Reese Fernandez-Ruiz is a renowned social entrepreneur, business model designer, systems designer, and public speaker, and the President and Co-Founder of Intentionality, Inc., the owner of the brand Rags2Riches. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her exceptional work in the field of social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and women empowerment. In March 2023, Reese was recognized as an Italian Design Day Awardee, along with 19 other Filipino design luminaries. In January 2023, she was a panelist on MSMEs Going Global Multilateral Session and represented the Philippines and MSME at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. In November 2022, she was named Asia's Most Influential 2022 by Philippine Tatler and Asia Tatler, and in October 2022, she received the Gawad Parangal Award from the Quezon City government for her outstanding contributions. Reese's outstanding achievements also include being a speaker and panelist at the World Trade Organization Trade Dialogues in Geneva, Switzerland, and a Forbes Magazine 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneurs awardee in 2015. She was also recognized as a Young Global Business Leader by Asia New Zealand Foundation in 2017, and a Generation T 100 Influencer by Philippine Tatler Magazine in 2016. Moreover, Reese was selected as one of the Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum in 2012 and was recognized as an Entrepreneur for the Year in the Young Entrepreneur Category by the World Entrepreneurship Forum and EMLYON Business School in 2011. She was also a Rolex Young Laureates Award Winner in 2010 and one of 20 Young Social Entrepreneurs of the World by YouthActionNet Global Fellow in 2008. Reese Fernandez-Ruiz's exemplary leadership, innovative business model designs, and sustainable solutions have made her an inspiration to many. Her unwavering commitment to social entrepreneurship and sustainability has earned her a reputation as a transformative leader and advocate for change.