Nutrabolt

Director of Social Media

•Key stakeholder for America’s #1 fastest growing energy drink, C4 Energy on social media

•Drove C4 Energy social media strategy development and execution, community strategy development and execution, led social reporting, engaged in social listening, and designed social content.

•Drove explosive social growth for C4 Energy including 490K+ total followers gained (+655%) and generated 340M+ social impressions.

•In 2022, I kickstarted C4 Energy TikTok and eclipsed 1.6M likes (+1,947% YTD), gained 226K followers (+510% YTD), and generated 37M views (+5,492% YTD) for the year.

•Played integral role in the identifying and activating of influencers (nano, micro, macro) and creators on social media to supplement branded campaigns and drive overall brand reach. 

•Brought many explosive partnerships and brand partners to life on social media such as WWE, STARBURST, SKITTLES, Kevin Hart, Roman Reigns, Lonzo Ball, and more.

Senior Social Media Manager, Beverage

Senior Social Media Manager

Legion Athletics

•Social media lead for top all-natural sports supplement brand Legion Athletics and Legion Athletics CEO and best-selling author, Mike Matthews. 

•Designed, created, and produced all social media content across Legion Athletics & Mike Matthews social media channels. 

•Curated, optimized, and scheduled 200+ unique social posts per week across 11 social media channels between Legion Athletics & Mike Matthews.

•Drove community love and increased engagement by 56% on Instagram, 51% on Twitter, and website sessions via social by 74%.

National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

•Social media lead and head photographer for the NSCA, the global leader in strength & conditioning. 

•Drove exponential community growth and increased Instagram following by 78% and Instagram engagement by 217%. 

•Provided ample support for NSCA educational materials (articles, blog, podcast) on social media channels and increased website sessions via social by 1,024% within 3 months. 

•Served as lead photographer and captured content of NSCA events, Division-1 athletes, and tactical athletes. Content was used for marketing collateral, NSCA publications, social content, website content, and more.

Social Media Coordinator & Photographer

Crunch Fitness

•Trained and guided clients to help achieve their health & fitness goals with personalized training programming. 

•Provided expertise to 15+ clients on healthy and sustainable weight loss, proper nutrition, muscle building, and more.

Personal Trainer

SocialSEO Inc

•Went through the SEO training program and became proficient in keyword research, keyword mapping, and more. 

•Assisted team members with silver, gold & platinum sized accounts such as Men’s Health, Gaiam, and several local businesses.

SEO Analyst

CampusProtein.com

•Led channel and content strategy for Campus Protein Twitter account.

•Served as lead community manager and engaged with brand fans to cultivate community, drive engagement, and more. 

•Photographed content for Campus Protein that was distributed and showcased across social channels, website, email, and more.

Marketing Intern

[self-employed]

Provided a wide array of marketing services for several small to large brands within the health & fitness industry. These services included: Social media management, social media marketing, web design, brand positioning, community management, content creation, photography, SEO, and more. 

Clients worked with: RSP Nutrition, Powr3d Supplements, Kore 7 Fitness, Stinkbug Naturals, local gyms, local personal trainers, and more.

Freelance Social Media Marketer & Marketing Consultant

SDC Nutrition

•Social media lead for G6 Sports Nutrition and responsible for social media strategy creation & execution. 

•Designed, created, and produced all social media content across G6 Sports Nutrition social handles 

•Drove exponential Instagram growth upon arrival (726 to 12K followers) within 3 months.

G6 Sports Nutrition Social Media Manager

Assisted with and educated customers on proper health, fitness, and supplementation along with providing a great customer experience.

Sales Associate

Youth Basketball Training

Coached and trained a variety of youth basketball players to instill confidence and further develop their skills on the court.

Youth Basketball Trainer

“So, you scroll through social media all day and make posts?” Nope, not exactly. 

I’m Sam, a Social Media Director, content creator, and brand-builder. I have a knack for creating and delivering superior social media experiences, building highly evangelistic brand communities, and creating a social presence that is a catalyst for brand growth. 

I have been blessed with some incredible opportunities over the past 5+ years and have worked with several leaders in the fitness industry to help bring to life on social media. 

These brands include: 
✔️ C4 Energy 
✔️ Cellucor
✔️ XTEND
✔️ Legion Athletics
✔️ NSCA (National Strength & Conditioning Association)
✔️ & more!

I love what I do. I’m passionate about sports (especially basketball), fitness, strength & conditioning, hiking, and photography. 

I love meeting new people, so feel free to reach out and introduce yourself! 

Email 👉 samwellsmarketing@gmail.com
Instagram 👉 samwellsyo

Sam Wells

Benzinga

I lead the best social media team in the world. 

In the first 5 months, we've added, over 300,000 collective followers and we're just getting started.

Head of Social Media

Social Studies

I write for 10,000+ social media wizards/ninjas/gurus/rockstars.

We compile databases, case studies, and deep dives that help you do your job better.

Creator

Tyson Foods

Social Media

Life.Church

As a member of the YouVersion team, I was an employee at Life.Church, an innovative multi-site church based in Edmond, Oklahoma. Life.Church has over 40 physical locations across the country and reaches millions of people every week online. Life.Church also developed the YouVersion Bible App (over 500 million downloads), the Bible App for Kids and the Church Online Platform.

YouVersion

Managed organic social media strategy and content creation for all of YouVersion’s brands. (Global account, niche accounts, and international foreign language accounts across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube and TikTok.)

Increased the following of our global Instagram account from 500,000 to 2.6 million followers in two years. Launched multiple niche accounts and grew them from zero to over 100,000. Grew our TikTok from zero to over 300,000 in under six months. 

Led a team of volunteer community managers and designers to execute overall brand vision as well as respond to the needs of a community of over 7.5 million followers.

Developed a comprehensive YouTube strategy to provide relevant content to the target audience. During COVID, led production and creative on a series of felt-need videos that have now amassed over 21 million views.

University of Missouri-Columbia

Filmmaker

Organic Social Media Newsletter, Community, Consulting

It was dumb luck honestly...

I was unqualified to even read the job description.

But they rolled the dice and took a chance on me and just like that I was running social media at YouVersion (the Bible app with 800+ million downloads).

At YouVersion I saw how legitimately caring about your audience results in insane follower growth and engagement. We increased the following of our Instagram account from 500,000 to 2.6 million followers in two years. We launched multiple accounts that grew from zero to over 100,000. Our TikTok went from zero to over 300,000 in under six months.

I'm currently the Head of Social at Benzinga where I lead the best social media team in the world. In the first 5 months, we've added, over 300,000 collective followers and we're just getting started.

I started writing on LinkedIn on January 1, 2022 and have written (almost) everyday for 3 years. The account has grown from 0 to 40,000 followers.

In short... I help brands build audiences, engaged communities, and raving fans.

Jacob Shipley

If you think social media management is just posting on social media... you probably don't work in social media.

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