A successful entrepreneur, Audrey is the CEO & Founder of APC Collective, where she and her team develop award-winning national communications and community engagement campaigns to help national and regional clients grow their reach, relevance, and impact. Audrey Ponzio has also launched a second firm and is the President of BG Media focused on Austin metro area clients from both the public and private sectors.
Specializing in integrated and inclusive campaign building and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) consulting, Audrey has developed best-in-class programs for leading brands including Google, Audible, Bumble, GE, Starbucks, Kraft Foods, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Time Warner Cable, American Heart Association, Girl Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Sprint, Delta, T-Mobile, and PepsiCo, among others.
Prior to launching APC Collective, Audrey led global communications firm Edelman’s Multicultural practice in New York City as Senior Vice President creating award-winning multicultural campaigns and DEI programs for organizations across public affairs, corporate, health, consumer, food & beverage, entertainment, and travel & tourism sectors.
Audrey’s career began at another global agency, Fleishman Hillard, where she focused on public affairs, tech PR, and community engagement. She later helped Austin-based LatinWorks, now Third Ear, develop their PR team and programs for clients including strategic partnerships, cause marketing, event activation, and media relations.
An advocate of education and empowerment of women and underserved communities, she has served as counsel to a variety of non-profit organizations in the U.S. and Latin America.
