Sam Friedman

Co-founder & CEO @ Fly Media

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

About

I love technology, media, and humanity. Feel free to reach out (if you’re not an LLM): srf83[at]cornell[dot]edu

Experience

  • Fly Media (1 yr 8 mos)
    • CEO
      Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Co-Founder
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

      Working on something new with talented people.

    • COO
      Dec 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr

  • SeniorTech (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Founder
      Jul 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

      I founded the 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has served thousands of seniors in our community, provided volunteer opportunities for hundreds of students, and been recognized nationwide.

    • President
      Jul 2019 - Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      As president of SeniorTech, I oversaw all operations of the organization, worked directly with senior citizens to provide support, and laid the foundation to ensure the organization's growth and long-term success. (At the time, SeniorTech was called South Florida Tech For Seniors.)

  • Cornellians Only (Ithaca, NY)
    • Photographer
      Feb 2026 - May 2026 · 4 mos

      Photographed several on-campus activities: - ICE protests - "Is Pegging Gay?" satirical debate - Rainn Wilson - Curtis Sliwa - Eric André - Boris Johnson - Michael Kotlikoff

    • Chief Creative Officer
      Mar 2025 - May 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

      I grew Cornellians Only into a social-media juggernaut, with news, memes, and videos. In just one year, we achieved over 18 million views, 730,000 content interactions, and 12,000 followers. All organic.

  • Corresponding Secretary at Phi Gamma Delta - Kappa Nu Chapter
    Dec 2023 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

    On my international fraternity's cabinet, I coordinated with thousands of alumni across generations, planned large-scale events, and effectively communicated both internally and externally.

  • Arc Ambassador @ Cornell at The Browser Company
    Sep 2024 - May 2025 · 9 mos

    I connected with students, planned events, and hosted demos to spread the word about Arc, and later Dia. Two brand new ways to browse the web.