Lina and Tina graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis in Graphic Design and Marketing in 1994. Immediately afterwards, Lina and Tina went to work for C.C. Creations, the largest screen-printing and embroidery company in Texas, as entry-level designers.
Within one year, Lina and Tina were promoted to Senior Designers, working on corporate accounts such as Frito-Lay with Chester the Cheetah, Walt Disney, Garfield, Looney Tunes, ESPN, X-Games and many more.
Building a relationship with licensed properties was Lina's ultimate goal and it moved her into the Licensing Director position over corporate accounts her second year as an employee. While working in the licensing arena, she built a great rapport with NBA, NHL, Lou Brock and Major League Baseball, top ranked universities, and a variety of professional athletes. Lina was promoted to Art Director, her ultimate dream, in 1999. She molded the art department into an award winning department and organized it for success. In 2004, Lina developed a position in merchandising and promoted her Assistant Art Director to Art Director.
"Life is about opportunities, opportunities to grow, you can either be status quo, or find different arenas to build your expertise," she says. Lina lives by this philosophy and she enjoys helping others fulfill their dreams and successes.
In 1998, Tina began working for First American Bank as the Senior Marketing Coordinator. She organized and designed promotional campaigns for the Bryan/College Station market and over 85 branches throughout Texas. In 2002, Tina left First American Bank with the vision of starting her own business, Twinz Co. Marketing and Graphic Design with her twin sister, Lina Lawson. With over 75 clients, their business continues to grow.
Service is vitally important to Twinz Co. "Service is caring, sharing, mentoring, leading, volunteering, supporting and giving." they say. Lina and Tina are involved with numerous organizations and continually donate creative services to many charitable events throughout the year.
In 2005, Tina was named Top Ten for the American Business Women's Association and currently serves as a role model, a mentor, and an Ambassador to all members of the association. Lina is currently serving as national president of the American Business Women's Association and was named 2007 American Business Woman of ABWA for her outstanding professional achievements and for demonstrating the Association's influence in this success. She was chosen among 10 finalists, the 2007 Top Ten Business Women of ABWA.
Lina and Tina are 9-year members, Lina belonging to ABWA's Leading Women Express Network in Bryan, Texas and Bryan/College Station Charter Chapter in College Station, Texas and Tina belonging to Leading Women Express Network in Bryan, Texas and Women in Motion Express Network in Navasota, Texas.
The Co-Owners and Senior Designers of Twinz Co. Marketing and Graphic Design say to find success, they sought out the resources provided by ABWA. Lina and Tina say, "We took advantage of learning opportunities that our field offered, as well as the unlimited opportunities that ABWA provides."
For more information, visit Lina's ABWA web site.
