Expand Beyond:

Grace Rodriguez

Company: AYN Brand/Rhizone

Track: Social Media

Session: Building Engaged and Sustainable Communities Using Holistically Interactive Techniques

Bio: Grace Rodriguez is Principal of AYN Brand, a Branding Strategies and Promotional Solutions firm based in Houston, Texas. She specializes in merging guerilla strategies with new technologies and innovative tactics to reach audiences and build engaged communities for growing businesses, nonprofit organizations, artists, and political candidates.

Grace Rodriguez has achieved recognition in media and entertainment as an award-winning Producer of "Destination Houston," Editor of Rice Addict Magazine, Managing Partner of the Kracker Nuttz, and writer/contributor to the Houston Chronicle, Fil-Am Press, and Manila Headlines. She is a passionate community organizer and activist who serves on the Board of Directors and committees for diverse arts, cultural, and business non-profit organizations, including Spacetaker, the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Texas, and FACOST.

Grace is responsible for coordinating various events, programs, and initiatives – such as “Cities in Transition” (as Community Liaison for Houston City Council Member Gordon Quan), YouthVote, Charity:Water Twestival, Planned Parenthood’s “Party Like a RockStar,” and the Houston Asian American Film Festival – that benefit the arts, youth, civic, and non-profit communities. She has lived and worked in New York, Houston, Chicago, and Austin; and continues to share her knowledge and expertise as a social media advocate, consultant, writer, and speaker at conferences, workshops, and events throughout the country. Grace is happiest traveling the world, noticing the little things, making change, and helping people improve their communities.