Ignacio Rodriguez H

Epix Studios is a communications studio helping organizations uncover and tell their impact stories. Our work spans four continents and 50 countries. Trusted by 40+ companies including UNICEF, Mercy Corps, HIAS, European Union (ECHO), Impact Hub and YPO. We create campaigns, brands and communication strategies through film, photography, prints and web design and development.

Teppui is an EdTech startup that creates online courses with celebrities from Latin America. As CEO of Teppui, I led the team, strategic direction, fundraising, and handled the financial and legal branches. In our launch, we had 1.000 paying customers from 29 countries.

Epix was created to advance more empathetic and inclusive societies. Using a unique empathy and storytelling methodology, we uncovered and published life stories globally. We trained 74 young artists that produced 400 life stories using portraits, testimonials, and short films from 53 countries. As Director, I created partnerships with 250 collaborators and 42 organizations that helped us take these stories to 18 global exhibitions and win international awards.

I served on the core team of a Youth Global Network of activists, entrepreneurs and researchers and I was in charge of media, creating stories for the network. I also developed the tech selection tools for their annual Summits.

I built an online platform connecting Civil Society Organizations from the Philippines, India, and Nepal with an international network of young leaders.

I planned and developed EdTech engagements in dozens of countries with project budgets of over $1MM, including:
- The strategy of ICTs for 140 schools and 20.000 students in the UAE, managing a team of 20 international consultants and,
- The creation of an online platform between two Latin American governments.

I've been a speaker & facilitator in 12 cities, such as Dubai, London, Boston, Zurich, and Rio de Janeiro. I've spoken at Education, Technology, and Global Development events and facilitated workshops on Youth, Empathy, and Storytelling in Latin America, the United States, and Europe.

I have a film and photography portfolio spanning 30 countries, with exhibitions in 21 cities, such as Chicago, New York, Paris, Madrid, Frankfurt, Geneva, and Bogotá. My work focuses on people and cultures through global expeditions such as:
Mercy Corps. A docu-series showing the humanitarian aid from Mercy Corps in 4 regions in Venezuela.
Europe Rising. The impact stories of 14 young social entrepreneurs from 10 countries in Eastern Europe.
Un pied au Palestine. Video interviews and portraits of residents in 10 landmark cities from Palestine and Israel.
Hands of India. A book that tells the stories of 21 Indians through testimonials and portrait photography.