ELIAS GONZALEZ
Business Manager, Marketing + AI & Faith-Inspired Strategist
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Business Manager and Creative Marketing Strategist with 20+ years of experience leading teams, managing multi-location operations, and developing growth-focused communications for businesses, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and faith-based communities. Through VZion Studios, has supported 30+ businesses and organizations over the years with branding, digital marketing, design, and creative production. Uses AI-assisted tools to improve workflows and execution. Currently coordinates marketing across 11 healthcare clinics; previously managed 19 retail stores and 150+ team members. Brings operational discipline, creative problem-solving, and a faith-inspired commitment to purposeful leadership and service.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Business Manager, Marketing + AI & Faith-Inspired Strategist · VZion Studios
- Lead client communications, brand strategy, and delivery of websites, commercial videos, and marketing assets.
- Have supported 30+ businesses, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations over the years through branding, marketing, design, and digital projects.
- Coordinate creative production from planning through client review and delivery.
Marketing Coordinator · Anthony Medical & Chiropractic Center
- Coordinate campaigns, patient-acquisition initiatives, and brand communications across 11 healthcare clinics.
- Produce digital, social, video, and print content; support outreach and referral programs.
- Collaborate with clinic leaders and apply AI tools to streamline marketing workflows.
District Manager · RadioShack Corporation
- Directed operations across 19 retail stores and supervised 150+ team members.
- Led hiring, coaching, leadership development, and operational performance initiatives.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Go Solution — Inside Sales Representative · Houston, TX · 4 years
American Eagle Airlines — Passenger Services & Crew Chief · Boston, MA · 2 years
Bethel Baptist School — K–12 Computer Teacher & Graphic Designer · Rio Grande, PR · 6 years
VIDA Medical — Computer Technician & Graphic Designer · Guaynabo, PR · 3 years
LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY
Faith-Inspired Strategist | VZion Ministries — Central Texas · 2017–Ongoing
Church Planter | VZion Ministries — Houston, TX & Oklahoma City, OK · 2015–2016
First Sergeant | Salvation Army — Lawrence, MA · 2014–2015
Youth Pastor | Pentecostal Church of God — Lowell, MA · 2013–2015