Manager Reviews
“Sam is so good at what he does exactly because of who he is: curious, authentic, humble, hardworking, flexible, and smart. Also strategic. I looked forward to our weekly 1:1s because Sam always managed up—and helped me identify different challenges/opportunities around the team.
I was recently asked to identify one of my most successful hires. Without hesitating, I said—’Sam.’ Easy. No doubt about it.”
Tara Graham, VP Educator Partnerships
“Sam is easy to work with, has a great demeanor, and his skills are just flat out top notch. He picked up our specs, style, tone, and approach flawlessly in little time and quickly became a top performer who we relied on for larger and more difficult tasks—and to help manage other freelancers.
Sam is the kind of person you want on your team because he not only raises the level of content for the product but he helps raise the level of the team.”
Michael Levy, Director of Content
“I cannot think of anyone I would rather collaborate with on a project. Sam brings an
optimistic, yet discerning, can-do attitude to all of his work.
He is a consummate copywriter—especially in that he understands how language affects behaviour—and his imaginative capacity with words allows him to find language to meet any need we may have, whether that’s … crafting irresistible email copy, or thinking through how copy and information architecture on a web page or site will make the greatest impact.”
Sean Michael Morris, VP Academics
Peer Reviews
“Amazing work ethic, strategic thinker, passionate about our users, always rolling up his sleeves no matter what the task …. and most importantly, had the best attitude.
Sam really was a “Swiss Army Knife” and we used his amazing strategic creative, content, and operational talents in a number of ways over the years.”
Andrew Nesbit, VP Marketing
“If you are building your All Star team, you need Sam on it. Having worked with him for about two years, I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to collaborate with such a talented individual. (Digital marketing, social media, content and copy, event production, video production, email, the list is endless).
Sam’s ability to elevate the quality of any deliverable he’s involved with is impressive, but what sets him apart is his ability to motivate others to raise their standards too.”
Deeksha Talwar, Director of Educator Community
“Where to start? Sam epitomizes proactivity and collaboration in all he does: taking
our educator marketing efforts to the next level; disseminating key insights and
information; content creation and copywriting; webinar organizing and marketing…
the list goes on.
Whether it’s day-to-day tasks or high-level strategic work, Sam takes a “yes and” attitude to his work – he’s diligent, thoughtful, and always has a smile on his face.”
David Replogle, Director of Social
“When Sam joined the team, he did thorough audits on our product and found a lot of legacies and bugs. Sam noted down those details and voiced to update them in the product team. But not like other new hires who just try to get familiar with the
product when they onboard, Sam keeps doing it.
All this diligent work plus his day-to-day
content creation shows that Sam commits to the product experience deeply and feels responsible for every bit of the product journey.”
Kegeng Liu, Senior Product Designer
“Sam’s social media strategy for Education Summit
2020 generated exceptional results that exceeded all industry benchmarks. More than 10% of registrations came from social media thanks to Sam’s hard work and talent.
Whenever we need a stellar social media campaign, email copy, video assets (you name it), Sam will deliver everything in a most creative and effective way.”
Irina Matvienko, Lead Events Manager
“Sam excels at driving impact across the entire marketing funnel. He has a proven track record of boosting awareness of innovative products across events, email, and social. Not only does he create the content needed to power these channels, he is also instrumental in defining strategies and managing projects that drive measurable impact on KPIs.
What truly sets Sam apart, though, is his positive energy. He brings enthusiasm to every meeting, thoughtfully addresses challenging questions, and consistently shares a delightful blend of wit and wisdom.”
Sam DeReign 