About Gina Mariko Rosales

On this page you’ll find resources that can be used for speaking promotion or press articles about Gina Mariko Rosales, Founder & CEO of Make it Mariko. Please make sure to credit our photographers if you use the photos!

Questions? Email hello@makeitmariko.com. 

Full Name: Gina Mariko Rosales (OK to just use Gina Rosales as well to be shorter)

How to pronounce ‘Mariko’: (MAH-ree-ko). Emphasis on the beginning ‘mah’, and roll the R for bonus points 😉

Title: Depends on the event but a few:

• Founder & Chief Experience Officer of Make it Mariko
• Founder of Make it Mariko & Pinayista
• Founder & Director of Pinayista
• Co-Founder & Event Producer of UNDISCOVERED SF

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Instagram: @ginamariko, @makeitmariko, @pinayista, @undiscoveredsf

Short Bio:

Gina Mariko Rosales is an events enthusiast, self-proclaimed efficiency nerd, experience curator, and nonprofit advocate. She is the Founder & Chief Experience Officer (CEO) of Make it Mariko, 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 #Pinayista, events enthusiast, efficiency nerd, and nonprofit advocate. 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.

Relevant Links:

• www.ginamariko.com
• www.makeitmariko.com
• www.undiscoveredsf.com
• www.pinayista.org
• www.kultivatelabs.com
• www.somapilipinas.org (not directly affiliated as staff, but context on the work we’re doing in Soma Pilipinas Cultural Heritage District)