About me
Austin holds a bachelor's degree in public relations from Austin Peay State University and a master's in business administration from Western Kentucky University. Having come from humble beginnings, Austin understands the importance of giving back to his community when he is not working with clients. He has served professionally and on a volunteer basis with non-profits such as the Children's Miracle Network, the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, The Salvation Army, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Miss America Organization, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, the Boy Scouts of America and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He currently serves as the President for his Fraternity's alumni and volunteer corporation, where he focuses on developing a robust living learning community for college-age men.
Austin is celebrating 5 years of marriage with his wife Erin Leigh, 6 years of journaling, and his recent completion of the Appalachian Trail. His passions include mentoring, public speaking, public radio, personal fitness, graphic design, hiking, fantasy football, and card collecting.
Lending a hand in my community.
As part of Northwestern Mutual, I'm proud to help accelerate the search for better childhood cancer treatments while supporting families undergoing treatment, and survivors from late effects. Here are some of the organizations we partner with:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)
ALSF funds cancer research, raises awareness, and supports the families of children with cancer. Since 2012, Northwestern Mutual, its employees, and financial professionals like me have donated more than $20 million to support ALSF and fund over 400,000 research hours.
Beads of Courage
Beads of Courage is an art-in-medicine program that helps kids with cancer tell their unique treatment story through colorful beads that are symbols of their courage.
How Northwestern Mutual helps you live the life you want.
When people feel better about their money, good things happen—they become more confident and feel more secure. For more than 160 years, Northwestern Mutual has helped people achieve the financial flexibility they need to live more and worry less.
Being a mutual company means Northwestern Mutual reports to its clients, not Wall Street. They don't believe in chasing fads or taking undue risk for short-term gains. Instead, they take a long-term approach—both in the way we help people plan to reach their goals, and in the way they do business. This has served their clients (and mine) well through all kinds of economic ups and downs, including wars, recessions, even the recent pandemic.
It's why I'm happy to be part of a company that's in it for the long-haul and prioritizes clients over profit.
Here are my areas of expertise
Financial Planning
Insurance Protection Strategies
Life Insurance Strategies
Retirement Planning & Income Strategies
Education Planning & Funding
Disability Planning
Multigenerational Planning
Estate Planning