Law degree from UCM, Diploma in media management and marketing from the University of Missouri-Columbia, DEA in Communication Sciences from UCM, Manuel has several Masters in management and has completed executive programs at institutions like IESE, George Mason University, etc.

He has created the seed capital fund Start Digital Media Capital, and the company  iTrain Global, which have been selected among the top 100 business ideas in 2011 and 2013 by Actualidad Económica. His other business ventures are n-screens, primera plana (p1p) and serves on the board of several companies of the digital realm.

Recently Manuel Balsera launched iMentor Global, a company that envisions a community in which every youth experiences nurturing relationships and community support, which in turn allows each of them to develop into their full potential, capable of making informed, responsible decisions as  involved members of our community.​

Manuel is also professor of ESIC, ICEMD, UCJC and guest in various schools of American and European business schools. He was CEO of CP Proximity BBDO, between 2007 and 2011 and has held management positions at ONO, Chellomedia or GGA-Vivendi.