Sam has worked in a breadth of industries from horticulture and agriculture to healthcare and manufacturing. With leadership roles in operations management, marketing, and business development, he focuses on helping organizations improve their existing services while building a roadmap for future growth.Sam earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alberta and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. In the latter, he spent his final semester traveling and studying international business at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.As founder of two start-up companies, Sam emphasized the importance of supporting communities. In 2019, his telehealth group established a non-profit virtual health clinic for foster children within the S.O.S. Children’s Villages network, and for several years his organic agriculture company supported the recovery efforts of Indonesia farmers impacted by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.