Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron
InvestorCommunity Manager at UNSW Founders 10x
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Yu-Hsin WangunlockedMariana: together at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (2018)
×4Mariana: together at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
×2Mariana: together at Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México
×4Mariana: together at Macquarie University
About
Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron is a marketing and communications specialist with over 10 years of experience in global brands and higher education. As Community Manager at UNSW Founders, she leads digital content strategy and community engagement while coordinating entrepreneurship programs that support early-stage founders, including initiatives such as the Hult Prize 2025 and programs supporting 200+ emerging founders. Her background includes product campaign leadership in Mexico's beauty industry and innovation work in higher education.
Experience
- UNSW FoundersCommunity Managercurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- UNSW FoundersProgram Coordinator2024 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- UNSW FoundersCommunications and Engagement Officer2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Community CollectiveCommunity Cohort #8current2026 — presentSydney, NSW
- Australian Red CrossMarketing Intern- Student Placement2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Marketing Coordinator2020Mexico City, Mexico
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Trade Marketing and Education Coordinator2018 — 2020Mexico City, Mexico
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.National Field Trainer for Jo Malone London2015 — 2018Mexico City, Mexico
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.PR Concierge2013 — 2015Mexico City, Mexico
Skills & more
Community DevelopmentCommunity EngagementPress Release Writing1Networking2Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Digital Marketing1Public RelationsMarket ResearchMedia PlanningMarket Trend AnalysisTeamworkPublic Speaking1
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Team LeadershipMedia Coordination and RelationsSales Training and CoachingRecruitment and OnboardingTranslation (English to Spanish)Trade Marketing StrategyTraining Workshop FacilitationTeam Leadership and DevelopmentCreative Concept DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelProduct Launch StrategiesLanguages English · French · Spanish
- The Authentic Communicator: Activating Presence — AGSM @ UNSW Business School
- Learn to Lead with UNSW 2025: Strategic Thinking for Impactful Leadership — UNSW
- Hootsuite Platform Certification — Hootsuite
- Social Media Marketing Certification — Hootsuite
- Strategic Thinking — LinkedIn
- How to Use LinkedIn Learning — LinkedIn
- Creativity Bootcamp — LinkedIn
From Mariana's professional profile.
Colleagues at UNSW Founders 10x
Celine Olarte
Program Coordinator at UNSW Founders 10x
Cydonie Greenway
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
David Burt
Director of Entrepreneurship at UNSW Founders 10x
Dina Titkova
Senior Manager (Startup Programs & Partnerships) at UNSW Founders 10x
Eleni Assargiotis
Program Manager (Climate 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
Georgia Lyons
Program Manager (Peter Farrell Cup) at UNSW Founders 10x
Hamish McFarlane
Makerspace Coordinator (MCIC) at UNSW Founders 10x
Joseph Po
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron?
- Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron is a marketing and communications specialist with over 10 years of experience in global brands and higher education. As Community Manager at UNSW Founders, she leads digital content strategy and community engagement while coordinating entrepreneurship programs that support early-stage founders, including initiatives such as the Hult Prize 2025 and programs supporting 200+ emerging founders. Her background includes product campaign leadership in Mexico's beauty industry and innovation work in higher education.
- Where does Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron work?
- Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron is Community Manager at UNSW Founders 10x.
- Where did Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron go to school?
- Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron studied at Macquarie Business School (Master of Marketing); Macquarie University (Master of Media and Communication); Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México (Bachellor of Communication and Media Studies specialised in Marketing and Advertising).
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Shared employers
Also worked at UNSW Founders17
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Also worked at The Community Collective2
Also worked at Australian Red Cross2
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