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Samantha Ettus | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | July 12, 1972
Alma mater | Harvard University (BA, MBA) |
Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, television personality, motivational speaker |
Spouse | Mitchell Jacobs (m. 2005) |
Website | SamanthaEttus.com |
Samantha Ettus (born July 12, 1972) is an American entrepreneur, author, speaker, TV contributor and podcast host. She is the founder and CEO of the payment processor Park Place Payments. [1]
Ettus was born and raised in New York City, and graduated from the Dalton School. She earned an undergraduate degree in anthropology from Harvard University and a master's in business administration from Harvard Business School. After graduating, she founded Ettus Media Management, a personal branding agency. [2]
Ettus started her first business, a personal branding firm, following her graduation at Harvard Business School in 2001. Since then, she has created Park Place Payments, a payment processing company. She was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's list of 100 Powerful Women of 2021. [3] Ettus sits on the advisory board of the Forbes School of Business and Technology, Sparks and Honey, and Inspiro Tequila.[ citation needed ] [4]
Ettus has hosted 75 episodes of Obsessed TV, [5] an online talk show she co-created with Gary Vaynerchuk in which she interviewed celebrities and athletes including Bethenny Frankel and Al Roker. [6] She has appeared on television shows including The Today Show, NBC News, Access Hollywood, CNN, Dr. Phil and The Doctors. Previously, Ettus wrote a syndicated weekly column called "Celebrity Assets" for Scripps Howard. [7] She was the first person quoted in Sheryl Sandberg's bestselling book, Lean In. [8]
Ettus has authored five books: The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do, [9] The Experts' Guide to Life at Home,The Experts' Guide to Doing Things Faster,The Experts' Guide to the Baby Years, and The Pie Life.
Ettus' fifth book, The Pie Life: A Guilt-Free Recipe for Success and Satisfaction, was published in September 2016. The Pie Life debuted on Good Morning America [10] and The TODAY Show [11] during the week of its publication.
For four years she hosted a weekly nationally syndicated call-in radio show, and was a contributor to Forbes. She has given keynote speeches at conferences, corporations, and universities, including two TEDx talks. [12]
In the fall of 2020, Ettus launched What's Her Story With Sam & Amy, [13] a women in business podcast for iHeartRadio, which she co-hosts with entrepreneur Amy Nelson.
Ettus is a formerly nationally ranked junior tennis player. She competed on the women's tennis team while attending Harvard., [14]
In 2005, Ettus married Mitch Jacobs at Pan's Garden in Palm Beach, Florida. [2]
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