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August Ponthier: Biography at a Glance
- Praised by Billboard as “an artist with seemingly unlimited potential,” August Ponthier uses personal storytelling to show how embracing authenticity is a strategic advantage, whether you are defining your own identity or shaping a brand’s voice in a crowded marketplace.
- Drawing from their journey of coming out, creative risk-taking, and artistic evolution, August illustrates how the most powerful stories emerge when individuals and organizations stop performing for approval and start telling the truth.
- August speaks to the universal challenge of self-definition, connecting deeply with college audiences navigating identity and purpose while offering corporate leaders a clear framework for building trust, relevance, and emotional connection through honest storytelling.
- Through music and lived experience, August demonstrates how authenticity fuels creativity, loyalty, and long-term impact, translating lessons of personal growth to brand storytelling and audience engagement.
- August helps audiences understand that finding your voice is an ongoing process, and that growth—whether personal or professional—requires the courage to evolve without losing your core values.
- With warmth, humor, and emotional clarity, August inspires listeners to rethink success not as perfection, but as alignment between who you are, what you create, and how you show up in the world.
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Biography
The Texas-raised August Ponthier creates soul-searching songs with all the intimacy of a journal entry and the unbridled imagination of a movie. Praised by Billboard as “an artist with seemingly unlimited potential,” Ponthier is known for their deeply personal and evocative music that blends alternative, indie, and pop influences. Ponthier first broke through with the 2021 EP Faking My Own Death — a collection that documented their coming-out story and delivered a dreamy fusion of indie-folk, alt-rock, and left-of-center country-pop. That same year, the Brooklyn-based artist teamed up with Lord Huron for the hit single “ I Lied,” then joined the band on the road + made their late-night TV debut on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. 2022 saw Ponthier’s sophomore EP Shaking Hands with Elvis earn raves from the likes of Consequence, who compared the project to “the dynamic folk-tinged stoicism of Kacey Musgraves and Orville Peck.”
They’ve toured with Bleachers, Holly Humberstone, The Japanese House, Hayley Kiyoko, NIKI, and Maren Morris, and been championed by the likes of Elton John and Brandi Carlile. Ponthier was recently featured in John’s Oscar-nominated documentary, Elton John: Never Too Late + performed three sold-out nights at Red Rocks with Brandi Carlile, who called them “the best gay country artist there is.” Their music + whimsical creative vision have been touted by the likes of Vogue, Rolling Stone, NPR, Vulture, NME, The FADER, V Magazine, and many more. Ponthier recently completed their first headline tour. Their debut album, Everywhere Isn’t Texas, puts their entire journey of figuring out who they are on display.
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Write Your Story: Finding Identity and Authenticity on Your Own Terms
August Ponthier shares a powerful story about growing up in a place that shaped them—even when it didn’t always accept them. Through music and personal storytelling, August explores what it means to discover who you are in real time, without a clear roadmap or perfect answers.
This talk speaks to students navigating identity, belonging, and self-expression, reminding them that authenticity is not something you arrive at, but something you practice. August encourages audiences to trust their evolving voice, embrace complexity, and find strength in telling their story on their own terms.
Students leave feeling empowered to let go of expectations, reclaim joy, and move forward with greater confidence in who they are becoming.
Finding Your Voice: How Authentic Storytelling Builds Trust and Brand Loyalty
August Ponthier blends live performance with personal storytelling to explore how authenticity drives meaningful connection—onstage, in culture, and in business. Drawing from their journey as an artist who has built a devoted audience by telling the truth, August shows how the most resonant brands are those that know who they are and communicate with clarity and honesty.
Through songs and stories, August examines how identity shapes narrative, why audiences can sense performative messaging, and how vulnerability and intention build trust and loyalty. The program connects personal storytelling to brand storytelling, offering CMOs, marketers, and leadership teams a fresh lens on how to engage consumers in a noisy, attention-driven landscape.
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