Chad Robley is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mindgruve - one of the fastest-growing independent marketing agencies in the U.S. Since the agency’s launch in 2001, he has helped lead the agency to unprecedented growth with offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Miami. Chad has worked with some of the top global consumer and B2B brands such as Procter & Gamble, Oracle, Merck, Dupont, Live Nation and Qualcomm. He is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Mindgruve Ventures - a private equity fund accelerating companies thru marketing, technology, capital and counsel. 

Prior to Mindgruve, Chad spent more than ten years as a tech startup entrepreneur building and scaling early-stage businesses. He is now an angel investor and advisor to fast-growth companies. Chad also serves on the board of directors for several emerging brands and industry boards in the consumer and technology space. Chad is a regular writer and public speaker on the Convergence of Marketing and Technology, Business Innovation in the Digital Economy and Disruptive Strategies for Fast Growth Companies.

Chad has 20 years+ of experience as an entrepreneur and CEO building and scaling early-stage businesses into mature, sustainable companies. Currently, he’s the CEO of Mindgruve, a global digital agency as well as an investor and advisor to fast-growth companies. Chad is a regular writer and speaker on “Best Practices for Digital Business & Marketing Transformation” and “Performance Marketing Strategies for Dynamic Business Growth.”