my name is Sam winkler.
I live in Orange County, California. I am a serial entrepreneur, visionary, and executive. I have experience in executive management, sales, international licensing, and strategic business.
I have a passion for creativity and building businesses.
Out of High School, I began my career as a digital manager and helped create the infrastructure for Planetwide Games, a MMORPG online game company and publisher with over 600,000 members.
Then, I went to become the top producer at WePOWER LLC, an alternative energy company, and shortly after was promoted to Vice President. I left WePOWER in 2010, to become an executive team member, co-founder, and director of Liquipel.
I helped to pioneer and develop the first waterproof coating for cell phones
and develop an innovative business model in the nano-coating industry for electronics and clothing. Liquipel launched in 2012, our first round we raised $12 million dollars at a $100 million dollar valuation.
Liquipel quickly grew and became a global brand with over 30,000 points of distribution and has sold millions of units worldwide. Creating strategic partnerships and investments with Pharrell Williams, Steve Aoki, Nyjah Houston, William Morris, Chris Burch, and more has led Liquipel to have over 2 billion views and $45 million in free marketing.
Liquipel ranks among the INC. Magazine list of Top 5000 America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.
I strongly believe in giving back. I am co-founder of a charity, Direct Endorsements, we work with a variety of organizations. I am on the board of the Aoki Foundation, and very involved with the Elephant Cooperation.
I am a member of Forbes Business Development Council, an invitation-only community for senior-level sales and business development executives.
Current Projects
CEO, Co-Founder
Liquipel brings together patented and proprietary technologies, creating 360° device protection for mobile devices and other electronics. Liquipel’s Watersafe™ is an award-winning process that uses nanotechnology to protect smartphones and other devices from accidental exposure to liquids. SafeGuard by Liquipel is a protection technology that prevents broken screens by utilizing a unique Nano-Shock™ technology to provide protection for mobile devices against severe impacts and drops. Since its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in 2012, Liquipel’s Watersafe™ has won an Edison Award, a FierceWireless Fierce 15 Award, and was named by Popular Science as the Grand Award Winner in the Gadgets Category for the magazine’s “Best of What’s New” issue. It also has been included in Entrepreneur Magazine’s “100 Brilliant Companies” list. The Liquipel brand incorporates aggressive pull-through marketing campaigns utilizing key celebrity partners, such as Pharrell Williams, Steve Aoki, and Nyjah Huston, to maintain a fresh and exciting brand image.
Co-Founder
SVN Sound, a headphone brand created by audio industry veterans and two-time Grammy-nominated DJ and Producer Steve Aoki, launch the Neon 100 headphone.
Co-Founder
The InstaProtek app and product guarantee is not a service contract, no long- term commitments, and will not compete with insurance companies. The InstaProtek mobile app is easy to use and gives consumers up to 12 months to register their products and the peace of mind that their products are not only backed by InstaProtek, but also Starr companies. InstaProtek has created AI to keep the app user-friendly, but also protect it against fraud.
Co-Founder
Direct Endorsement’s goal is to raise money for charities all across the world by hosting Athletes, Celebrities & Musicians of all genres. Fans are able to watch the HD Live Stream & participate in the show by using the live chat feature.
My philosophy
“Never stop creating, always be persistent, and have patience. ”