Tony Peniche

Tony Peniche is a branding and marketing mastermind, currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer at Peniche & Associates. His impressive resume includes accolades such as being an award-winning fashion designer, a high fashion photographer, a serial entrepreneur, and a successful inventor. At the age of 16 in 2003, he invented and patented a DJ music mixing device. During his twenties, Peniche made a mark as a men's wear fashion designer, launching two clothing brands between 2007 and 2012. His outstanding contributions to the fashion industry earned him the title of Fashion Designer of the Year in 2012 by the PFSA. In 2011, Tony Peniche was honored with the PDX 30 award for being one of the top entrepreneurs under the age of 30. He also founded and curated a creative workspace called NXT Industries in NW Portland (The Loft) in the same year, expanding the business with another NXT property in 2013 located in SE Portland (The Lab). In 2014, Peniche achieved another milestone by inventing and patenting the Whiskey Element and subsequently launching the company Time & Oak after a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised $195,000 in just 30 days. In October 2023, Tony co-founded the PNW Survival Games, a thrilling bushcraft survival competition and TV Show featuring three celebrity survivalists and 30 contestants working in pairs to complete survival challenges while racing against the clock. In December 2023, Tony took on another co-founder role, this time with Immersive Therapies in Portland, Oregon. The organization boasts 10 facilitators who provide psilocybin mushroom therapy to clients struggling with PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, and various other mental health issues. After building and selling multiple companies, Tony Peniche has transitioned into a captivating speaker and charismatic consultant. He now works throughout the U.S., assisting in building brands and developing marketing strategies. Tony's diverse background, robust creativity, and 'lucid' imagination enable him to bring a fresh and unique perspective to a wide range of businesses and industries.