I’m a marketing and brand leader with 16+ years of experience driving growth across financial services, healthcare, and commercial real estate. I’ve led high-performing teams and delivered strategic marketing initiatives that strengthen brand positioning, support capital markets and investment activity, and drive measurable business results. I thrive at the intersection of brand, design, and technology—leading multi-channel campaigns, implementing AI-powered workflows to boost efficiency, and partnering with executives to position assets for success in competitive markets. I’m passionate about mentoring teams, elevating creative standards, and translating complex strategies into clear, investor-ready storytelling.

Ludwingk Rios

I’m a marketing and brand leader with 16+ years of experience driving growth across financial services, healthcare, and commercial real estate. I’ve led high-performing teams and delivered strategic marketing initiatives that strengthen brand positioning, support capital markets and investment activity, and drive measurable business results. I thrive at the intersection of brand, design, and technology—leading multi-channel campaigns, implementing AI-powered workflows to boost efficiency, and partnering with executives to position assets for success in competitive markets. I’m passionate about mentoring teams, elevating creative standards, and translating complex strategies into clear, investor-ready storytelling.

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I’m a marketing and brand leader with 16+ years of experience driving growth across financial services, healthcare, and commercial real estate. I’ve led high-performing teams and delivered strategic marketing initiatives that strengthen brand positioning, support capital markets and investment activity, and drive measurable business results.

I thrive at the intersection of brand, design, and technology—leading multi-channel campaigns, implementing AI-powered workflows to boost efficiency, and partnering with executives to position assets for success in competitive markets. I’m passionate about mentoring teams, elevating creative standards, and translating complex strategies into clear, investor-ready storytelling.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Strategic Marketing and Creative Manager at Stream Realty Partners
October 1, 2025 - Present
Lead strategic marketing for high-profile leasing and investment pursuits across the Dallas–Fort Worth market, supporting trophy assets and institutional clients. Direct the regional creative team and oversee production of pursuit presentations, property campaigns, digital assets, and investor-facing materials. Implement AI-powered workflows to improve marketing efficiency, accelerating content development and streamlining team processes. Partner with brokers and leadership to position assets competitively in market and support leasing and capital markets activity. Establish design standards, templates, and workflows that improve consistency, quality, and speed across marketing deliverables.
Fractional Chief Brand Officer (CBO) at Knights of Comfort Hospice
January 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Oversee brand strategy, messaging and multi-channel campaigns.
Senior Manager, Marketing and Creative at Tenet Healthcare
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Directed creative strategy and production for multi-channel campaigns across 20+ brands and 52 hospitals, ensuring brand consistency and strong campaign performance. Led and developed a global team of eight designers, earning 20+ Aster and Healthcare Advertising Awards for excellence in design and marketing. Led six healthcare rebrands, increasing brand awareness by 35% based on web traffic, search volume, and media mentions. Optimized CMS and SEO strategy, driving a 221% year-over-year increase in qualified leads through an email redesign for the Heart Month campaign. Launched a brand portal that reduced field requests by 30%, saved 12 hours weekly, and achieved full ROI within the first year. Partnered with C-suite leadership to develop and execute brand and marketing strategies across paid, owned, and earned channels.
Vice President | Art Director at Fortress Investment Group LLC
January 1, 2019 - December 1, 2023
Led global brand and portfolio marketing strategy for a $5.7B commercial real estate portfolio spanning 12 offices across the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Directed marketing for investment properties, institutional pursuits, and fundraising initiatives, contributing to $2.1B in commitments from institutional investors. Led development of offering memorandums, investor presentations, and marketing campaigns supporting capital markets transactions and investor outreach. Produced investor conferences and executive presentations, leading a 20-person media team and partnering with senior leadership on messaging and investor communications.
Senior Manager, Digital Brand & Experience Strategy at Christus Health
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
Developed an enterprise digital learning ecosystem, including an award-winning experience platform and proprietary e-learning app (+35% adoption), increasing engagement and strengthening brand leadership. Led enterprise-wide transformation of learning strategy, overseeing branding and adoption of a new LMS/LCMS platform. Introduced AR/VR technologies into corporate training, expanding digital learning capabilities and health care education innovation. Led the rebranding of corporate training, establishing a style guide to ensure consistent branding across digital and learning platforms.
Senior Design Lead at Holiday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF)
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2017
Designed high-value branding and proposal materials for commercial real estate transactions, contributing to $3B in deal flow. Led development of investor-facing materials, including pitch decks, offering memorandums, email campaigns, microsites, and video. Managed a team of designers and project workflows, reducing outsourcing costs by 25% through strategic use of overseas vendors.
Founder and Creative Director at Left Angle Studio
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017
Founded and scaled a brand and marketing firm from a solo venture to a team of 15+, executing multi-channel campaigns across digital, print, & web. Built a client portfolio of 50+ brands across commercial real estate, finance, technology, healthcare, and luxury. Scaled revenue by 300% before positioning the business for acquisition.
Senior Graphic & Web Designer at Electronic Security Association
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2011
Led a full-scale brand refresh and produced print and digital campaigns, including cover-to-cover magazine design for Security Nation and marketing content for industry leaders such as ADT, Honeywell, and Vivint.

Education

Master of Business Administration at Louisiana State University
January 11, 2030 - June 12, 2026
Master of Fine Arts at Baylor University
January 11, 2030 - June 12, 2026
Bachelor of Arts at Baylor University
January 11, 2030 - June 12, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Real Estate & Construction, Healthcare, Financial Services, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment