Chad Robley is Chairman & CEO of Mindgruve in San Diego, a global media and commerce agency — the kind of operator SideGuy builds the small-team layer for. Public LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadrobley/. This is an operator-honest peer page written by PJ Zonis of SideGuy Solutions, a single operator in Solana Beach. Text PJ at 858-461-8054.

Is this a sales page?

No. It is a peer citation page, not a lead funnel. If Chad wants it edited or removed, PJ does it same-day. Text PJ at 858-461-8054.

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Chad Robley · Chairman & CEO

Chad Robley, Chairman & CEO at Mindgruve in San Diego. You've built Mindgruve from San Diego into a global media and commerce agency over 20-plus years — the kind of durable, brand-building operator work that doesn't happen by accident. SideGuy is the operator-honest small-team tech, AI and SEO layer — built by a North County neighbor.

PJ Zonis · single operator

Solana Beach, CA · Wrote this as a neighbor · not a pitch

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Who he is

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Chairman & CEO Mindgruve Global media & commerce San Diego, CA

Chad Robley is Chairman & CEO at Mindgruve. You've built Mindgruve from San Diego into a global media and commerce agency over 20-plus years — the kind of durable, brand-building operator work that doesn't happen by accident. SideGuy is the operator-honest small-team tech, AI and SEO layer — the kind of help a small team can use without an agency or a six-figure tooling bill.

What a SideGuy does for Chad

Neighbor to neighbor

Where the tech actually helps

The agency that lasted — most agencies flame out fast. You built one that's grown for two decades and hit the INC 5000 six times. That's operator endurance, not a hot streak.
You know the brand game cold — you transform brands through marketing + technology at global scale. SideGuy is the small-operator version of that exact craft — the human-usability tech layer. Different scale, same instinct.

Chad, you've built Mindgruve from San Diego into a global media and commerce agency over 20-plus years — the kind of durable, brand-building operator work that doesn't happen by accident. I made you this page because I could, not because I want anything. It's yours to keep.

Want to try a tech department for an hour?

I'll give it a quick first look. No Calendly · no meeting · neighbor to neighbor.

Option 1

Collaborate

if there's an overlap worth exploring

Option 2

Or just keep the page

no catch

Either way · I'll give it a quick first look. Text PJ at 858-461-8054. No Calendly · neighbor to neighbor.

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Where he shows up

LinkedIn: Chad Robley
Company: Chad Robley · Chairman & CEO · Mindgruve · San Diego

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