# Maria Consuelo Gónima

> Maria Consuelo Gónima is the founder and CEO of Big Smile Co., a communications studio established in 2018. Her career spans streaming, creator media, immersive experiences and AI video, with experience at Hulu, Fullscreen, the Annenberg Foundation and Survios, and an operating role at Reely. She also performs as the DJ oonceoonce.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Big Smile Co.
- **Organizations:** Big Smile Co., Reely.ai, Hulu, Fullscreen, Annenberg Foundation, Survios, NBCUniversal / Telemundo, Tigerbeat6, Asphodel, Cinematexas, Austin Museum of Digital Art, Women of the Future
- **Nationality:** American; self-identifies as Colombian-American
- **Education:** Columbia Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Big Smile Co. in 2018., Appointed COO of Reely in 2021, with responsibility for strategic growth, studio relations, marketing and business development., Communications career includes Hulu, Fullscreen, Survios and the Annenberg Foundation.

## Career timeline

- **2000 onward** — Arts background includes Cinematexas, Austin Museum of Digital Art, Tigerbeat6 and Asphodel / Recombinant Media Labs; individual employment dates are unspecified.
- **2006** — Listed as DJ oonceoonce for Creative Commons’ fourth birthday party in San Francisco.
- **2018** — Founded Big Smile Co.; Qwoted lists an October 2018 start.
- **2018** — Recorded a PELLYVISION set with visuals by Alex Pelly on October 23.
- **2020** — Published an April 28 LinkedIn article about building the UpStage Directory and diversifying panels.
- **2021** — Reely announced her appointment as COO on June 8.
- **2023** — VideoVerse acquired Reely.ai; she describes having supported M&A as fractional COO.
- **2026** — Listed as a speaker at the January 15-17 Texas Media+Entertainment Summit; publicly described co-hosting it.

## Achievements

- Founded Big Smile Co. in 2018.
- Appointed COO of Reely in 2021, with responsibility for strategic growth, studio relations, marketing and business development.
- Communications career includes Hulu, Fullscreen, Survios and the Annenberg Foundation.
- Serves on the Women of the Future editorial board.
- Public speaking credits include Harvard, the NATO Youth Summit, SXSW and MIDEM.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Listed as a speaker at the Texas Media+Entertainment Summit in San Antonio and publicly described co-hosting it.
- **2026-01** — A SproutVideo article updated January 12 included her prediction about adapting video for different corporate audiences.
- **2026-01** — A January 11 Morning Lazziness article included her account of evaluating work through client-specific understanding rather than competitor metrics.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bigsmile.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gonima/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/oonceoonce

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Last updated: 2026-10-22