A+C FEST: “How to build a strong, authentic, and empathetic personal brand”
On behalf of the University of Houston-Downtown’s Cultural Enrichment Center and the Department of Arts and Communication within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, we welcome you to attend the Arts & Communication Festival. The 2021 theme is “Lockdown and Released,” reflecting the 12+ months that our global community has endured the COVID-19 pandemic. This global experience has ruptured normalcy, and our theme explores all the things we have had to do to adapt, survive, and thrive. This year’s festival is dedicated to people who are ready to think in new ways about their possible future. Our virtual format convenes a wide variety of exceptional speakers and performers from an even wider geographical reach.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
“How to build a strong, authentic, and empathetic personal brand”
Join us in conversation with Venezuelan-born/Houston-based award-winning creative businesswoman VALENTINA GOMEZ BRAVO, a change-maker dedicated to creating, transforming, and building strong, purposeful brands. After a year of world-changing challenges, social awakenings, and calls for personal growth, Valentina invites everyone to talk about the brands we need to build for the future we want to create.
Bring questions, be ready to explore answers, and leave with an amplified vision of how we continue to learn to adapt and thrive in a world in flux.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Valentina Gomez Bravo is an award-winning creative brand strategist, educator, speaker, social activist, and businesswoman with over 18 years of experience in the advertising industry, working to build international brands like Pepsi, Red Bull, and Doritos, among others. She is on a mission to bring big-agency brand strategies, creativity, and growth everywhere, while also creating change in her community. Valentina has founded and directed international startups and projects in performing arts, fashion, education, photography, food, social causes, branding, design, and digital marketing. She currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Advertising Federation - Houston (AAF-Houston).
Valentina has been awarded 6 American Advertising Awards for her brand strategy and advertising work with Bunker +58, the bilingual and multicultural Branding and Design Studio she founded. She received the District 10 - 2020 Mosaic Champion Award —which recognizes individuals whose commitment to diversity and inclusion is evident through their creative work, mentorship, leadership, and support of D&I program initiatives. She also built TexasenEspanol.com, an online business directory, magazine, and event platform created to support, empower, and recognize Hispanic businesses in Texas. Additionally, she started The Empathy League, a digital platform to teach, promote, and spread empathy worldwide. She volunteers and works with many organizations to create a lasting impact, focusing on the growth, development, and advancement of women and Latinos. She has been a college professor since 2010 teaching Creativity, Design, and Advertising.
ACCESSIBILITY:
This free virtual event will be hosted through Zoom. Details will be emailed to you upon registration. This program includes automated closed captions. Zoom offers more advanced accessibility features.