Manny is an accomplished entrepreneur and award-winning, public relations professional with extensive experience in Hispanic public relations. He was named 2011 PR Professional of the Year by the Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA) for his on-going commitment to promoting the advancement of the industry as co-publisher of the Hispanic PR Blog and as the founder and creative director of Hispanicize, the annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers in social media, marketing, entertainment and innovation.

He is also the daddy-in-chief of the bilingual daddy parenting web site PapiBlogger.com the nation’s first fully bilingual web site devoted to creative parenting tricks published by a Latino father. The site serves as a forum for parents to share parenting insights and also features travel stories, product reviews and seasonal gift guides. PapiBlogger has partnered with leading brands and organizations including Disney Parks, General Motors, McDonald’s, Sprint, The National Parks Foundation and Verizon among others to create unique and engaging blogger engagement campaigns.

You can follow Manny on Twitter: @MannyRuiz