Business Innovators Radio

Paige Velasquez Budde is a veteran marketer, entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker.She is a co-founding partner and the CEO of Zilker Media, an Austin-based agency that builds trusted companies and leaders. During her tenure as CEO, the Austin Business Journal has named Zilker Media one of the city’s fastest-growing companies as well as one of its best places to work, two years in a row. It has also been listed on Austin Inno’s list of “Coolest Companies.”Paige is the author of the forthcoming book The Strategic Business Influencer: How to Build a Big Brand with a Small Budget (launching November 2025), which offers a research-backed framework to help business leaders create scalable, trust-based influence, even without big budgets. The book includes case studies from entrepreneurs across multiple industries and introduces Paige’s signature concept: the Influence ID.She speaks to leaders about strategic business influence and people-driven marketing at many conferences and corporate events, including organ