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Emily Avdem
is a busy and motivated new graduate of the marketing and strategic communications program at North Dakota State University. She’s a content creator driven by trying new things. Avdem produced a podcast series titled The Power of Women. She blogs and updates her YouTube channel weekly, and she recently started her own social media marketing business called Brandakin Social Media. Avdem’s passion for marketing and advertising started with her very first job at a local boutique in Tolna, North Dakota. The owner quickly became a mentor, and Avdem was eventually hired to manage the store while the owner was away each summer. “I learned that I love making personal connections with customers to help serve them in the best way I can, creating new ways to market the latest products effectively, and finding strategic strategies to increase daily profits,” Avdem says. Avdem experienced many personal connections throughout her college career. She credits professors for their thorough teaching, but also appreciated their motivation, patience and thoughtfulness. She worked at NDSU’s Nice Center, where she was challenged to work outside her comfort zone to grow as a student and a person.
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:: areawomanmagazine.com