{"id":54780,"date":"2024-10-15T15:38:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T19:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/?p=54780"},"modified":"2024-10-15T15:39:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T19:39:49","slug":"hispanic-lifestyle-to-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/hispanic-lifestyle-to-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hispanic Lifestyle to Honor Brilla Media Ventures\/Nuestro Stories Co-Founder Angela Sustaita-Ruiz for Leadership at Connecting Latinas of Influence Awards-October 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES, CA \u2014 October 15, 2024 \u2014 (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE<\/a>) \u2014 <\/span>Hispanic Lifestyle<\/span><\/a> announced that Brilla Media Ventures Co-Founder and Chairwoman <\/span>Angela Sustaita-Ruiz<\/span><\/a> will be <\/span>recognized for her national leadership in the Latino community during Hispanic Lifestyle\u2019s Connecting Latinas of Influence event, October 23 <\/span>in Ft. Lauderdale<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With 25 years in digital media, marketing and public relations, Angela has led award-winning U.S. Hispanic and multicultural programs. Prior to Brilla Media, she co-founded Hispanicize Media Group in 2009 and the first Latino influencer network, Latina Mom Bloggers (later renamed DiMe Media). She has led hundreds of influencer and community engagement marketing campaigns for major brands including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Ad Council, Disney, Unilever, P&G, Netflix, HBO, among many others. In 2019, she sold the majority of Hispanicize to John Leguizamo\u2019s NGL Collective, and in 2022, Leguizamo and Angela were part of the collective that sold all of NGL to Go Digital\/ MiTu.<\/span><\/p>\n

Angela\u2019s most recent accolades include being named the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Latin American Business Association, a semi-finalist for Pharrell Williams\u2019 Black Ambition Prize, and winning the 2021 Hermes Creative Award for the CDC\u2019s \u201cHow Right Now\u201d COVID Mental Health Response Campaign. In 2021, Angela was a finalist for the PRWeek Multicultural Marketing Campaign of the Year for Altisimo Live for farmworker relief, and she is also a past recipient of the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) Professional of the Year Award.<\/span><\/p>\n

A proud third-generation Mexican-American and Texan, Angela comes from a family of migrant farmworkers, veterans, entrepreneurs and community advocates. She holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Baylor University, and currently resides in Miami, Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below is a list of the other 2024 Latinas of Influencer Florida honorees:<\/span><\/p>\n