

Kate Austin’s “Tell Your Story” program is jointly sponsored by the �������� Business Division and the college’s Business Club. The event is open to the public, particularly those interested in pursuing business studies at ��������, and will be held in Scoville Learning Center, Room 206. Public parking for the event is located adjacent to Adirondack Hall.

For more information on the �������� Business Division, contact College Access at 518-743-2200 or admission@sunyacc.edu, or visit /academics.