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    • About Grace

    Grace Rodriguez is President of AYN Brand, a Branding Strategies and Promotional Solutions company based in Houston, Texas. An accomplished media and communications professional, Grace has achieved recognition as a winner of the Texas Statesman Social Media Awards, a Pegasus award-winning Producer of “Destination Houston” television series, Editor of Rice Addict Magazine, and a sought-after speaker on Social Media Strategy and Community Development. She specializes in interactive branding and experiential marketing that integrates new technologies with grassroots strategies to brand and build engaged communities for growing businesses, non-profit organizations, artists, professionals, and political candidates.

    Grace is a passionate community advocate who has served on the Board of Directors for diverse arts, cultural, and business organizations, such as Spacetaker, the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Texas, and OCA-Greater Houston. She is responsible for coordinating a number of events, programs, and initiatives – like Twestival Houston : Concern Worldwide and Twestival Houston : Charity:Water, Houston@SXSW, YouthVote/APIAVote, and the Houston Asian American Film Festival – in the Greater Houston area that benefit the arts, youth, cultural, and political communities. Grace Rodriguez has lived and worked in New York, Houston, Chicago, and Austin; and continues to share her knowledge and expertise as a social media consultant, writer, and speaker at conferences, workshops, and events throughout the country.

    CLIENTS & EXPERIENCE

    • Community Liaison: Houston City Council Member/Mayor Pro-Tem Gordon Quan
    • Social Media Strategy & Consulting: Gene Locke for Mayor of Houston
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Favitt.com
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: VCIG
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Comicpalooza
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Spacetaker
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: SWAMP
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Pulse/Repulse
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Institute for Sustainable Peace
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Salman Solutions
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Playsmint Coach
    • Social Media/Branding Consulting: Hill House Consulting
    • Social Media: PhillipCares Foundation
    • Social Media/Web Strategies & Solutions: Jim Sharp, Justice for First Court of Appeals
    • Public Relations: Chand Khan, Candidate for State Representative
    • Public Relations & Events: Caroline Collective
    • Public Relations & Events: Reign Lounge
    • Marketing: Tara Energy
    • Marketing Director: NX Media, Inc.
    • Marketing Director: Tonic/Tryst Nightclub & Lounge
    • Marketing: TOC Lounge
    • Marketing & Newsletter Development: Youth Leadership Council
    • Planning & Marketing: Texas Dragon Boat Association
    • Event Coordination: Rice Addict Anniversary Celebration
    • Event Coordination: Joe Bowden Celebrity Sports Weekend
    • Event Coordination: Year of the Snake Celebration
    • Field Coordinator: Youth Vote Coalition, APIAVote
    • Founding Member & Manager: Kracker Nuttz LLC
    • Editor/Writer: Rice Addict Magazine; 4A Magazine
    • Writer/Contributor: Houston Chronicle; Manila Headline News; Fil-Am Press
    • Producer: “Marfa Red“
    • Producer: “Destination Houston” – Recipient of Pegasus Award of Distinction
    • Host/Anchor: HaloHalo TV
    • Stylist & Featured Extra: “The 37th Chamber” Independent Film (Notre Ciel Productions)
    • Promotional Solutions: Metrobank
    • Promotional Solutions: AIG
    • Promotional Solutions: ReMax
    • Promotional Solutions: DataLogix
    • Promotional Solutions: BHC Healthcare
    • … and Social Media/Community Development Advisor & Consultant to numerous artists, musicians, and organizations in need!