​​Sam Zises is the CEO of LRND™, an independent creative marketing agency he founded in 2012.

A native of New York City, Sam began his career at Ogilvy & Mather, Big Fuel (acquired by Publicis), Viacom, and Warner Bros. Records. 

He later founded the social location-based app Wendr, whose brand and software rights were licensed by Anheuser-Busch InBev in the U.S., and by BlackBerry for use throughout Latin America.

Beyond his work at LRND™, Sam has been an investor and advisor to consumer, tech, and media startups, including quip, Swag.com, and Vengo. 

Since 2016, he has served as US President of the Branded Content Marketing Association. 

Sam has been a featured speaker at Google and NYU, and his insights appear regularly in Advertising Age.

A graduate of Northeastern University, he remains an active mentor to emerging leaders and young professionals. 

Sam has held advisory and board positions at UJA-Federation and Birthright Israel, and is a supporter of OneTable.

He lives on Long Island with his wife and three children.