Sam Rowlands — Creative director, founder & speaker
Sam
Rowlands
Rowlands
Creative director,
founder & speaker
founder & speaker
Work that moves people, and markets.
Creative director, founder, proud dyslexic. Raised on a cattle farm in rural Australia, now in Amsterdam.
(01) Hello
I treat strategy, design, experience and story as one job, not four. Then I built Pink Chip, an idea nobody would back until I backed it myself.
BasedAmsterdam
FromRural Australia
Ranked#1 NL, One Show 2025
AlsoOwns a dingo
(02) Now
Currently
Recognition
Founder & CEO, Pink ChipThe investment platform that prices in the power of female leadership.
Executive Creative Director & AdvisorInnovations, campaigns and brand platforms for agencies and businesses.
Board Advisor, e.l.f. Beauty CTBGCreative and cultural strategy for Changing the Board Game.
Venture Creative PartnerPositioning, narrative and launch for founders and early-stage teams.
Speaking, panels & judgingData, creativity and culture, on stages and juries worldwide.
#1 in the NetherlandsThe One Show creative rankings, 2025
95+ global awardsCreativity, design & innovation
10 jury appointmentsAcross seven award organisations
On global stagesSXSW London · Advertising Week NY
Featured inForbes · Fast Company · Black T-Shirts & The Purse podcasts