Patrick Stone remembers feeling a little out of his depth when he attended his first NCMPR conference in 2011. He was new to the field and attending with two long-time industry pros.

Fourteen years later, he is president of NCMPR. In this episode of "Can You Make It Pretty?", Patrick discusses being new to the industry, the importance of new members to NCMPR, why marketers need to make time to see their college's big picture and a whole lot more.

Patrick is from Cape Cod Community College in Massachusetts; and this episode's host is Patrick's fellow board member Matt Radcliffe, from Pikes Peak State College in Colorado.