Kind Words

I’m pleased to recommend Sam Fiske for a content, media, or communications leadership role. I worked with Sam at Kingscrowd, and as the founder of Crowdwise and author of its articles and educational content, I appreciated both the editorial and technical sides of his work.

Sam’s responsibilities spanned our newsletter, podcasts — including Inside Startup Investing and the Kingscrowd Podcast — video, and content operations. He also coordinated webinars and in-person events that were major revenue drivers for us through sponsorships. These involved much more than producing good content: they required keeping sponsors, founders, speakers, and our internal team informed, prepared, and on schedule.

Sam reliably served as the trusted point of contact for our content and sponsorship partners, always conducting himself professionally and with a service-oriented approach.

Our multi-day Investment Crowdfunding Week events were a particularly good example. They brought together founders, investors, and industry leaders for one of our most prominent programs. Working remotely, Sam managed the many moving pieces and follow-ups needed to turn a calendar full of busy people into a cohesive event, including sponsor recognition. I appreciated how much persistence, organization, and relationship management that took, and how directly the work contributed to our business.

From my perspective as CTO, I also valued his curiosity about technology. Sam explored Claude to make content workflows more efficient, built dashboards to track media and audience growth, and sought out resources on data visualization to improve our newsletters. He was willing to learn the nuances of integrating an API or MCP server and put new ideas into practice that became team standards.

What I valued most, though, was Sam’s judgment about people. He brought perspectives that others might overlook and helped us consider how our work would be received by the people reading, watching, or attending. He was comfortable disagreeing and explaining why, while remaining thoughtful toward his colleagues. I could count on him for an honest perspective, even when it differed from my own.

Sam brought warmth, initiative, and a broad range of practical skills to our team. He became someone I valued as both a colleague and a friend. I would gladly work with him again and recommend him to a team looking for someone who can lead its content and media efforts, coordinate complex programs, and understand the people behind the work.

I hired Sam Fiske as my first podcast producer at Technori. Over the years, he advanced from producing the show to becoming Executive Producer and eventually my Chief of Staff. He later joined Kingscrowd as Head of Content, helping build one of the leading media channels in the retail private markets space.

Sam’s greatest strength is his adaptability. When he joined Technori, he had little startup or technology experience; within a few years, he had earned the trust of entrepreneurs throughout our ecosystem. He repeated that progression at Kingscrowd, quickly developing expertise in private markets.

Relentlessly curious, hardworking, and dependable, Sam has continually expanded his skills across content production, events, communications, marketing, paid social, and increasingly technical tools, including AI. He approaches new problems, industries, and technologies with the same mindset: learn quickly, contribute meaningfully, and keep improving.

I’ve worked with Sam across multiple companies and have seen firsthand how much he has grown. He is one of the most reliable people I’ve worked with, and I would hire him again without hesitation. Any company seeking someone who can operate across content, media, marketing, communications, events, and AI would be fortunate to have him.

I had the pleasure of working with Sam for several years across various organizations providing multimedia services. Throughout our time together, he consistently demonstrated a strong knack for innovation, problem-solving, communication, and creativity. He’s proficient with photography, videography, editing, copywriting and producing. He can do it himself or lead a team of creatives to get the job done.

Sam is well-versed in numerous industries, including technology, medicine, B2B, news, politics, sports, and entertainment. Staying ahead of industry trends and media transformations has always been a priority for him. Culturally, he is approachable, open, and engaging.

His extensive experience and continuous willingness to learn would make him a valuable long-term asset to your team.

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.

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.

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.