Global Head of Brand, Google for Startups

I make room at the table for founders, and tell their stories.

Name: My Neighbor, Miguel
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 13 min

Brand, events, and policy work for startups at Google. Filmmaker behind the award-winning short My Neighbor, Miguel.

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About

Storyteller + Tío

White 1975 Corvette Stingray parked on a dirt pullout above the ocean — The 1975 Corvette Stingray my dad and I built.

Welcome, and thanks for stopping by. I've spent 15+ years at Google and lead brand for Google for Startups globally, from campaigns and launches to summits and experiences. I care a lot about helping founders who want to improve the way we connect with each other and the world around us.

My journey started in rural Washington State, where I developed a strong sense of loyalty to my friends and an interest in quality, cheap wine. I love telling stories, like the short film I made about my former landlord. I've helped build angel investing collectives to get more people involved in shaping our future. My dad and I built a 1975 Corvette Stingray, which feels silly driving to the grocery store sometimes.

Someone once told me that I make sure there's room at the table for everyone. That idea has always been a guiding light.

San Francisco, CA · Favorite candy: Sour Patch Kids

Brand work

Campaigns, launches, and events for Google for Startups.

Brand campaign

Momentum

Ideas are easy. Momentum is hard.

I led Google for Startups' brand platform, built around a single idea: help founders build faster and go further. It's a motion-first identity. A Momentum Hero carries the main brand moments, and a set of Expressions tracks the founder journey from first idea to scale. The platform runs across keynote stages, booths, social, and the web.

My role: Campaign lead

The founder journey

01Dream

02Connect

03Iterate

04Build

05Ship

06Scale

Instagram post: Where possibilities take shape — Social: “Where possibilities take shape”

Campaign visuals on stage at a founder event — The campaign in the room

Code. Create. Repeat. social post on a phone — Social: “Code. Create. Repeat.”

Events and launches

I love bringing people together. In-person human connection far outlasts anything we'll (currently) ever be able to replicate digitally.

Google I/O “After Hours”

Google Cloud Next Day 0 Party at a Las Vegas pool at night

Google Cloud Next “Day 0 Party,” Las Vegas

Gemini 3 launch

Danny Navarro shaking hands with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie at the AI Founders Summit

AI Founders Summit with Mayor Daniel Lurie

Four Latino Founders Fund founders around a table outdoors with the Chicago skyline behind them

Google for Startups Latino Founders Fund ↗

Film · 13 min · Shot on 16mm

My Neighbor, Miguel

Golden Space Needle Award, Best Short Film, Seattle International Film Festival 2021

There are few things better than understanding why people are the way they are and why they do the things that they do. Film is my opportunity to do that.

Miguel was my landlord before he became my friend. This film is my love letter to him and to San Francisco, and a story about the strength of the human spirit.

Winner, Best Documentary, Indie Shorts Mag 2021 · Vimeo Staff Pick · Full Frame Documentary Film Festival · Frameline45 · Leeds International Film Festival · BendFilm · San Francisco Documentary Festival

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