Testimonials

Kind Words

A few words from people I’ve worked closely with across content, operations, and strategy.

Sam was especially good at anticipating what a project needed before it was fully defined. A small idea or loose suggestion rarely stayed small.

Chris Martin Integrated Operations Manager · Kingscrowd
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I had the pleasure of working with Sam for nearly five years and would gladly recommend him. Sam is dependable, thoughtful, and easy to collaborate with. He brings a strong creative eye, takes feedback well, and consistently approaches projects with care and professionalism.

What stood out to me was Sam’s ability to turn urgent, broad direction into polished work while staying responsive and detail-oriented throughout the process. He was especially good at anticipating what a project needed before it was fully defined. A small idea or loose suggestion rarely stayed small. He could take a concept and build it into something more creative, more professional, and more useful than originally imagined.

Sam was also excellent at encouraging others to contribute. I was not especially interested in writing as someone who primarily works with data, but he helped me see that my perspective could be valuable to our audience. Because of that encouragement, I eventually became part of the regular content rotation.

Sam would be a great collaborator for any team looking for someone creative, reliable, encouraging, and genuinely committed to high-quality work.

Sam has a gift for communicating complex topics in a digestible, accessible way.

Olivia Strobl Associate Manager, Strategy & Operations · DoorDash
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I had the pleasure of working cross-functionally with Sam for several years at Kingscrowd, where he served as Head of Content & Media Operations. Sam has a gift for communicating complex topics in a digestible, accessible way. At Kingscrowd, his talent shone in our inaugural newsletter, which consistently saw open rates above industry standard and drove conversions to the platform. Sam has a real range as a storyteller. He launched the Kingscrowd podcast from scratch, which pushed our small startup's media presence into new territory. Finally, Sam is a person of consistent integrity, has phenomenal attention to detail, and is an exemplary leader. He would be an asset to any team looking to level up their content and media strategy.

Over the years, I learned a lot from him, and he turned me from an analyst to a creator.

Léa Bouhelier-Gautreau Senior Investment Associate · Kingscrowd
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I had the chance to work with Sam Fiske for 4.5 years. When he joined our team, he completely revamped our marketing strategy and significantly improved our branding. He then became our Head of Content and managed every aspect with a tremendous amount of care: podcasts, articles, newsletters, and last but not least, events. He constantly iterated to improve Kingscrowd's content strategy. In numbers, he managed to give our newsletter an exceptional open rate of 50%+ and 2%+ click-through rate. Over the years, I learned a lot from him, and he turned me from an analyst to a creator. I strongly recommend working with Sam as he's not only a hard worker but also someone I genuinely enjoyed working with.

Performance cited here reflects later-stage newsletter results after list hygiene and lifecycle improvements. The 44.1% figure elsewhere on this site is the publication’s all-time average open rate.