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“Big Picture Focus! Samuel is one of the most selfless and future-focused people I’ve worked with, always thinking about ways to improve the agency processes, support new employees and encourage growth across creative departments. He pushes everyone at the agency to think bigger, do better and never settle for subpar delivery. A simultaneous leader and teacher, he defies self-focused and ruthless agency stereotypes, investing his energy in ensuring everyone on the team succeeds and improves along the way.”

– Anonymous, Bluetext, 2022

“Sam’s a fast learner - I’ve seen him grow into a sharp, creative-directing collaborator and problem solver. I’ve been in client presentations with him and he really shines in that environment – he is quick on his feet and does a good job of presenting and answering any questions that come up. He’s super organized in any project we've worked on together.”

– Augusto, Lead UI/UX Designer, Bluetext, 2021

“Sam has been the best leader on any project I've worked on.”

– Ale, Lead Animator, Bluetext, 2021

“Sam is always a joy to have on the team because of his positive attitude (even when things suck). He brings humor to difficult situations to keep the team motivated and can get a chuckle out of even the toughest client.”

– Emily, Account Manager, Bluetext, 2021

“SonicWall’s first virtual Global Channel Partner Event in 2020 faced new challenges: providing the same engagement and quality virtually, that our partners are accustomed to during our in-person events. But the event was a record-breaking success, with over 4.5K live attendees, due in no small part to the constant efforts and creative input of our agency liaison and project lead, Sam.

Sam thrives in high-pressure environments with tight deadlines and near-impossible asks. His extensive knowledge of the industry, can-do attitude, and personable approach with clients, sponsors, and celebrity speakers has earned Sam the respect and praise of everyone at SonicWall who was involved with this event.”

– Terri, VP, Web & Digital Marketing, SonicWall, 2020

“He easily has one of the strongest presentation skills on staff - I've never seen a client NOT be charmed by one of his presentations. Clients remember him and get excited whenever he returns to work on the account again. Overall, wonderful human, wonderful coworker!”

– Aly, Senior Project Manager, Bluetext, 2022

“Sam understands how to lead a team while giving space for his teammates to run parts of the projects, giving everyone the opportunity to lead something while having a backboard to bounce ideas off of. He is always bringing new and innovative ideas to the table. One specific thing that stands out to me was his ability to take on a complicated project, that the agency has never done before, and run with it - twice. Due to his confidence, leadership, and admirable client service, both were immensely successful.”

– Jen, Development & UI/UX Manager, Bluetext, 2020

“Having worked with Sam on both strategic and tactical projects, I quickly became a fan of his ability to move effortlessly between high-level strategy exploration and in-the-weeds project execution. What a gift it is for a client to have an account executive be so adept and valuable at each step in the creative process.”

– Julie, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing, GMAC, 2020

“Sam and I worked on many ‘out of the box’ projects, with unforeseen complications in uncharted territory. But Sam showed a TON of initiative, finding a way around obstacles, and delivering great work to the client. Through it all, Sam was always super calm, cool, and collected with the client - keeping tabs on all the moving parts and prepared to go into any meeting/presentation. Even when clients were super overwhelmed by all the moving parts he had a way of making them feel confident everything could get done. That’s because Samuel is one of the rare PMs who truly cares about delivering what is best for the client, not just checking the boxes. He puts a lot of thought and purpose behind his work - and the creativity translates into strong end-products.”

– Laney, Project Manager, Bluetext, 2020

“Without hesitation, I can say working with Sam was excellent. I worked with him on two high-profile efforts after a major acquisition made by our company – a transaction announcement video which, because of COVID, was shot outdoors in frigid December weather, and an absurdly fast rebrand blending our two companies. Sam was professional from start to finish, accommodating but firm, and kept us on track for timely and extremely high-quality delivery of both products.”

– Ethan, VP, Marketing & Corporate Partnerships, Octo, 2020

“Sam is wonderfully charismatic and an easy to work with creative - with the strategic chops to back it up. He was an integral player in rebranding our organization and kept things moving in the right direction while simultaneously managing the roll-out of our integrated campaigns.”

– George, VP, Demand Generation, Appgate, 2019

“Sam’s been in our business less than a year and has outpaced and outperformed the learning curve much faster than most - and in the context of managing a very large and complex account.”

– Rick, Partner at Bluetext, 2018