BOB MARTIN
ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER
OF THE BMS PROJECT, INC.
ABOUT: Bob has spent decades serving in various senior executive corporate roles and has been involved in a number of equity, entrepreneurial, and business ventures over his professional career. He founded and served as the CEO and President of National Cinema Network (NCN), which eventually became the largest IPO of the year in its category when it went public as National CineMedia. Bob was co-owner & joint founder of Movie Tunes – the world’s largest in-theatre background audio programming provider and later served as a co-founder and President of the Cinema Advertising Council. He was a co-owner and COO of Schult Sign Company where Schult earned multiple Vendor of the Year awards from YUM Express Brands. Bob currently serves as founding CEO and President of BMS Holdings Group a venture involved in market concept testing of innovative products and services and is invested in a diverse portfolio of independent start-up endeavors.
Bob has a Master’s Degree in Administration from Penn State University and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business from Old Dominion University.
While in undergraduate school, Bob supervised a mental health program for children diagnosed with behavioral problems. He served on the Board of the Blue Springs, Missouri, Youth Outreach Unit; served on the Board of the Kansas City Originals softball organization; and has been a longstanding member of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Bob has been married 50+ years to wife Delores. He and Dee raised three daughters and have six grandchildren. His hobbies are music, art and coaching youth sports. In his youth, Bob played baseball and basketball and served in the U.S. Navy.