Speaker: Marjorie J. Austin
Topic: LET’S PLANT A TREE

Marjorie Austin will share her life experiences, the good, bad, ugly.  Marjorie brings a lifetime of values believing that, while we are all different, we are all the same. 

Marjorie is a music and English major who raised two beautiful daughters, Meg and Jenny, worked in church music and church leadership, obtained a financial paraplanner designation from the College of Financial Planning and was employed in the financial planning industry for several years.

After her children were out of the nest, Marjorie thought long and hard.  She said to herself, “If I ‘had it to do over again’, I would have gone to law school.”  So, Marjorie took the risk.  She started law school at age 55.

Today, Marjorie is enjoying the heck out of her life practicing law with vigor, enjoying her passion in music and the great passionate opportunity to help us all say ‘yes’ to 2020.

Learning Objectives:
1.  Say ‘yes’ to Risk
2.  Reach for Excellence
3.  Hang in there!  Persevere

BIO
MARJORIE AUSTIN is sole proprietor of MJ Austin Law. She practices law in the area of estate planning, Marjorie’s passion is helping families – all kinds of families – provide good legal protection for their loved ones. Listening closely to client’s needs and wishes is extra-important at MJ Austin Law.

Marjorie is the mother of two daughters, Meg and Jenny, and has three grandsons. While her daughters were growing up, Marjorie had her own piano teaching business in the home.  It was essential for Marjorie that she be a stay-at-home mom.

Marjorie has enjoyed a lifetime of taking care of family.  Along with her family, Marjorie jokingly states that she has been everything in church work except the Janitor and the Pastor.  She has led church music with accompanying, vocal and bell choir directing, playing organ and piano for worship, being employed as Coordinator of Volunteers, Director of Music and serving on church council several times. 

She has a Financial Paraplanner designation from the College of Financial Planning and began law school at age 55, long past everyone’s ‘normal’.  Marjorie graduated from William Mitchell College of Law where she was a part of Law Review.  Since graduation, Marjorie has practiced law in the area of Estate Planning.  She has served on the Hennepin County Ethics Committee and is a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association and Minnesota Bar Association.

In her spare time, Marjorie enjoys singing and playing piano, reading, needlework, enjoying friends, and hanging out in the North Woods of Minnesota at her lake home.

Marjorie’s key to success is persistence, attention to detail, focus – and enjoying the fellowship of people just like you!

AGC provides the ultimate networking experience unlike anything you have ever attended before. 
Mingle – The event starts with 45 minutes of open networking and an ice breaker activity that creates conversation starters eliminating awkwardness in open networking. Enjoy Appetizers and drinks.
Motivation – Listen to a dynamic motivational speaker sharing their Ted Talks style presentation designed to leave you inspired with an educational take away.
Skill Building – We finish the event up with the final 45 minutes of open networking where we share what we liked the most and how we will apply what we just learned from our event speaker.