Sam Wick

Head of Ventures, UTA Ventures

Sam has over 20 years of experience in marketing, business development, and relationship management in the traditional media, technology, and publishing industries. He is a highly effective, executive-level professional whose accomplishments include building and growing start-up companies and assisting established corporations in bridging traditional and new media business opportunities. Sam’s professional accomplishments include high-level contributions in creative development, trend forecasting, strategic alliances, product development, project management, market research, and business development. He has proven ability to develop, extend, and leverage a brand both online and offline; to identify, sign, and market talent from inception to platinum level; and to successfully develop a broad range of products from inception to release. In addition, his experience includes traditional and non-traditional marketing methods, content aggregation and delivery, niche data collection and profiling, customer and client profiling, and viral campaign implementation strategy. He also has strong relationships with major, independent record companies and major technology companies at executive levels.

Articles by Sam Wick

How Shaun Merritt Vibe-Coded Karrot.ai As A Solo Builder

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Shaun Merritt, cofounder and CTO of Karrot.ai, a LinkedIn ABM tool. Shaun was kind enough to share a comprehensive breakdown of how...

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

Learn the 7 steps to product-led growth (PLG) to build a product that sells itself. Drive activation, boost conversions, and scale efficiently with Wes Bush from ProductLed....
Balancing self-care and startup pressure as a founder

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

Startup Guide to AI Visibility Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI Automation for Startup Operations

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

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