Sam Waller Director of Marketing

Sam Waller, Director of Marketing

What brought you to CSN?
My agency had the opportunity to work with an organization dedicated to curing cancer by fighting the most aggressive childhood cancers. I'd never raised my hand so fast to take on an account. The previous year my nephew had been diagnosed with a rare stage 4 liver cancer. It changed my life. Working with The Cure Starts Now felt like I was doing something big. It was so big that I couldn't contain it to a part of my work day and was brought on as a team member.

What I do at CSN
I tell the story of CSN and fundraise for the cure to ALL cancers. Thankfully, I am not alone. I lead an amazing team of marketers and designers. We work together (and with the rest of teams) to manage all the marketing channels, website, and messaging.

What I like most about my job
Every day, I am fighting for my nephew's cure and know that one day no family or kid will go through what my family and nephew went through. The team and community here is a force of nature. We all have our own stories, reasons, talents, and passion. Learning each story, each face, is the best part of the job. 

What moment have you cherished most at CSN?
During my first few months, I had the opportunity to do a "Texas Tour" of events. I attended three events across Austin, DFW, and Turkey. Meeting these families and seeing the communities is a core memory now. From Austin with an active junior committee to North Texas with a community dedicated for more than ten years to Turkey with a small town mobilizing for the first time, I was forever changed.

Many people would be surprised if they knew I…
have multiple tattoos of cats and racoons!