Austin Black

Austin Black has a extensive work experience in various marketing and business development roles. Austin started their career in 2010 as an Information Technology Support at Evergreen Public Schools. In 2011, they worked as a Marketing and Outreach Intern at WUSATA. Austin then joined Washington State University as a Digital Marketing Manager in 2012.

In 2013, Austin joined Health & Safety Institute (HSI) as an Account Manager & Systems Analyst, where they played a key role in selling SaaS compliance software and services. Austin also contributed to the launch of a new inventory product and implemented software solutions for efficiency gains.

Austin later worked at Inventist, Inc. in 2015 as a Sales and Marketing Strategist on a project basis, focusing on developing and implementing a multi-channel growth strategy and expanding international channel partner and reseller networks. During the same year, they also joined Trek Global & Guardian Data Systems as the Vice President of Commercial, leading marketing, business development, and sales teams, and achieving significant revenue growth and launching new product offerings.

From 2018 to 2023, Austin served as the Head of Marketing & Business Development at Wide Narrow. In this role, they were responsible for scaling intelligence functions with analysis software, developing and implementing global marketing and business development strategies, and achieving significant revenue growth in both mature and new markets.

Currently, Austin is the VP of Marketing at InfoDesk, where they were appointed following the acquisition of Wide Narrow. Austin is responsible for developing and executing the go-to-market strategy, managing marketing and branding efforts for both product organizations running in parallel.

Austin Black earned a Bachelor's Degree in Management Information Systems from Washington State University, which they attended from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that, they completed their high school education in Electro-Digital Technologies at Clark County Skills Center from 2008 to 2010.

In addition to their formal education, Austin has obtained several certifications. In 2022, they completed the "Creating Your Personal Brand" course offered by LinkedIn. In 2020, they completed the "Leading like a Futurist" course, also provided by LinkedIn. In 2019, Austin earned the Bing Ads Accredited Professional certification from Microsoft Certifications, the Google Ads Certification from Google, and the Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) from Google. Austin has also pursued various certifications from HubSpot Academy, including Content Marketing Certification, Inbound Marketing Certification, and Sales Enablement Certification. Furthermore, Austin has shown an interest in Strategic Marketing Measurement by engaging with courses provided by MIT OpenCourseware, although specific certification details are not available.