Quick Intro Before a Panel:

Gina Mariko Rosales is the Founder & Chief Experience Officer of Make it Mariko, as well as the Co-Creator of multiple businesses and cultural organizations like Weddings In Color, UNDISCOVERED SF Filipino Creative Market, Pinayista, Balay Kreative, and the newly launched POC Food & Wine Festival. 

Gina’s mission is to curate magical, meaningful moments for the community while amplifying the voices of creatives of color. She is committed to curating creative, inclusive, and diverse spaces in the events industry, to challenge the status quo, and pave the way for a new generation of event experience curators.

Short Bio:

Gina Mariko Rosales is an events enthusiast, self-proclaimed efficiency nerd, experience curator, and community connector. She is the Founder & Chief Experience Officer (CEO) of Make it Mariko and Weddings In Color, as well as the Co-Founder & Event Producer of the well-known UNDISCOVERED SF Creative Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas. Prior to founding Make it Mariko, Gina spent 10 years doing corporate & nonprofit event planning, administration, and operations including 7 years working for Google, most recently as the Head of Marketing Events for Google X. 

Gina’s mission is to curate magical, meaningful moments for the community while amplifying the voices of creatives of color. She is committed to curating creative, inclusive, and diverse spaces in the events industry, to challenge the status quo, and pave the way for a new generation of event experience curators.

Longer Bio:

Gina Mariko Rosales is a Filipino Japanese American Bay Area native, daughter of hip hop, events enthusiast, efficiency nerd, and community connector. She is the Founder & CEO of Make it Mariko Events, as well as the Co-Founder & Event Producer of the well-known UNDISCOVERED SF Creative Night Market in SOMA Pilipinas, which launched to over 10,000 people in 2017. Prior to founding Make it Mariko, Gina spent 10 years doing corporate & nonprofit event planning, administration, and operations including 7 years working for Google, most recently as the Head of Marketing Events for Google X. Gina was the former Executive Director of the award-winning, nonprofit performing arts organization, Funkanometry SF. In 2018 Gina founded the Pinayista Summit, an online community and annual event for Filipinas/Pinays with the mission to “build sisterhood in the hustle.”

Gina’s mission is to curate magical, meaningful moments for the community while amplifying the voices of creatives of color. She is committed to curating creative, inclusive, and diverse spaces in the events industry, to challenge the status quo, and pave the way for a new generation of event experience curators.