Sam Gross is the co-founder and VP of Content at Stacker, a newswire serving 3,000+ local publishers. Sam also advises nonprofits and startups, with a focus on media, technology, and public policy.
Hey! Sam here. I’ve spent the last 10+ years in journalism and technology roles while helping organizational leaders through coaching and strategic advisory services. I also volunteer and advise strategy for nonprofits across local news, childhood development, and poverty alleviation.
I’m always up for kicking around ideas or a catch up — shoot me a message if you’d like to connect.
Experience
Co-founder, VP of Content @ Stacker (2017-present)
Publishers Partnerships @ Graphiq (2014-2017), acquired by Amazon
Analyst @ KeyBank (2013-2014)
Additional involvement
West Side YMCA (current board member)
Shasta Scout (current board member)
The Children’s Agenda (current board member)
LION Publishers (revenue growth coach, expert network, and LION Awards judge)
Brown Institute for Media Innovation @ Columbia (Venture Challenge Media Track judge)
Meals on Wheels (volunteer)
Robin Hood (volunteer)
New-York Historical Society (member)
SCORE (former business mentor)
Press
Digiday: Wire service Stacker aims to solve content crunch for newsrooms and brands
PressGazette: The fast-growing ‘new age newswire’ that creates data journalism for publishers and brands
LION Publishers: Meet the 16 news businesses selected for the 2022 GNI Startups Labs on Planning for Revenue Growth