Major San Antonio hotel showcases local entrepreneurs water business [Video]

SAN ANTONIO – From the foster care system to entrepreneur, artist, and influencer, Phillip Hodge is working hard to make a name for himself. Now, a major San Antonio hotel is taking notice.

Hodge, also known by his rapper name, Thuggizzle, grew up in San Antonio. In 2021, he launched the water company, ‘Thuggizzle Appalachian Mountain Spring Water.’

Hodge says part of it is he wanted to help young people make better health choices, “If you look at our bottles, it’s very colorful. And, you know, a lot of sodas and juices. That’s how they attract the kids. So I wanted to do something in that way, to be able to say; “Well, if they can attract them with colors to drink unhealthy stuff, let’s attract them with colors, then get them to drink healthy stuff’.”

The Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk is partnering with Hodge as part of its goal to …