Juan Alanis is a top Digital Influencer & Content Creator, as well as co-founder of the leading U.S. Hispanic lifestyle blog on Mexican living, Juan of Words. A writer by nature, Juan has written professionally for publications including the Houston Chronicle, the San Antonio Express News, the Texas Travel Guide, La Prensa Gráfica of El Salvador, Rumbo Newspapers and La Voz de Houston. Juan was awarded First place in Features and Third place in News writing by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors for his work with Spanish-language publication La Voz de Houston. In 2012, he was nominated for The Innovator Revolucionario Award by The Social Revolución at SXSW Interactive. That same year, he served as conference director for the Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media (LATISM) national conference held in Houston. A Texas native of Mexican descent, Juan has worked for various organizations, including FleishmanHillard, Lopez Negrete Communications, The Salvation Army and the Houston Airport System.