Sam Shank

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Sam Shank, Founder of TravelPost, was formerly responsible for distribution partnerships at SideStep.com, as well as the general management of TravelPost.com, SideStep's travel and hotel reviews community and user-generated content platform. Sam founded TravelPost.com in 2004 and was CEO until the company's acquisition in October, 2006. Prior to starting TravelPost.com, Sam spent 10 years in the consumer Internet industry including leadership roles in business development and product management at NexTag, Excite, CNET, and Oracle. At NexTag, Sam launched and managed the Electronics and Small Sellers categories. Sam holds a Masters in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management, where he received the Entrepreneurial Studies award and a BA in English from the University of Virginia.

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SideStep

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Surf Canyon

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