November Speaker: Don Martinez

Don Martinez is an entrepreneur, Master Certified Coach and NLP Practitioner. He is the
Chairman & Founder of the Domar Group, Inc., a retained executive search firm. The Domar
Group has been recognized by Univison KMEX channel 34 & Azteca America channel 54 for work
as one of the leading search firms in Los Angeles in recruiting and placement of top level Hispanic
executives and board of directors in the entertainment, big 4 consulting, insurance and healthcare
industries. Don brings exceptional value matching career opportunities with exceptionally
talented people. He has practical knowledge of virtually all components of Human Capital
management and strategic talent acquisition management with a specialty in designing and
implementing leadership and coaching performance programs. With over 16 years of experience
in Executive Retained Search and Corporate Human Resources, he has assisted and placed more
than 1000 people in all areas and industries. He has worked for such companies as the Walt
Disney Company, CIGNA Healthcare and Boeing.
Don is an active Master Certified Coach, NLP Practitioner and subject matter expert in the area of
human development, utilizing a very unique teaching methodology to help people understand
where they currently are and what is their desired outcome for success could be. He started his
career as a design engineer working on 3D Solid Modeling and Rendering for Hughes Aircraft and
Martin Marietta. He has been an active member of ACM SIGGRAPH involved in the hand held
PDA, design set top box, gaming, animation and rendering.
Don holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University Los
Angeles, a Master Certification in Human Resource Management and HR Organizational
Effectiveness, a Business Certification from Pepperdine University Graziadio School of Business
and Management and a 6 Sigma Green in Belt certification. He is a member of the International
Coach Federation and the Association of International Coaches and he is ranked as one of the
Top 5 Executive Coaches in Orange County Ca. - The Paul Merage School of
Business UC Irvine.
Don is married and the father of two daughters. He is very active in the Hispanic community and
serves as the President of The Southern California Association of Hispanic Healthcare Executives,
Advisory Board Member with The National Chamber on Hispanics in Healthcare, and a former
executive board member and Treasure with the Latin Business Association. He is the Co-Founder
of CIMA Inc, and Los Angeles Corporate Diversity Celebration (501c’s).
Don is an active speaker, trainer and author. His books written are “The Art of Business”, &
“Mastering the Art of Communication.” Don’s life journey is to help change the quality of
peoples’ lives by discovering their true potential and reach.