Sam Eitzen

BIO

CEO at Keepyourcitysmiling. The most important parts first: I'm a husband and a father, I plan impromptu dance parties with my kids, and I love my work because I enjoy what I do and want to create companies that serve people, not use them. I'm an entrepreneur. A college dropout. I've started more companies that have failed than have succeeded. For the past 8 years I've had the privilege of leading Snapbar, an Inc. 500 company, where I'm currently co-founder & CEO. What started as a humble photo booth service in Seattle has grown into a tech company with global reach in the world of events and marketing experiences. We build and use photo and video technology to create experiences that help planners, marketers and teams create better engagement and connection with their audiences. Along with my team at SnapBar, I’ve had the privilege of working at events like CES, Coachella, and SXSW with clients including Google, Nike, Disney, Louis Vuitton, MasterCard and many others. Before starting SnapBar with my brother, I served as Marketing Director and then COO at Rhino, a Kickstarter-funded camera gear startup. During my time there, Rhino shot onto the global scene and sold their products to film departments at Apple, NBC, Universal, GoPro, BBC, and Tesla. I write and speak on the topics of experiential marketing and customer experiences as well as the highs and lows of life running bootstrapped startup. Recently, because of the pandemic, I started another company in a desperate attempt to save our events business. That new company is called Keep Your City Smiling and serves the corporate gifting industry.