Business Chronology

Sam’s Former Careers/Businesses in Chronological order:

Woodbridge Police Department— High School Co-op Program.  Gave out taxi & firearm permits.  I was justifiably fired.  You’ll need to hear my keynote to find out why. 

I was the chef.  As far as I know, only 1 person got sick from my cooking.  No reported deaths.

Company was called CGD at the time.  I was a Telemarketer.  Fired for poor sales.  Two years later I came back to work at this company as a computer operator.

Quit after the first night.  Manager wrote me up for my register being $3 over what it should have been.  Yes, I meant over, not under.  I suggested that she pocket the $3 and forget about it, but she refused.

Stocked shelves and picked up carts from icy parking lot during holiday season..

Made foam boxes and drove moving truck.  Quit so I could focus on Technical School finals (Cittone Institute which is now owned by Lincoln Tech).

Finally a white-collar job.  I was a receptionist.

My first IT job after Technical School.  Company was called Jeri-Jo Knitwear/Currants at the time.  I printed reports at night.  I was laid off, then came back to work for them a month later.

No, this isn’t the real estate office. It’s a department store across the street from the World Trade Center in NYC.  I used to fix cash registers.  At first I was working here during the day and at the above job at night.  After 3 months I got burnt out and quit the night job.

At age 19 joined this MLM.  Invaluable experience.  Their system of books, tapes, & seminars helped mold me into the person I am today.  Ultimately, I left because my heart wasn’t in it. 

Worked at Ma’ Bell on 3 different occasions.  At one point supported their senior-level executives.  I used to go to their private hangar as well.

I was a human answering machine for them for one week.  I got paid to read a wonderful book called Powerful Stuff.

I was doing regular desktop support, executive support and managed the deploy team.  Luckily I met my wife Christina at this company before I left.

I headed up the Windows NT rollout team.  Lots of politics led to me leaving.

I will always have a warm place in my heart for this company.  I was there for over 5 years till the company was sold to NBTY. Once the sale was final, twenty of my friends were laid off.   I didn’t want to work there anymore after that.

I worked during weekends at Compusa and Staples as a rep for HP to promote their line of PC’s, Laptops and Printers.

I supported their senior-level executives.  This was a valuable experience to see first-hand how a multi-billion dollar company is run at the highest level.  Got to stay at 5-Star Hotels and visit 7-figure homes.  Also got to frequent their private hanger. 

Partnership with a friend of mine to resell a novelty ice cream.

Became a RTA (Referral Travel Agent) to enjoy the same perks as travel agents and help others do the same.  Now I travel at wholesale instead of retail.  Visit www.skydivatravel.info to learn more.

I am a keynote speaker with Rising Above, LLC.  After a long journey, I realize that my calling and passion is speaking in front of large crowds.

I enjoy being a ham on stages around the world and creating products such as books and audio sets.

The rest of my time is devoted to my wife, vacationing, and helping others grow.

You may be wondering….What is my long-term vision?

My long-term dream is to continue keynoting and produce an animated movie about Napoleon.   I would then sell the DVD on infomercials.

I would love Joe Pesci to play the voice.  I find Napoleon’s story incredibly inspirational.  This would be helpful for children to get interested in learning history.

You can view more stills and a concept trailer by clicking here.