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So you're looking for MarTech help but you have no idea who I am...

Hi, I'm Ruben Ugarte.

My clients call me a “data guru” or “data whiz.” But if you ask me, I’d say I help companies turn their data into actionable insights that drive results.

Not just any insights—I'm talking about the kind that move the needle on retention, engagement, marketing performance, and overall business growth.

Because let’s face it: there’s no point in having mountains of data if no one uses it. I’ll help you transform that overwhelm into clarity, turning your MarTech stack into a tool you trust and rely on.

You might be wondering, “Why should I listen to this young-looking guy from Canada?” Here’s why: I’ve spent years helping companies like yours untangle their data challenges, design smarter MarTech stacks, and achieve measurable outcomes.

If you're ready to stop drowning in data and start seeing results, let’s talk.

10 years in the industry, 90 clients, 2 books

Every client I’ve worked with faced unique challenges within their MarTech stack, but they all shared one central question: How can we extract more insights from our marketing technology and data?

Some wanted their teams to easily generate reports and dig for insights on their own. Others needed a clear understanding of where to focus their efforts to drive product growth. Many just wanted to feel confident when making decisions that impact their marketing strategy.

Time and time again, I’ve seen marketing teams overwhelmed by the complexity of their MarTech stacks. Despite having the right tools, they struggled to get the visibility they needed. How can a company with skilled, technical teams not get actionable answers from their data?

That’s where my expertise comes in. With over 10 years of experience in optimizing MarTech stacks, I know exactly how to untangle the complexity.

I’ll guide your team to leverage the full potential of your marketing technology, turning frustration into confidence and helping you accelerate your path to success.

What's my specialty? Making technology accessible to everyone.

Before I began helping companies optimize their MarTech stacks, I ran my own startup. And one thing that always bothered me was our lack of solid data. Without the right insights, we made decisions that could have been avoided—decisions that hurt our growth.

Now, imagine having a single, unified view where you can track the health of your business or product in real time. A place where you can see how things are evolving, and where your team can easily identify where to focus your limited resources for maximum impact.

That’s the power of a well-optimized MarTech stack. It’s not about blindly chasing goals; it’s about having a GPS tailored to your unique business needs.

But don’t just take my word for it. Hear directly from my clients—through written testimonials and video case studies—about how we’ve transformed their marketing technology and helped them make smarter, more data-driven decisions.

What my clients are saying about me

A preview of how it feels and looks when your organization generates more insights and become confident about your MarTech stack.

Plus 18 more testimonials in written format...

We had tried to implement Mixpanel but struggled to get useful insights from the tool. Our team didn’t have much analytics experience. Ruben helped us create a comprehensive tracking plan for Mixpanel and Segment.com, enabling us to track users seamlessly across our web and mobile apps. He also worked closely with our development team to ensure the plan was implemented correctly, setting the foundation for a robust MarTech stack.

Paul Greenberg

Paul

Founder & CEO

Ruben helped us establish the right foundation for our Mixpanel data by creating a tracking plan and guiding our development team through the implementation process. This solid foundation in our MarTech stack has made it much easier for us to dig into our data and answer key questions like, “What are the critical actions or attributes that lead our free users to upgrade to a paid tier?”

John

John

Founder & CEO

Ruben helped us design a MarTech strategy that aligned with our short-term goals while laying a solid foundation for the future. While we had a deep understanding of how to improve our product, we lacked expertise in analytics and properly implementing tools like Segment.com and Mixpanel.

Gaston B.

Gaston

Head of Growth

Ruben helped our engineering team stay focused on what we do best: building a great product. He provided expert guidance on selecting the right MarTech tools for the long term and helped us navigate the technical implications of tools like Segment.com. Ruben gave us confidence that we were implementing our data strategy effectively and avoiding pitfalls that could create issues down the road.

John Rush

John

CTO

Ruben helped us establish the right MarTech foundation for various projects by guiding us on best practices for implementing tools like Segment, Mixpanel, and Google Analytics. This foundation ensures we’re tracking the right metrics and can easily access the data needed to drive informed marketing and product decisions.

Richard

Richard

Marketing Director

Ruben helped our team organize our data in GTM and GA. Although we had implemented these tools internally, we weren’t getting much value from them. Ruben guided us on how to properly track data and turn it into actionable insights, ensuring we could maximize the impact of our MarTech stack.

Matt

Matt

Marketing Director

Ruben helped our engineering team stay focused on what we do best: building a great product. He provided guidance on selecting tools that would support our long-term growth and helped us understand the technical implications of tools like Segment.com. Ruben gave us confidence that our MarTech stack was being implemented effectively and set up to avoid future pitfalls.

AJ

AJ

Founder

Ruben helped us understand how our app (Insights) was performing and how this would impact our redesign efforts. After launching v2, we gained clear visibility into user adoption and the impact of our redesign, replacing assumptions with actionable data. He also served as a trusted advisor, guiding us on leveraging our MarTech stack effectively and always responding quickly to our questions and requests.

Saisai

Product

Working with Ruben has been crucial to our business. He began by auditing our Google Analytics setup and identifying critical issues that impacted our reporting. He then helped us organize our data and create core reports while addressing Google Analytics' sampling limitations. With Ruben's expertise, we gained a clear understanding of user behavior and how to present these insights effectively to our stakeholders, ensuring our MarTech stack delivered real value.

Chelsea

Marketing Manager

We had an overwhelming amount of data at our disposal, but we struggled to transform it into something actionable for our business and valuable for our customers. Ruben helped us streamline this process by creating a MarTech stack that provided meaningful insights for our business, vendors, and users alike. His expertise in turning data into clear, practical tools has been invaluable, and we’re certain we’ll work with him again in the future.

Orrin

Orrin

CTO

Ruben is, quite simply, a MarTech guru and analytics expert. Extremely professional, highly knowledgeable, and incredibly helpful, he ensures your Mixpanel, Segment, or other tools are set up correctly. Trust me, it’s all too easy to make mistakes and end up with unreliable data, but Ruben makes sure your tracking is accurate and your data is in the best format for insights.

Simon

Growth Manager

Ruben not only answered all of my questions but also helped me uncover blind spots in our current MarTech setup (the unknown unknowns). He worked with me to create an action plan for optimizing our implementation, ensuring we get the best return on our time. I’m extremely happy with the results.

David

Founder

Ruben consistently delivered beyond expectations, going above and beyond to provide value. As a serial founder, I know the importance of surrounding yourself with people who truly make a difference, and Ruben is one of those individuals. His expertise and support have been an incredible asset and a true blessing for our team.

Blair Ryan

VP Digital Operations

Before working with Ruben, we had several gaps in our MarTech stack and lacked confidence in the decisions we were making. We needed an expert, and Ruben was a fantastic partner. He helped us optimize our tools, align our data, and achieve all the goals we outlined for the project. We’re very happy with the results.

Hunter Hillegas

CTO

Ruben was essential in helping us implement a fully functioning MarTech stack within our company. Without an in-house data expert, we couldn’t have set up the system without his guidance. He started by auditing the metrics we were tracking and identifying the data we wished we had. Then, he helped us focus on the key metrics essential for our stage of growth. Finally, he designed an automated system to unify data from the many tools and platforms we use as a B2C company. I cannot recommend him more highly.

Chris Boas

Founder

We immediately saw significant buy-in across the organization and consistent usage of the reports Ruben helped us build. Our clients are thrilled with the valuable insights and actionable answers they’re now able to gain from their data.

Hiba Ganta

Product

Before working with Ruben, we had some data but not all the KPIs we wanted and needed. No dashboards, no KPIs. Ruben helped us with the planning, strategy, and implementation of our MarTech stack.

We have a much clearer picture of how our product is doing out in the market. So some of the numbers are just more of a confirmation of our feeling, but there are a lot of figures and then KPIs, which are more of a surprise that we didn't know.

Radan Dabetic

Product

Ruben helped us understand the weaknesses in our MarTech stack and prepared a strategy that would allow us to solve these challenges and level up your decision-making capabilities. I would highly recommend Ruben to any company that needs an outside perspective on how to solve critical issues like hiring the right people and selecting the right technology.

Sam Magnant

Finance & Strategy

Ok Ruben, I'm ready for a better MarTech stack.

Awesome, here's what you can do next.

I help companies optimize their MarTech stacks through bespoke engagements. We can tackle your data and technology challenges, including designing a custom MarTech stack, implementing new tools, building reports and dashboards, analyzing data, and much more.

You can learn more about my MarTech Stack Service here.

If the monthly service is not a good fit, I would recommend you checkout my Youtube channel where I post weekly videos on optimizing marketing technology or my first commercially published book, The Data Mirage: Why Companies Fail to Actually Use Their Data.

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Ruben Ugarte

P.S. That’s Remy, my 3-year-old Golden Retriever. He volunteers as "pet therapy" every week, and honestly, I’m not sure who loves it more—him or the people he visits.

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