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Sam Zimmerman: Kitchens, Psychic TV, & Data Ethics

He first learned how to manage difficult projects with dependencies and deadlines over a decade ago as a cook in a hectic restaurant. And around the same time, he discovered a knack for bringing different personalities together to make experimental music as a member of a band performing across the U.S. Hear how Sam went from the kitchen to executing digital transformation roadmaps for UN Agencies like UNICEF at the agency that managed digital for the disruptive Obama campaign of ‘08, Blue State.

July 24, 2020·1 min read·Piyush Poddar, VP Sales & Partnerships/ Field correspondent
Sam Zimmerman: Kitchens, Psychic TV, & Data Ethics

He first learned how to manage difficult projects with dependencies and deadlines over a decade ago as a cook in a hectic restaurant. And around the same time, he discovered a knack for bringing different personalities together to make experimental music as a member of a band performing across the U.S. Hear how Sam went from the kitchen to executing digital transformation roadmaps for UN Agencies like UNICEF at the agency that managed digital for the disruptive Obama campaign of ‘08, Blue State.

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