t's always rough going back to the daily grind after the holidays — and can you imagine if January meant the first official back-to-work day in nearly two months? That was today. Our sweet baby Daniel was born on November 10, and I had been...
Hello! This is Cory, Kate Austin-Avon's husband. We are writing to let you know that our second child, Daniel Robert Kenneth Austin-Avon, was just born on November 10! This means that Advokate is taking two weeks off while we tend to our new little guy....
We are anxiously expecting a new addition to our family soon! His due date is November 8, and so here we are on the edge of maternity leave. Here's how this is going to work: When Baby Two arrives, Advokate will take two weeks off while...
This morning I delivered this presentation on Developing Your Brand at SUNY Adirondack for the Adirondack Business Development Partnership and the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce. The most important thing to remember is brand consistency — figure out what sets you apart from the others, make it...
Sign up for the Advokate Branding Presentation, free to members of the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce, this Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at SUNY Adirondack! It's the new buzz word of Business: Branding. The question remains, what is it and how does it relate to your business? Join...
I grew up in rural Killington, Vermont. While my sister and I did our fair share of stuff straight out of the Berenstain Bears — playing in the woods, going to friends' houses and biking down to the Rec. Center — the country life lent itself...
"Do what you love and you won't work a day in your life." With your loyalty and confidence, we've been "not working" for five years now. Five years ago today, Advokate was named, and so we are celebrating our 5th anniversary! Folks say more than half of...
Here's what I said during the 8/19/15 Warren County Town Hall to the Upstate Revitalization Initiative representatives, with a summary of the best ideas that I've heard in my work as a Creative Advocate for the Regional Alliance for a Creative Economy: We need to strengthen, connect and brand...
So, it’s been a little over three months since I joined Advokate and I’d like to tell you a little bit about how it’s going. I think it’s going well. I’ve learned a lot about the business and continue to learn more. Kate’s a good...
The eight-county Capital District is in competition with six other regions in New York State for $500 million in economic development investments from the State. The Regional Alliance for a Creative Economy (RACE) has hired 12 Creative Advocates to facilitate the collection of big-picture ideas...
