Clients & Partners

2011 – 2013

Spanning classrooms, boardrooms, and even Disneyland.

YDA’s work reached deep into communities and across industries — supporting everyone from small business owners and students to national education publishers and global entrepreneurs. Whether building a nonprofit’s first website, coaching teams on digital presence, or keynoting at youth conferences, every project was rooted in trust, impact, and vision.

Some of the incredible collaborators and moments along the way:

• Brandman University – Taught Social Media & Digital Marketing as both Instructor and Adjunct Professor, empowering the next wave of communicators.
• Cafe 210 – Led full-stack digital services from PR and website dev to social strategy and education, helping a local favorite expand its digital footprint.
• California Friday Night Live Partnership – Judge, Keynote Speaker, and Workshop Presenter at the Spotlight Festival Youth Conference at Disneyland and statewide youth leadership events.
• Central Valley Business Incubator – Event sponsor and educator for CVSE Small Business University, guiding startups on digital strategy.
• Chimienti & Associates Insurance – Delivered comprehensive brand support including PR, social campaigns, education, and online reputation management.
• College of the Sequoias (COS) – Guest speaker for both the Entrepreneurship Center and Business Center, and 1st Place Winner of the Student Entrepreneur Challenge — part of a college pivot that prepped the path toward earning an MBA.
  (Fun fact: COS is also where the spark for YDA first ignited — more below under Salty Waffle.)
• Elite Dance Academy – Brought artistry to strategy through PR, fundraising, website development, social media strategy, and training.
• Guidepoint Global – Marketing advisor and consultant offering insight on emerging digital trends.
• Intelligent Marketing Strategies – Longtime collaborator and digital partner. Led web builds, strategy, and social for small business clients before rebranding into YDA.
• McGraw Hill – Supported competitive market research for the world’s largest educational publisher.
• Perico Productions – Amplified voice and vision through influencer strategy, social campaigns, PR, and reputation management.
• Salty Waffle – I was chosen to attend the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) Conference while taking business and entrepreneurship courses at COS. That’s where I met the founder of Salty Waffle, who invited me to contribute as a “Social Author,” a digital pen name that had already begun to take on a life of its own.
• Tech Leaders Today Podcast – Guest speaker on digital strategy, entrepreneurship, and creative hustle.
• Techstars & Startup Weekend – Contributed to early-stage ventures with hands-on support in social media strategy and activation.
• Times-Delta Media Group (TDMG) – Held it down as Digital Sales Specialist and content creator, nicknamed “The Digital Angel” by the team. YDA was born here — first as a blog on TDMG’s platform, then as a full-fledged brand. Featured columnist, workshop host, and expert panelist on digital media.

Before YDA had wings, I was running my first consulting site — fresnolocalinternetmarketing.com (keyword-rich AF, don’t judge 😅). That hustle got me recruited to TDMG, a Gannett Company, where I started as a Digital Sales Specialist and, six months later, moved into Gannett Digital as a Digital Account Manager.

Since I was already plugged into the community, we launched the Your Digital Angel blog on VisaliaTimesDelta.com — the name came from a branding brainstorm with my MBA advisor, playing off my last name and my mission to help others. The nickname caught fire, and just like that, the brand took flight.

I refined the grind, baby — took that long-ass URL and made it a legacy. That’s not evolution — that’s a rebrand glow-up.

From columnist to speaker to strategist, I was leading the digital charge when most people still thought “SEO” was a typo. Later, I expanded the brand again with SunsDigitalAngel.com during my time with the Phoenix Suns — because honestly, I am the Digital Angel. 

Times-Delta Media Group (TDMG) – Before YDA had wings, I was running my first consulting site — fresnolocalinternetmarketing.com (keyword-rich AF, don’t judge 😅). That hustle got me recruited to TDMG, a Gannett Company, where I started as a Digital Sales Specialist and, six months later, moved into Gannett Digital as a Digital Account Manager. Since I was already plugged into the community, we launched the Your Digital Angel blog on VisaliaTimesDelta.com — the name came from a branding brainstorm with my MBA advisor, playing off my last name and my mission to help others. The nickname caught fire, and just like that, the brand took flight.

I refined the grind, baby — took that long-ass URL and made it a legacy. That’s not evolution — that’s a rebrand glow-up. From columnist to speaker to strategist, I was leading the digital charge when most people still thought “SEO” was a typo. Later, I expanded the brand again with SunsDigitalAngel.com during my time with the Phoenix Suns — because honestly, I am the Digital Angel. 

• Training & Employment Association of Tulare County – Delivered trainings to help workforce development teams harness social media and reach underserved communities.
• Tulare County Office of Education – Workshop Presenter at the Youth Traffic Safety Summit at Disneyland, uplifting youth voices through digital empowerment.
• Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – Sponsor, columnist, speaker, consultant, and developer for bilingual biz outreach and community connection.
• U.S. Small Business Development Center – Independent consultant, panelist, and committee member; shared digital marketing strategies to help entrepreneurs grow.
• Visalia Chamber of Commerce – Member and full-page Business Spotlight feature; recognized for pioneering digital strategy before it became mainstream.
• Visalia Unified School District – Supported district-wide social strategy to build engagement between schools and families.

“From Visalia to Phoenix, from blog posts to boardrooms — YDA wasn’t just a name, it was a movement.”