Sam moves between strategy and execution: shaping product thinking and pushing pixels.

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ABOUT SAMMY

Most recently, I was Chief Design Officer at CreatorFi, where I led design for a fintech platform financing the creator economy, everything from risk and underwriting tools to the day to day product experience creators and businesses touch. Right now I'm figuring out what's next.

Before that, I co-founded Insomnia Labs, a product and brand studio I built from the ground up into a team of 40 plus. Over four years, we designed category defining work for Coca-Cola, Under Armour, L'Oreal, the ICC, and Avalanche, moving between full product platforms and award winning brand campaigns.

Eight or nine years ago, before any of that, I was a cheeky 19 year old cold emailing startup founders I'd never met, telling them their product needed work. A few wrote back. That's how I started, and it's still how I like to work: say what's true, then go build it.

Clients

Coca-Cola

Under Armour

L'Oreal

ICC

Dolca & Gabbana

Intel

Chubby Group

Fountain

Process

Discovery & Strategy

Stakeholder Alignment

Scoping & Timeline

Systems & Roadmap

Design & Prototype

Delivery & QA

Industries

Fintech

Financial Services

CPG

Sports

Hospitality

Deliverables

Product Strategy

Design Systems

0 to 1 Product Design

Loyalty Systems

PRDs & Requirements

In Numbers

25+

Projects Completed

7+

Years Active

10+

Brands partnered

Global

Reach

Recognized by leading creative organizations, from Cannes Lions and The Andy Awards to the Webby Awards and ADC Awards.

Gold Lion

Cannes Lions

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

Silver Lion

Cannes Lions

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

Bronze Lion

Cannes Lions

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

Gold LIA

LIA Awards

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

Bronze LIA

LIA Awards

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

Grand Prize

New York Festivals

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

IDEA Category Winner

The Andys

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

2x Honoree

Webby Awards

Genesis Curry Flow

2022

Black and white detailed skull wearing bright pink heart-shaped sunglasses.
Illustration of a basketball player in a Chicago Bulls number 22 jersey dribbling a basketball with glowing pink accents and sparkles around him.
Close-up of a double cheeseburger with crispy fried chicken, melted cheddar cheese, lettuce, and onions on a toasted bun against an orange background.
Blue text 'PASTA LA VISTA BABY' surrounding an illustration of a plate of spaghetti.
Red book titled 'Solving' with an orange and green leaves on the cover, placed on a striped orange and white towel next to a glass of water by a pool with yellow tiles.
Illustration of red wine being poured from a bottle into a glass with text saying 'MORE WINE PLEASE'.
Transparent handheld gaming console filled with water, containing four goldfish swimming and aquatic plants inside.
Person wearing a blue and white striped balaclava and puffer jacket sitting on a large fluffy cream-colored horse sculpture.