Sam is director and founder of ConsortiaCo, an Enterprise Ecosystem established in 2018 to develop collaborations and capacity development programmes for public and private sectors. With over 500 Start ups, SMEs and Social Enterprises, and 50+ Government Agencies, ConsortiaCo brings forward thinking business models to the market for sustainable growth and development. Sam is working directly with the Irish Central Government and the European Commission on policy development in areas of social innovation, knowledge valorisation and sustainable procurement while supporting individual entrepreneurs and business owners through mentoring, training and consultancy. Sam is a strategic advisor to Social Enterprise International and has co-founded several startups in the area of innovation and sustainable business development.