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David S. Samuels is the President and CEO at Buoyant Brands. Immediately prior to forming KoldCast, Samuels was CEO of Emmerzion Worldwide, LLC, an entertainment marketing and product placement firm, and President of Tanner & Haley Productions where he was developing branded entertainment properties for the company. Previously, Samuels was chairman, chief executive officer and president of the Irvine, CA-based, State Of The Art, Inc., a leading accounting software company that developed what is known in the market today as Quicken personal finance software. Previously known as the Electric Checkbook, Samuels negotiated and sold the Electric Checkbook brand to Intuit in 1987 renaming the product, Quicken. A brand marketing and product distribution expert, with a career background in public accounting, Samuels created innovative brand marketing strategies and distribution methodologies that became the new model for the industry. During Samuels's nine year tenure, his success did not
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 287 investors hold the President & CEO role in VCSift. David S. Samuels is one of them.
- • 17 investors are based in Beachwood, Ohio, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- seed
- Location
- Beachwood, US
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