Sam Hankey

Sam Hankey has extensive work experience in various leadership roles. They started their career at Warehouse Winery as a Sales Associate from July 2010 to June 2012. They then moved on to Mars Petcare US, where they held positions such as Sales Analyst - Grocery from June 2012 to March 2014, National Account Manager - Target from March 2014 to June 2015, and Sr. National Account Manager - Target from June 2015 to January 2017. From January 2017 to October 2018, they served as the Global Sales Operations Team Lead at Mars Petcare US.

In 2018, Sam joined Kids2 as the Vice President of Global Sales Planning & Operations, a role they held until January 2021. They then became the Vice President of Sales, Americas, responsible for customer engagement across Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Latin America, from January 2021 to June 2022. During this time, they also served as the Vice President of Global Business Planning & Development at Kids2, leading enterprise planning, strategy, and corporate development globally.

Since 2020, Sam has taken on advisory roles at Good Buy Gear and Wonderschool, supporting their missions to help families become more efficient and provide access to quality early education, respectively.

In 2022, Sam joined Be Curious Partners as the Vice President of Ventures and served on the boards of Kinedu and Motherly. They also became a board member of ParentCo., a company focused on changing the conversation around parenthood and promoting self-care for parents.

Overall, Sam Hankey's work experience showcases their expertise in sales, operations, planning, and development, with a particular focus on the parenting and early education sectors.

From 2007 to 2012, Sam Hankey attended the University of Minnesota, where they earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Their double major consisted of Economics and Spanish and Portuguese Language Studies.