A New Chapter for Story Zone Media

For a while now, I’ve been thinking about how to write this post.

Not the polished version.
Not the strategic version.
Just the honest version.

After more than a decade of being a business owner—founding and co-founding public relations and communications agencies—I made a major professional pivot last year.

I stepped into a communications leadership role in the healthcare sector and made the decision to close the client-services side of Story Zone Media.

That wasn’t a quick decision.

And it definitely wasn’t an easy one.

Story Zone Media started as a bilingual storytelling and communications agency focused on helping nonprofits, service-based businesses, and community organizations communicate with clarity and purpose. Over the years, I had the privilege of working with organizations doing meaningful work across Houston and beyond.

We helped organizations:

• tell stories that connected with people
• build trust through communication
• reach multicultural audiences
• navigate public relations and media outreach
• strengthen visibility through social media and storytelling

And honestly, I’m incredibly proud of that chapter.

I’m grateful for every organization, every campaign, every late-night deadline, every media interview, every event, every strategy session, and every relationship built along the way.

But somewhere along the journey, something became clearer to me:

the projects that energized me most were the ones rooted in community, conversation, culture, and connection.

Not because they were the most profitable.

But because they felt the most meaningful.

That realization led me to make a shift—not away from storytelling, but deeper into the kind of storytelling that feels most aligned with who I am today.

Story Zone Media Isn’t Going Away

The agency side may be closed, but Story Zone Media is very much alive.

In many ways, it’s evolving into something more intentional.

Today, Story Zone Media is becoming a platform for:

• storytelling
• educational initiatives
• media projects
• workshops
• communication conversations
• community-centered connection

The passion projects that have always lived close to my heart will continue to grow.

Hispanic Houston

Hispanic Houston is being relaunched as a community storytelling blog focused on the people, culture, organizations, and conversations shaping Houston’s Hispanic community.

Spotlight Houston

Spotlight Houston may be on hiatus right now, but it’s not goodbye. The podcast remains one of the projects I care most deeply about because it creates space for stories that often deserve more visibility and conversation.

Social Media Day Houston

And of course, Social Media Day Houston continues every year on June 30.

What started as a social media event has grown into something much bigger for me—a space for communicators, nonprofit leaders, creators, marketers, and business professionals to learn, connect, and have meaningful conversations about communication, storytelling, and community.

Choosing Purpose

Every year, instead of making New Year’s resolutions, I choose one word to guide the year ahead.

My word this year was: Courage.

And honestly, this season has required a lot of it.

Courage to pivot.
Courage to let go of a version of success I had built over many years.
Courage to create space for growth and alignment.
Courage to trust that purpose matters.

This next chapter feels different.
More grounded.
More intentional.
More connected to community.

And while the direction may be changing, the heart behind Story Zone Media really hasn’t changed at all.

I still believe:

• communication should be clear and human
• stories should reflect diverse lived experiences
• community conversations matter
• storytelling has the power to strengthen community

That belief continues to guide everything I create.

Thank You for Being Part of the Journey

If you’ve supported Story Zone Media over the years—whether as a client, collaborator, podcast guest, event attendee, reader, friend, or cheerleader—thank you.

Truly.

I’m excited for what comes next:

more conversations, more storytelling, more community connection, and new ways to create spaces where people feel informed, represented, and heard.

This next chapter feels less about building a business…

and more about building community.

And honestly?

That feels exactly right.