Mike Samson is the co-founder of crowdSPRING, an online marketplace for custom logo design, web design, graphic design, industrial design, and writing services. An enthusiastic entrepreneur, Mike is a leading voice on crowdsourcing, industry disruption, startups, and small business issues and writes a regular column on the crowdSPRING blog (ranked in the AdAge Power 50 Marketing Blogs). Prior to starting crowdSPRING, Samson was an Emmy Award nominated Producer, and Production Manager with more than 20 years of experience as a senior manager in the film and television production industry. Samson has a BA in Mass Media from the University of Illinois and a MBA from Northwestern Universitys Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He speaks often to audiences of entrepreneurs and marketing professionals as well as to business schools and professional organizations.

Communication, Marketing, Publishing, Digital Marketing,