Rogelio Martinez

President and Founder

2016 - Current

Fast Cloud is a global consulting firm with the mission of Unleashing Human Potential using leading edge technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and the magic of unified Data. We are official partners of Salesforce.com, Tableau, Google Cloud, DocuSign, Graft and Monday.com. We also created FranFast, a complete franchise management suite built on the salesforce platform that helps franchisors connecting their networks from franchise development to franchisee support in a single platform and full visibility of the business health. Fast Cloud in numbers: - over 300 clients in +30 countries in 4 continents - First blockchain-to-Salesforce integration App in Salesforce’s AppExchange: www.birdflow.xyz - Winners of the Salesforce Innovation Award for Emerging Markets - Consultants based in 11 countries - Launched FranFast, a 5-Star rated Franchise Management Suite built on the Salesforce Platform and used from emerging to global Franchise 500 brands. Learn more: www.FranFast.io

Partner Advisory Board Member

2020

As Partner Advisory Board Member, we work towards building a better, stronger and more successful Salesforce AppExchange partner ecosystem.

Venture Scout

2023

We are an early-stage VC firm led by a team with operating and investing experience looking to enable the future of the Metaverse and develop frontier tech to better the world!

Founder and CEO

2022

BlockchainGuard is an distributor of crypto-security solutions with the highest security standards, as well as physical units designed to securely store Crypto-Wallet Seed Phrases and other important data of your choice with no need for specialised tools or third-party involvement.

Board Member, International Committee

2013

The IFA is the oldest, largest and most important franchise association worldwide, with over 3,000 franchisor members. - Speaker for the Annual Convention in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Presented topics about International Franchise Development and Excellence in Global Franchise Operations - Advised the IMF, World Bank, Government of Colombia, the IFA, US-Afghanistan Reconstruction Task Force, the Middle-East Investment Initiative, etc. in economic affairs and how franchising can make a positive socioeconomic impact - Participated in the official study trip of IFA executives to Australia. Met with executives of the Franchise Council of Australia when the IFA Education Foundation launched the CFE program in Australia - Participated in many US Commercial Service Franchise Trade Missions around the world - Official IFA Delegate and main speaker at the World Franchise Expo in Hong Kong, December, 2015

Regional Chapter Launches Experts and Past President CR

2020

Entrepreneurs’ Organization is a high-quality support network of 14,000+ like-minded leaders across 61 countries. We help entrepreneurs achieve their full potential through the power of life-enhancing connections, shared experiences and collaborative learning.

Angel Squad Member

2021 - 2022

VC fund based in Silicon Valley specialized in helping Startups become a global phenomenon. Join us at https://www.hustlefund.vc/angelsquad

President

2017 - 2018

President

2015 - 2016

Led global operations and responsible for over 125 centers in 52 countries and over 2,000 associates. Berlitz is the world's leader in language, cross-cultural and communications skills development training. Established in 1878 and franchising since 1889, Berlitz is the oldest franchise system in business today. Owned by 2nd largest private education company Benesse (4.5 billion USD in yearly revenue), Berlitz has a system-wide sales volume of approximately 600 million USD. - Grew franchise units by 11.6% (121 to 136) in less than 12 months, versus an annualized growth of 1.7% for the previous 3 years before my tenure (119 to 121) - Developed and successfully launched 2 brand-new franchise concepts under the Berlitz umbrella called Berlitz Kids and Teens Language Center, and a home-based concept called Berlitz Kids After-School Program - Led the Disclosure Document (FDD) development process, trademark registration, marketing, training, operations and support systems for China market entry strategy - Fully revamped FDDs for the US, France, Mexico and Brazil - Led the conversion strategy of 9 corporate-own centers in Brazil to be sold as franchise units - Fully revamped the franchise development sales process and marketing materials, cutting average sales cycle from approximately 6 months to 2 months - Established best-business practices in training, support, operations, accounting and sales, including the implementation of Salesforce.com, Quickbooks online, QVinci, Vitrium, FranConnect and others

Vice President, International Franchise Development and Marketing

2009 - 2015

Led domestic and international market explosion, taking the company from 41 offices in the US and Canada to over 400 offices in 16 countries in less than 4 years, increasing system-wide sales from 1.8 million to 28 million USD - Developed franchisee operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Chile, Peru and Australia - Achieved #79 Top Global Franchise and #30 Fastest-Growing by Entrepreneur Magazine 2013 - Successfully developed Franchisees during US Commercial Service Trade Missions in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Regular speaker and panelist at multiple US Commercial Service events and webinars - Developed Master Franchise program for Tutor Doctor worldwide - Achieved 571% Franchise Development growth in first 12 months of tenure - Took company to #25 Fastest Growing Franchise, #41 Home-Based, #146 (from #392) in the Franchise 500 and #118 America's Top Global in one year as per Entrepreneur Magazine's 2011 rankings www.Franchise500.com - Re-developed and implemented Franchisee Selection Process, increasing profitability by over 275% and reducing average completion time by over 40% in less than 3 months - Recruited, trained and managed a team of 10 highly qualified Franchise Development Directors based in the UK, US and Canada - Negotiated and secured inventory agreements with top North American and European Franchise Consulting Networks - Achieved #1 performing Franchise position in terms of sales and received the Award of Excellence in 2009 and 2010 by FranNet (from out of 80 different franchisors) - Implemented Salesforce.com and FranConnect CRM systems for the franchise development process