Austin Goble

Austin Goble is a coffee-drinking, crazy-sock-wearing, dog-loving, entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and Alabama native who has a real passion for people. He joined the Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship team as the REACH Women’s Business Center Director to launch Alabama’s second women’s business center in August 2021. His background is primarily in public relations, leadership development, event planning, and government affairs. Austin holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of North Alabama and a master’s in public administration (MPA) from Valdosta State University. In 2023, Austin opened his company, River & Vale Event Co., to provide event services to clients across Alabama. Outside of professionally minding your business, you can usually find him repotting plants, reading a good book, or going on adventures with his husband and two goofy dogs.