BRAND STRATEGIST
Nathan’s forte is his fun, straight-to-the-point business acumen and ability to create, implement, and execute customized strategic plans. As a social entrepreneur with different roles within the community, he has developed a unique approach to developing a client acquisition processes model.
Key deliverables that lead to his success are as follows:
- created the ideal customer identification process to be a natural conversation
- for project management, he takes the Six Sigma approach to keep failures as momentum
- experienced in researching key trends and interpreting data without a dashboard
- conducted primary research through surveys and interviews
- repurposed secondary research for key branding initiatives
- experienced utilizing analog and digital systems for both marketing and operational purposes
Founder & CEO
The Short Bio:
Nathan A Webster was born and raised in Vancouver, WA. He honorably served in the United States Marine Corps before starting his educational career at Clark College. While pursuing his associate’s degree, he officially began his entrepreneurial journey serving his Portland-Vancouver metropolitan community. After earning his MBA, his background in management and nonprofits ignited a passion for developing businesses and community leaders. Nathan started his consultancy agency focusing on nonprofits before it evolved into marketing. In the same year, he became a business college adjunct at his alma mater, launching his career as a college professor. In 2016, he became a podcaster focused on social entrepreneurship and evolved it into Let’s Talk Marketing with NDUB Podcast. As the lead marketing consultant, Nathan continues to run his marketing agency, developing marketing strategies, websites, and operational support for small businesses. He has a big heart for his kids, loves the outdoors, and is learning to golf when he’s not networking or working in his company.
The Definition of Marketing via Nathan:
Marketing is an untamed beast that never sleeps, so it’s always consuming.
LONG BIO:
Nathan is proud to be a highly educated, decorated US Marine Corps Veteran and an experienced professional with a diverse background in management and nonprofit work, but his heart has always leaned towards entrepreneurship. As the founder of NW & Associates, LLC, established in 2015,
His journey started in 2001 earning his Associates degree at Clark College. After overcoming his personal demons, he earned his Bachelors (2004) and MBA (2008).
Before co-founding NW & Associates, Nathan’s passion for serving others led him to start a nonprofit that served over 1,500 middle and high school students in Vancouver, WA, within his first operating year in 2008.
Every year, he served over 1,000 from essay contest that led to cash prizes and Portland Trail Blazer tickets for ten years. His success led to a rare collaboration with the prestigious Rachel’s Challenge to provide national programming for youth. Nathan created the Dream Big 101 curriculum, fostered reputable partnerships, and fundraised hundreds of thousands as his side hustle.
In addition to his work with his own companies, Nathan started teaching at the college level in 2015. He teaches business, technology, and marketing as an Adjunct Business Professor at Warner Pacific University and WSU Vancouver. While adjuncting at Clark College, he founded and ran the Entrepreneur Student Program as the Program Director.
In 2016, Nathan started a podcast focused on social entrepreneurship and rebranded it to marketing in 2020. In 2020, he created a new service called Connected to bring BIPoC/the Global Majority, Women, and Veterans. The next year Nathan launched the “Let’s Connected” conference welcoming all entrepreneurs, leaders, and students who identify as Connected members.
On the rare chance he isn’t working, Nathan enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, and being outdoors in the Pacific Northwest. Nathan has been described as a “huge teddy bear” who loves life and giving bear hugs.
Community Involvement
Board Member for The Connected Trust.
Board Member for Rooted School Vancouver.
Board Member for Workforce SW Washington.
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