Book writing / Documentary making / Social Enterprise starting / Award winning / World-changing / Pirate.

“Sam is a serial social entrepreneur who has changed the lives of many thousands. Sam always puts social innovation and purpose at the forefront of his work.”

Michael Lynas, CEO, National Citizenship Service.

“Sam make an incredible contribution to progressing talent from a disadvantaged background. He’s a role model and an inspiring social entrepreneur”

Alexandra Mahon, CEO, Channel 4.

“A brave and inspirational leader. A true trailblazer. He has really influenced my thinking. And I know that is also true of many other leaders.”

Tom Weldon, CEO, Penguin Random House.

Sam lives his values infectiously. He walks the talk so leaders listen

— Dyson

Sam inspires teams to do more than they ever thought possible.

— Google

Legendary Founder and one of the planets sharpest thinkers.”

— Forbes

Sam gave us courage, secure we had one another’s backs.

— Warner Bros

Work

My work typically has three parts:

Writing new rules and questioning outdated ones.

2. Is in service to a cause or community.

3. Is in collaboration with diverse, inter-disciplinary, and brilliant people.

Below are some links:

“Sam is always our highest-rated speaker and facilitator|”

Google

01

Uncertainty Experts

20th Century Leadership is so, last century. Sometimes the answers we need the most, come from the people we expect the least. I wrote and directed, the first of it’s kind, live, interactive and immersive documentary.

02

Be More Pirate

I wrote my first book as a love letter to change-makers and rule-breakers, it became a global bestseller and created a thriving crew of Good Trouble makers. How To Be More Pirate (the sequel book) is also out now along with the Be More Pirate podcast.

03

Livity

I co-founded the youth-led, purpose-driven, multi-multi-award-winning social enterprising marketing agency that still brings together the worlds biggest brands with the worlds most pressing challenges, in a unique bit of alchemy that’s changed the lives of thousands of young people.

04

Digify Africa

I co-founded a pan-African NGO delivering digital skills to create opportunity, employment and enterprise, co-led, co-created and co-delivered by young Africans, to hundreds of thousands of young Africans delivered with breakthrough technology, social enterprise and a wicked sense of humour.

05

Live Magazine

I founded and ran the UK based Non-Profit platform that over 15 years was a voice, launchpad and safe creative space to an entire generation of young people from less advantaged backgrounds across the UK. Nothing has ever taught me as much as those kids, to whom I’ll be forever grateful.

06

somewhereto_

I ran a unique space matching service for young people to access empty or underused space in every region of the UK, which was the flagship youth initiative of the Cultural Olympiad of the 2012 Olympic Games but became a successful community enterprise incubator in its own right.

07

Dubplate Drama

I exec-produced the “worlds first interactive multi-platform TV series” that first bought the UK grime scene to mmainstream screens and over three series changed youth culture and empowered young people on key social issues in a unique collaboration between broadcasters, platforms and charity.

08

Don’t Panic

I began the original activist agency, that began in the club culture of the late nineties, and went on to win Baftas, Cannes, Webbies and more for pioneering content and campaigns, from ending Shell’s relationship with Lego to launching the most successful charity campaign of all time.