CEO of Blackbox Republic
Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
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- CEO at Blackbox Republic
- Past
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- Chief Marketing Officer at Jive Software
- Senior Vice President, Group Account Director at McCann Erickson
- Vice President Business Development and Marketing at Euro RSCG
- Vice President eBusiness & IT at 3Com
- Vice President Marketing at CNET
- Director Consumer Online Business at Dell Computer Corporation
- Account Supervisor at SicolaMartin, Part of Y&R Brands
- Education
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- University of Arizona
- University of Texas
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Sam Lawrence’s Summary
Sam Lawrence, CEO of Blackbox Republic, is is known for going big. He is an unconventional and experienced leader who knows how to bring big ideas to reality. A frequent industry speaker and popular blogger, Sam is well known as a firestarter and thought-leader. He draws from 17 years of technology experience having lead Fortune-level companies and start ups to success. Sam founded Blackbox Republic. Previously he was from Jive Software where as CMO, he reshaped the company, got them on the map, and on track to go big. He has had experience at McCann Erickson where he was a senior vice president in charge of marketing efforts for Microsoft's global Microsoft Office business unit, including Microsoft SharePoint, Live Meeting and Live Communication Server. Prior, Sam has lead Marketing for a roster of marquee companies including Dell, CNET and 3Com. He was named a INVESP top 100 Influential Marketer in 2008.
Sam Lawrence’s Specialties:
Big ideas that grow companies.
www.gobigalways.com
www.blackboxrepublic.com
Sam Lawrence’s Experience
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CEO
Blackbox Republic
(Computer Software industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
Blackbox Republic is a pioneering social software company and developer of a Community Exchange Platform that blends social networking and eCommerce, with a unique privacy model. The company is backed by angel investors, and headquarters are in Portland, OR. For more information visit Blackbox Republic online at www.blackboxrepublic.com.
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Chief Marketing Officer
Jive Software
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
July 2005 — April 2009 (3 years 10 months)
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Senior Vice President, Group Account Director
McCann Erickson
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year )
Ran worldwide Microsoft Office business (22 countries). It would have been fun except for the part that had to do with Microsoft.
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Vice President Business Development and Marketing
Euro RSCG
(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years )
Lots of time convincing *really* big companies to spend money on tv advertising.
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Vice President eBusiness & IT
3Com
(Public Company; Computer Networking industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
This job ended up being focused on a year's worth of reduction-in-force operations (firing people). Thank god we're past 2001.
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Vice President Marketing
CNET
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Loved this job, too. So fun. Headed Marketing at a time of tremendous growth and excitement for the company and the market. Great people at CNET.
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Director Consumer Online Business
Dell Computer Corporation
(Public Company; DELL; Computer Hardware industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years )
Ran the consumer and SMB online business and learned a ton.
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Account Supervisor
SicolaMartin, Part of Y&R Brands
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years )
I didn't know much about marketing back then. But I learned a lot and made great friends.
Sam Lawrence’s Education
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University of Arizona
MBA ,
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University of Texas
BA ,
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Sam Lawrence’s Interests:
Tech. Tech. And tech.
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