Forefront Communications

VICE PRESIDENT, head of content

SAM
BELDEN

Sam leads Forefront’s content practice area. In this role, he serves as Forefront’s lead writer and editor, helping clients tell their stories through compelling thought leadership, case studies, whitepapers, sales materials, social media, websites, videos, podcasts and beyond. He has worked with firms spanning virtually every corner of the capital markets and institutional fintech space. In addition to client work, Sam serves as the editorial director of the At the Forefront podcast.

 

Before joining Forefront, Sam was a journalist whose work appeared on Business Insider, Golf.com and a number of other outlets. He has a B.A. from Fordham University, where he double majored in Journalism and History. In his free time, Sam enjoys writing, live music, exploring NYC and tinkering with his fantasy football lineup.

MY WRITING / MY WORK

GET TO KNOW ME

First Job?

I was a service clerk at my local grocery store. Turns out you learn a lot about life wrangling shopping carts.

Favorite Movie?

Whiplash. Maybe I was a jazz man in a past life.

Favorite Bad Song?

As Forefront’s resident Steely Dan fan, I plead the fifth.

THIS OR THAT

Early Bird or Night Owl?

Both!

Coffee or Tea?

Coffee — see answer above! I’ve been known to enjoy an iced coffee in the dead of winter, which is probably the most New England thing about me.

Yankees or Mets?

Mets! National League baseball = real baseball.