Sam Shepherd

Sam Shepherd is Chief Creative Officer of Uncommon in New York City.

Since opening the studio's first US office just a year ago, Sam has helped Uncommon become Fast Company's #1 'Most Innovative Agency In The World', won multiple Cannes Lions for his work on SiriusXM, and created the viral anomaly of the year in 'Rat Boot', earning more views than the Super Bowl with zero dollars spent.

Sam has devoted his career to creating things people in the real world care about and are glad exist; famous work that's meant to live outside our industry bubble and become a cultural reference point in ten years time.

Prior to Uncommon, Sam was ranked the #1 Executive Creative Director in the world by D&AD and The One Show.

Some of Sam's most famous work to date includes "The Drinkable Book", named TIME Magazine's Invention of the Year; "The Krylon Pinterest Yardsale" winning Titanium at Cannes; "Westward The Maze" winning Grand Prix at Cannes; and "The Lost Class" for Change the Ref, which is one of the most awarded ideas of all time.

In a past life, Sam attended the University of Pennsylvania where he majored in communications and design. As a two-sport division 1 athlete, Sam was an All-Ivy League recipient in Track and field.