Brass Knuckles Media teams up with tech accelerator Tech Ranch Austin in order to build out programs and support for socially conscious businesses.

1. For
Immediate
Release
June
29,
2011
Brass
Knuckles
Media
and
Tech
Ranch
Austin
Team
Up
To
Promote
Social
Entrepreneurship
The
Brass
Knuckles
Revolution
Takes
A
Giant
Leap
Forward
In
Its
Mission
To
Achieve
Change
On
A
Global
Scale
Brass
Knuckles
Media
and
Tech
Ranch
Austin
have
formalized
a
strategic
partnership
to
direct
the
development
of
entrepreneurs
focused
on
technological
solutions
to
social
problems
such
as
poverty,
sustainability,
childhood
obesity,
equitable
economic
development,
and
more.
“I’m
on
a
personal
mission
to
lead
a
revolution
and
make
real
positive
change
for
some
of
our
worst
problems,”
says
Brass
Knuckles
Media
CEO
Shennandoah
Diaz.
“Technology
is
the
answer.
Partnering
with
Tech
Ranch
Austin
helps
us
get
there.”
The
partnership
combines
the
technology
development
and
investment
know-­‐how
of
Tech
Ranch
with
Brass
Knuckles
Media’s
ability
to
build
communities
and
drive
awareness
around
companies
and
projects.
Both
organizations
bring
to
the
table
knowledge
of
building
businesses
from
the
ground
up,
a
passion
to
change
the
world,
and
an
entrepreneurial
fire.
In
order
to
promote
social
entrepreneurship
Diaz
is
developing
workshops,
partnerships,
and
a
social
solution
think
tank
that
will
complement
the
existing
programming
and
community
framework
already
in
place
at
the
Ranch.
Tech
Ranch
Austin
is
unique
in
that
it
accelerates
entrepreneur
success
by
focus
on
developing
the
entrepreneur
as
a
person
first,
all
while
building
a
strong
community
for
entrepreneurs
and
supporters
to
interact
and
grow.
The
partnership
allows
both
organizations
to
realize
their
missions
while
contributing
to
the
greater
good.
Brass
Knuckles
Media
CEO
Shennandoah
Diaz
founded
her
company
in
order
to
leverage
and
promote
experts
and
small
businesses
innovating
and
shifting
paradigms.
With
over
17
years
of
experience
in
PR
and
marketing,
Diaz
has
worked
with
everything
from
solo
startups
to
Inc
500
companies.
BKM
emerged
from
Diaz’s
personal
mission
for
a
Brass
Knuckles
revolution.
“I
don’t
want
to
just
talk
about
what
needs
to
happen
to
change
the
world.
I
want
to
be
part
of
the
solution.”
To
learn
more
about
the
social
entrepreneur
directives
and
the
partnership
you
can
contact
Shennandoah
Diaz
at
sdiaz@brassknucklesmedia.com
or
at
512-­‐551-­‐4023.
You
can
also
visit
www.techaranchaustin.com
and
www.brassknucklesmedia.com
to
learn
more
about
the
organizations
involved.