Martha Gamboa

Background

About Martha Gamboa

Combating social isolation is not only an urgent imperative here in the United States but also around the globe. Martha Gamboa is the Founder and CEO of Frendii, a platform leveraging technology to address a very human problem, social isolation. With over 25+ years of experience in financial services, sales and marketing she has developed strong communication and people management skills that enable her to lead and inspire her team and partners. She launched her entrepreneurial career into health and wellness after a personal health revelation. As a personal trainer she was helping women over 40 live healthy and happy lives through diet and exercise. Today she helping women live happy and healthy through regular social connection. The idea for Frendii was inspired when a client hired to her walk with her 4 days per week for an hour for several months. Martha experienced firsthand the need we have for regular social and human connections. This wonderful lady who hired her was retired, divorced, empty nester, and her closest friend lived 40 minutes away. Martha has always had a passion for helping people. She thought about all the women like this woman who hired her to walk and who are going through life’s major transitions. Social networks change or disappear altogether. She wanted to do something about it, This experience gave birth to the idea of Frendii.