Patrica Gracia is truly an inspiration. She grew up in Peru and migrated to the United States by crossing the Mexican Border from Tijuana. “I was drawn to the bright San Diego lights,” stated Gracia. “I told myself that someday I would sit center of that energy and draw on it to create my success and the future of others.”

At age 18, alone and full of goals and dreams, the Peruvian native started her new American life in the San Fernando Valley and quickly mastered the English language. She began working for the Peninsula Hotel, a five-diamond and five-star hotel in Beverly Hills that sponsored her education at UCLA where she received a degree in public relations.

After this education, coupled with a solid dozen years of experience in customer service via the hospitality industry, she formed the strong foundation to develop her own agency, Power Media Group in 2OOl, with a tagline and philosophy that, “we love your business, as we love our baby.”

“I’ve always been driven to surpass my clients’ expectations.”

Beyond leading her agency, Power Media Group, to many illustrious awards, she has also recently started thePower Woman Business Center as a way to give back to the community and to help businesses weather the economic recession. In a space left vacant by a church not long ago, Gracia is developing the Center – a business incubator where ideas will be developed and nurtured for struggling business women seeking to get moving.

Gracia was recently honored as the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Rising Star of the Year. She is focused on projecting the Hispanic woman as a woman of success, and the Power Women Business Center established by her is expanding outreach to other Latina women.

The culmination of nearly a decade of hard work has attracted growing widespread attention, particularly among long established names in media and industry. The most recent public recognition of her efforts in the business community was lauded by the Los Angeles Business Journal, which awarded her at a ceremony on May 25 with its Women Making a Difference in the Los Angeles community award.

The United States Small Business Administration’s Los Angeles District Office recently selected Gracia as the Minority Small Business Champion of the year in recognition of her commitment to support minority entrepreneurship through the creation of a business incubator in Santa Clarita.

SopaLatina.net CONGRATULATES Patricia Gracia on all her success and we thank her for her generosity and great work!

Favorite motivational quote: “I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.” ~ Socrates

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