About Sam

Introducing you to Sam Hope, founder and host of the World Class Voices Interview Series.

See Sam's ventures and partnerships below.

Present:

Earlier this year, Sam partnered with Forbes Australia to grow and launch the Forbes Club, leading a private and exclusive community of Australia’s top echelon of business leaders and high performers.

2020:

Sam co-founded WoWo Washing, where he raised capital to build a SaaS platform connecting consumers with car cleaners.

Following the 2021 financial year, Sam stepped away to pursue other opportunities, WoWo continues to operate to this day.

2021:

Sam spent time consulting with hospitality and retail businesses across the Asia-Pacific, supporting the implementation of leading POS solutions, financial technologies and other SaaS products.

Spending time at Lightspeed's HQ in Canada and experiencing the operations of a publicly listing company (NYSE/TSE: LSPD) was invaluable to Sam's development.

2022:

Sam launched Upshelf, a startup aimed at redefining retail product compliance for the FMCG sector.

While Upshelf didn’t achieve product-market fit, the experience provided invaluable lessons that decisively shaped future enterprise.

2024:

Sam co-founded Earlibird AI and served as co-CEO for the first six months.

Earlibird AI specialises in helping businesses integrate AI to enhance efficiency and profitability.

Sam exited out of day-to-day operations at the end of the 2024 financial year, remaining as a shareholder.

Naturally, Sam has a strong fascination with those that have reached the top echelon of their field, mixed with a mission to spotlight these high performers, World Class Voices was born.

2019:

At 17, Sam left school early and moved to Sydney to partner with the world’s largest business seminar promotion company.

Sam had the privilege of being part of the team that brought icons like Sir Richard Branson, Tony Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, Gary Vee, and Grant Cardone to Australia.

In summary, Sam is a formidable player in the arena of entrepreneurship with strong meritocratic and capitalist values.