Instructors

Austin McNair

Senior Marketing Manager at Hinge

Prior to joining Hinge, Austin served on the leadership team of Brain Injury Services, a nonprofit in Northern Virginia. In this role, he carried out the organization’s marketing and communications plan and ensured each initiative aligned with the organization’s strategic direction. He has a B.A. in Philosophy from Liberty University with a minor in business.

Austin lives in Arlington with his wife, son, and dog named Finn. In his free time, you’ll find him organizing weekly cookouts, cheering for D.C. sports, volunteering with his church, and practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Karl Feldman

 

Before joining Hinge, Karl led  Marketing at HITT Contracting, a top 50 US-based general contractor with 700 employees and offices nationwide. He has also led marketing operations for national retail, and B2B operations with brands like Herman Miller, Steelcase, and Harley Davidson. At various points in his career, Karl founded and ran several venture capital backed firms.

Managing Partner at Hinge

An expert in high-growth strategies, Karl writes frequently for Hinge’s blog and industry publications, and he speaks about professional services marketing and strategy at events around the nation. He is a co-author of the book, The Visible Expert® Revolution: How to Turn Ordinary Experts into Thought Leaders, Rainmakers & Industry Superstars, and he is an instructor in Hinge’s The Visible Expert Course.

A compulsive builder, Karl spends his free time designing and unleashing a panoply of (sometimes useful) gadgets — from AI-enabled robots to drones to motorized skateboards. Karl studied computer science at Virginia Tech. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son.

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