• BUILDER. DO-ER.
    LOVER OF ALL THINGS DIGITAL.

     

    SAM NEEDHAM

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    About me

    An accomplished program, project and marketing leader with more than 12 years experience building web products and driving digital transformation. With a focus on innovative solutions, I enjoy bringing together the right teams internally and externally to reach goals on-time and on-budget. From product releases to digital program execution, I've instilled strong user testing and design thinking processes keeping customers at the center of what we do.

    I’m energized by improving people's lives through better products, more insightful data analysis, mentorship, better processes, and continual innovation.

  • Recent Blogs

    "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." - Benjamin Franklin

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    A special pride month event: HackOUT

    June 29th, 2017

    Sunday night I got into my car and started to cry because this year I did something different in honor of 🏳️‍🌈Pride Month🏳️‍🌈. Typically, I would jet to San Francisco or Chicago or drive to Houston to part take in the annual Pride parade festivities and events. Read more >

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    AWE: AR + VR + BDYHAX

    June 22nd, 2017

    This year I attended AWE 2017 (Augmented World Expo) in Santa Clara, CA with over 5,000 other attendees. As one of the world’s largest and longest running AR+VR conferences, I was impressed with the range of companies and attendees. Ori Inbar, AWE founder, shared that everyone should be able to use AR+VR to experience reality in more meaningful ways. He talked about the thriving state of AR+VR. The growing interest was also evident in the huge increase of media attending (300 this year vs. ~30 just four years ago). Read more >

    Fashion Tech At Body Hacking Con 2017

    May 20th, 2017

    In this special #tbt, we share highlights from the Body Hacking Con wearable fashion show in Austin, TX. Hosted by bionic actress Angel Giuffria, the audience was treated to a mix of 3d printed couture to body sensing garments. Read more >

  • Areas of Focus

    Product & Program Management

    Leadership & Strategy

    Digital Marketing

    Website Design and Development

    Emerging Tech Enthusiast

    Event Planning & Community Organizing

  • Recommendations

    I've been fortunate in my career to work with some amazing people.

    Ann Nash

    Sr. Marketing Director, PwC

    Sam brings the rare combination of technologist, digital marketing and business acumen to everything she does. She stays on top of her field and has a passion for her work that brings strong results. Sam is a confident and effective communicator who can talk deep with the tech team and summarize for senior leaders. Plus, she is just a super kind and fun person. I would hire Sam again in an instant.

    Paige Green

    Head of Product and Marketing, OnceThere

    Samantha and I co-founded our very first startup together. It was an amazing learning experience and throughout the time she showed incredible leadership and creative strategy in leading the technology launch of Tripeezy. I would recommend her for any project, she is a dedicated and creative person that always delivers great results.

    Josh Neland

    Research and Development, Artificial Intelligence, Accenture

    Her passion for quality and closed loop metric driven decisions had made her a vital part of the team. Her ability to sell an idea, garner team commitment and keep the team on track is unmatched.

    Kevin Considine

    Head of Multi-Channel Marketing, Silicon Valley Bank

    Sam is an extremely talented professional with a deep knowledge of all modern marketing channels used to drive both demand generation and brand enhancement. Sam is naturally strategic in her approach to the business and is able to engage with senior management at a level that aligns with their goals and needs.

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