Official resources
Press kit
Approved photos, bios, and background for stories, interviews, events, and collaborations.
RV Mendoza at a glance
RV Mendoza is a Detroit-based content creator and storyteller making funny, thoughtful social stories about culture, food, technology, identity, and everyday life.
- Based in
- Detroit, Michigan
- Work
- Content creator and storyteller
- Press contact
- [email protected]
Press and appearances
Selected reporting, interviews, profiles, and public appearances featuring RV Mendoza.
Featured press
- The Washington PostWhy you might want to get your next rental car from CostcoRV discusses the price and member benefits of booking a rental car through Costco Travel.September 22, 2026
- ScalableExclusive: Meta taps Instagram exec to lead EditsRV discusses serving on the Edits Creator Council and giving Meta feedback on its video-editing app.March 31, 2026
- Teen VogueWhy This Influencer Wants You to "Just Do It Fat" In 2025An interview about the "Just Do It Fat" message.January 10, 2025
- ClickOnDetroitDetroit officials, content creators face uncertainty as Supreme Court upholds TikTok banRV speaks with WDIV about what a TikTok ban could mean for Detroit content creators.January 17, 2025
- Outlier MediaTikTok ban: How Detroit content creators are affectedRV discusses creator income, brand deals, and the business risk of relying on one social platform.January 15, 2025
- SPOT.ph'Just Do It Fat': This Filipino Content Creator Is Causing Ripples with Empowering MessageA feature on RV's call to stop waiting for a future version of yourself.January 27, 2025
- Bilyonaryo News ChannelVlogger dares social media to 'Just Do It Fat'A television interview about "Just Do It Fat," its response online, and Lizzo sharing RV's message.February 3, 2025
- Detroit Free PressA celebration of BeyoncéPhoto coverage of RV at a Detroit celebration of Beyoncé's music and influence.July 26, 2023
- Detroit Free PressBeyoncé is coming to Detroit: Where to find concert outfits, activitiesRV shares Detroit places to shop and gather before Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour stop.July 21, 2023
- WDET 101.9 FMMetro Detroit Concerts: RV Mendoza's THAW, Indie Rock and Singer-SongwritersWDET features RV's THAW concert series and the song "You Blew It."February 21, 2020
- Out‘GLU’ Launches As the Philippines’ First Unabashedly Sex-Positive Queer MagA feature on GLU magazine that includes RV as a featured artist.June 1, 2018
- Detroit Free PressFlint Eastwood eager to make some fresh connectionsA Detroit music feature that includes RV in Flint Eastwood's creative community.April 12, 2017
- University Musical SocietyJanuary 25, 2017: Your Arts and Culture Adventure PicksA UMS Blogging Fellow recommends RV's THAW performance in Detroit.January 25, 2017
Interviews and profiles
- In the Heart StoriesRV Mendoza is becoming the adult that you've always needed growing upA long-form profile connecting RV's music, software career, Filipino identity, and Detroit roots.March 28, 2019
- WUSSY MagCool Queers: RV Mendoza on Filipinx Representation and ‘Weaponized Thiccness’An interview about Filipinx representation, queer identity, body image, and making pop music.November 28, 2018
- Tostada MagazineInspired By… RV Mendoza is the ‘queer you needed when you were younger’A profile about RV's Filipino and queer identity, music, and place in Detroit's creative community.August 14, 2018
- Tea With Leah VEpisode 3: Learning From Personal Failure with RV MendozaA podcast interview about personal failure, imposter syndrome, music, and RV's software career.July 6, 2018
- Hip in DetroitWin Tickets to Thaw Out with RV Mendoza this FridayLocal music coverage of RV's THAW dance party at The Old Miami.January 2018
Speaking and appearances
- CreativeMornings/DetroitRV Mendoza | CreativeMornings/DetroitRV's CreativeMornings Detroit talk for the global theme "Weird."August 19, 2016
- Allied Media ProjectsAnnouncing Featured Speakers and Performers for the 20th Annual Allied Media ConferenceThe Allied Media Conference names RV among its featured opening-ceremony performers.May 10, 2018
Approved bios
Short bio
RV Mendoza is a Detroit-based content creator and storyteller whose work finds the funny, sharp, and unexpectedly honest parts of everyday life. RV creates social content about culture, food, technology, identity, and connection, and collaborates with brands on stories made to feel native to the audience.
Full bio
RV Mendoza is a Detroit-based content creator and storyteller working across comedy, identity, Filipino and Asian American culture, queer life, food, technology, travel, self-awareness, and connection. The work includes social content, writing, and brand collaborations shaped for the audience with structure, intention, and a reason to exist. Experience as a software engineer and in design-systems roles also brings systems thinking, accessibility, and technology literacy to the creative process.
Approved photos
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Topics and interviews
For interviews, panels, podcasts, or contributed commentary, these are the subjects closest to RV’s work.
- Creator partnerships and social storytelling
- Comedy, culture, identity, and everyday life
- Filipino and Asian American culture
- Queer life and self-awareness
- Food, travel, and consumer behavior
- Technology, accessibility, and design systems
Partnership resources
For the dated audience snapshot, campaign examples, and creator partnership details, visit Work With Me or use the current media kit.