Roberto Martinez

Roberto is an entrepreneur, speaker, and educator with a wealth of experience in digital marketing, entrepreneurship, AI and technology. He’s passionate about helping businesses grow and succeed in the digital age running over 500 marketing and entrepreneurial workshops since 2017. He runs Braven Agency, a digital marketing agency, and SMRTS, a business intelligence AI software company.

He is also Google’s California Coach, teaching small businesses how to leverage Google technology to scale. In 2020, he was appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles as the City’s Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), where he created and launched LA Optimized, an SMB program designed to digitize businesses to sell online during and post-pandemic. In January of 2024, Roberto launched Braven Creative Studios AI, an AI creative solution that has run AI training for Google, USC, and Amazon after securing certification from Google AI and ChatGPT. In 2024, he was selected by LA Times B2B Magazine as a DEIA Awardee.

Roberto has collaborated with prominent organizations such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon and academic institutions including Stanford, UCLA, and USC. Roberto’s expertise extends beyond the corporate sector, as he has actively engaged with governments, cities, and nonprofit entities to bridge the digital divide through programming including Delete the Divide, LA Optimized, and Digital Communities Program.

Roberto is also a visiting professor at CSULB School of Business, where he teaches digital marketing and social media analytics. Before entering the entrepreneurial space, he worked for Janssen Pharmaceuticals, the Canadian Foreign Service, and the U.S. State Department. He is driven by his passion for helping others and making a positive impact on the world by raising funds for immigrant communities in Latin America.