Kathryn R. Burke (Kate). For 30 years, Kate has been heavily involved in the Four Corners Community with an emphasis on SW Colorado. A successful business owner of San Juan Publishing Group, Inc. (SJPG) and a board member of many non-profit organizations, Kate understands today’s socio-economic business environment. She knows how to employ digital marketing solutions for forward-thinking businesses and fund-seeking non-profits. Her Internet marketing skill set includes social media, website design, web maintenance and hosting, and outstanding online advertising design and placement.

Through life experiences, she has learned how to face and embrace challenge and adversity and convert both into abundance. And to share that knowledge with others.

“I am an artist, a writer, a publisher, an educator, and an innovative creator. I love teaching people how to discover creative qualities in themselves, then implement them to reach their personal and business goals.”

Although semi-retired, Kate is still involved with various activities that benefit the community. Public Presentations and Event Planning are an important component of her impressive repertoire, and she still actively engaged in both. Click here for list of appearances and presentations. She is also an innovative educator, having taught in public and private schools in the U.S. and Europe, at elementary, secondary, and college levels as well as helping adult students in art, sociology, marketing, and creative living courses. Today, she promotes and conducts art classes and craft workshops at various local and regional venues Click here to view the current class list.

Burke is an accomplised artist, showing and selling her work at local galleries. She is also the author several books, including several on business systems which are printed in multiple languages, and several about caregiving, written while her husband was terminally ill.

Although she firmly believes experience and on-the-job training are what builds long-term success, Kate does have a strong educational background. She holds a BA in Art and Social Sciences and has completed graduate work in marketing and economics. “So, yes, I went to college and grad school,” she says. “But the most important thing I learned there was how to listen and learn. Just like today, most coursework is outdated by the time you take the class final. It’s what you learn by observing and doing that counts the most in the long run.”

“Experience really counts. Succeeding in business…and personal endeavors, really isn’t something you learn in a classroom. You learn it by doing it, by living it. And by who you know! Your contacts and your reputation are, ultimately, what get you down the road.”

In her spare time, Kate also enjoys traveling, being in nature, listening to music, organic cooking, and reading. (“Only fiction, I write non-fiction all day long!”) And spending time at home with her cat. She lives in Western Colorado.