Josh Sample

Josh Sample is the Founder and CEO of Drive Social Media, a national, digital-first marketing and social media agency. He is also the visionary behind Marketing Milk, the agency’s bespoke marketing analytics platform.

Since its inception, Josh has led Drive Social Media through exponential growth from $0 at its founding to more than $35M in revenue in 12 years. Drive Social Media is a national leader in social media marketing and creates custom solutions for nearly 2,000 businesses across industries and employs more than 200 people throughout the agency’s six locations, including Miami, Atlanta, Tampa, St. Louis, Nashville, and Dallas.

Leadership

Josh has deep expertise in building revenue-generating business systems that help CEOs, leading C-suite executives and business owners track metrics to scale business growth.

In the past six years, Drive Social Media managed $80.5M in Meta advertising investments, averaging $13.4M annually. In 2023, the company handled $23M, achieving, on average, more than four times ROI.

Josh’s business leadership philosophy is anchored by a future-focused mindset. At the helm, he is spearheading Drive Social Media’s digital transformation to advance the future of marketing, creating innovative synergies between the agency’s data and technology expertise and the revolutionary capabilities of AI. The advancements are poised to upskill talent, build operational efficiencies, and create best-in-class marketing solutions.

Recognition & Contributions

Under Josh’s leadership, Drive Social Media has earned notable achievements. Drive Social Media has been honored as a two-time Adweek Fastest Growing Agencies awardee, featured in the Inc. 500, and included six times in the Inc. 5000 list. The agency has also been listed in the St. Louis Business Journal Fast 50, recognizing the region’s fastest growing companies, and ranked fifth by the St. Louis Business Journal for St. Louis’ largest advertising, marketing and PR firms.

Josh has contributed thought leadership pieces to esteemed publications, including Adweek, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Entrepreneur, Inc., and MSNBC. He has also spoken live at events, including the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference, Orangetheory Fitness Convention, Xponential Fitness Convention, and T-REX.

Education

Josh holds a B.B.A in Marketing and Marketing Management from Missouri State University.