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Andie Ochoa-Garcia
Bring connection and community to your next event with Andie Ochoa-Garcia, founder of The Lovely Mahjong. Andie teaches American Mahjong at all levels and hosts experiences across Austin, New York, and Mexico City, as a certified ambassador for The Mahjong Line.
Andie Ochoa-Garcia is the founder and creative director of The Lovely Society, a lifestyle and ritual collective centered on American Mahjong as a vehicle for connection, community, and belonging.
As an ambassador for The Mahjong Line, Andie has built a following through retreats, leagues, and curated experiences, including her signature Camp Mahj luxury retreat. She runs lessons for complete beginners and seasoned players alike, and hosts open play sessions, leagues, and tournaments across Austin, New York City, and Mexico City.
Andie's events are not simply mahjong lessons. They are social experiences built around laughter, friendly rivalry, and the kind of easy conversation that only happens when everyone's hands are busy and the tiles are flying. The game provides just enough structure to get strangers talking and teams forgetting they're colleagues — and Andie's warmth and humor keep the energy exactly where it needs to be.
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Andie Ochoa-Garcia's signature mahjong experience takes groups from total beginners to confident players in a single session. Using American Mahjong as the frame, Andie guides participants through the rules, rhythm, and ritual of the game — weaving in the cultural history behind the tiles and the social mechanics that make every hand feel alive. The result is an event that is part lesson, part social gathering, and entirely unlike anything most groups have done before. Participants leave knowing how to play, and wanting to play again.
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To book Andie Ochoa-Garcia, email andie.ochoa.garcia@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Andie's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Andie Ochoa-Garcia structures sessions as a guided learn-to-play experience using American Mahjong as the frame, taking participants from no prior knowledge to active gameplay within a single session, with cultural history and social mechanics woven in throughout.
Andie Ochoa-Garcia's sessions cover American Mahjong rules and gameplay, the cultural history of the tiles, and the social mechanics of the game as a vehicle for group connection. She is the founder of The Lovely Society and an official ambassador for The Mahjong Line, with events running across Austin, New York City, and Mexico City.
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