LOS ANGELES, CA — October 15, 2024 — (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE) — Hispanic Lifestyle announced that Brilla Media Ventures Co-Founder and Chairwoman Angela Sustaita-Ruiz will be recognized for her national leadership in the Latino community during Hispanic Lifestyle’s Connecting Latinas of Influence event, October 23 in Ft. Lauderdale.
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’s NGL Collective, and in 2022, Leguizamo and Angela were part of the collective that sold all of NGL to Go Digital/ MiTu.
Angela’s 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’ Black Ambition Prize, and winning the 2021 Hermes Creative Award for the CDC’s “How Right Now” 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.
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.
Below is a list of the other 2024 Latinas of Influencer Florida honorees:
- Adis M. Vila, Ph.D., Global, Chief Experience Officer – Vila & Associates
- AnaCristina Blandon, Senior Manager, International Wealth Structuring & Global Family Office – Scotiabank. ALPFA Miami Chapter Co-President
- Arlyn Broche, Actress, Entrepreneur and Producer
- Carolina Valderrama, AMP, Manager, Affordable Lending & Housing Outreach, Freddie Mac
- Charley Ferrer, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Founder – Cancer Tamer Foundation, Empowerment Speaker, Breast Cancer Awareness Advocate
- Dr. Luisa Montoya, Chief Executive Officer – Diversity Matters
- Mary Sol (Atienza) Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer – Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative
- Silvia Fresneda, Home Mortgage Consultant – Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
- Wendy Preciado, founder and Chief Executive Officer – CM & D National Construction LLC
About Hispanic Lifestyle
Hispanic Lifestyle is a leading masterbrand in digital media and event production, connecting business owners, professionals, and community leaders through engaging content and events. Trusted by top brands, we tailor messages to reach valued consumers and have earned multiple awards and recognitions.
As an independently produced TV program, Hispanic Lifestyle highlights the achievements of Latino leaders, organizations, and businesses, with segments on health, travel, food, and entertainment. It has aired on PBS and independent stations across California, Arizona, Kansas City, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Hispanic Lifestyle is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the California Public Utilities Commission (MBE# 14110125) and as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) by the State of California (SBE# 1791437).
About Brilla Media Ventures
Brilla Media Ventures provides engaging cultural content for multicultural marketers through its owned and operated platforms, Nuestro Stories, Nuestro Studios, and Brilla Latina. Offerings also include programmatic advertising technology services for scalable media delivery, influencer marketing, creative studio services, and brand activations.
The company is led by Angela Sustaita-Ruiz and Manuel Ruiz-Barrera, creators of Hispanicize, and trailblazers in the Hispanic media, social and influencer marketing industries, the Latino press release wire industry, and the first network of Hispanic print media companies online.
