# Lisa Martinez

> Lisa Martinez is an Austin-based founder, writer, artist, and digital storyteller. After co-founding the boutique digital marketing company illuvint with her husband Mike, she founded the nonprofit iAmplify to help religious organizations build capacity and launched Little With Great Love in 2020 as a collaborative Catholic restoration ministry. Her work joins practical digital production with essays, art, podcasts, online programs, and a belief that modest acts can accumulate into durable service.

- **Role:** Founder and writer at Little With Great Love
- **Organizations:** Little With Great Love, iAmplify, illuvint LLC
- **From:** Metro Detroit, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science; studies included English writing and theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville
- **Known for:** Founded the nonprofit iAmplify to help religious organizations build capacity and address digital ministry challenges., Founded Little With Great Love in 2020 and developed it into a collaborative platform for essays, art, podcasts, video, retreats, and online programming., Co-founded and operated the boutique digital marketing company illuvint LLC with Mike Martinez.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Co-founded illuvint LLC, a boutique digital marketing company, with her husband Mike Martinez and operated it from their Dallas home.
- **2014** — The idea for iAmplify began to form from illuvint’s work; Martinez also moved with her husband to Austin.
- **2015** — Began serving as founder of iAmplify, focused on helping religious organizations address modern ministry challenges.
- **2017** — iAmplify became an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit in March.
- **2020** — Launched Little With Great Love as a collaborative Catholic restoration ministry and became its founder and writer.
- **2023** — Little With Great Love first launched its eight-week online women’s program in collaboration with Christina Brown and other contributors.
- **2024** — Co-hosted The Heart of a Disciple, a five-episode podcast and video series launched in October.
- **2025** — Little With Great Love released a revised 2.0 edition of its eight-week online program; Martinez was also featured in Ascension App Daily Reflections during 2025.

## Achievements

- Founded the nonprofit iAmplify to help religious organizations build capacity and address digital ministry challenges.
- Founded Little With Great Love in 2020 and developed it into a collaborative platform for essays, art, podcasts, video, retreats, and online programming.
- Co-founded and operated the boutique digital marketing company illuvint LLC with Mike Martinez.
- Helped design a bilingual, mobile-friendly website for Oblate School of Theology with Monica Hildebrand.
- Published personal essays in Verily Magazine and pieces in Mosaic Magazine, and appeared across multiple podcasts and video interviews.
- Co-hosted the five-episode podcast and video series The Heart of a Disciple.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Listed as a featured contributor to Ascension App Daily Reflections on September 13, 2025.
- **2025-04** — Listed as a featured contributor to Ascension App Daily Reflections on April 4, 2025.
- **2025-01** — Published ‘Taking Mary Into Our Hearts and Homes This Year’ on Little With Great Love.
- **2025-01** — Little With Great Love promoted a revised 2.0 edition of its eight-week online program for Lent 2025.
- **2024-10** — The five-episode Heart of a Disciple podcast and video series launched with Martinez as a co-host.

## Links

- Website: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinezlisam
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7NHe_fYSomkxcAv4F9EUvQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisanch/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleWithGreatLove

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Last updated: 2026-09-26