Competitor bio:

Martin is the Founder and CEO of Mariposa Capital, a Miami based family investment firm focused on long term value creation across various industries. A father of four, he resides in Miami, FL with his wife Julie. He is an avid endurance sports enthusiast and an active supporter of a number of charities including the Challenged Athletes Foundation and Wounded Warriors Project. Martin is also an endurance sports enthusiast, having completed multiple marathons, 100 mile ultramarathons, and triathlons, including the Ironman Championships in Hawaii in 2003, 2005 (in 10 hours and 55 minutes) and 2017. In 2007, he completed the Badwater Ultra marathon in 41 hours and 29 minutes. In 2009, he finished the Leadville Trail 100 Run in 27 hours and 45 minutes and in 2011 he completed the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race in 10 hours and 30 minutes. In 2013, Martin not only raced in Jarden’s Westchester Triathlon, completing the race in 2 hours and 33 minutes, but also led a team of Jarden employees to compete in the Tri-State Tough Mudder, a hard core obstacle course event that has raised more than $5 million for the Wounded Warrior Project. In 2014, he competed in the Yam2Yam, which translates to “sea to sea” a 144km ultramarathon race in Israel from Jaffa to Jerusalem which he completed in under 23 hours. Prior to founding Mariposa Capital, Mr. Franklin founded Jarden Corporation in 2001. Under his leadership, Jarden grew from approximately $300 million in revenues to more than $10 billion, comprised of over 120 global brands and 35,000 employees before it was acquired by Newell Brands in April 2016.