Company : Sam, the Support Platform for Women - wearesam.co (Early-Stage Tech Startup)
Role : Strategy & Growth MBA Intern
Location : Remote
Commitment : Part-time (~15 hours / week) starting October 2025
Compensation : Unpaid internship with the opportunity to earn academic credit
About Sam
Sam is an early-stage tech startup (pre-seed) transforming how women access expert support during major life transitions from career shifts to wellness to eldercare and beyond. Sam provides expert-led sessions via a digital marketplace, curated resources, and digital programming to empower our community with guidance, confidence, and care. As the first comprehensive support platform built exclusively for women, Sam is creating a trusted space for women seeking guidance during life’s most pivotal moments.
Why Join Sam?
- Gain C-suite-level exposure, working directly with seasoned professionals and startup leadership on high-stakes projects and execution.
- Work in a high-growth, high-caliber environment, where your work will have an immediate and measurable impact
- Tackle real-world business challenges in areas such as product development, market expansion, recruiting, pricing optimization, business development, online-to-offline retail distribution, and more
- Join an innovative, mission-driven venture that is poised to disrupt the way women access Expert support during life’s most pivotal transitions
- Operate in a fast-paced, high-expectation startup environment, ideal for those with an entrepreneurial mindset who thrive on autonomy, creativity, and impact
- Build an unparalleled network within a highly selective team and an engaged, influential community of partners, experts, and supporters
About the Position
This is a part-time (~15 hours / week), unpaid internship with the opportunity to earn academic credit, depending on your school’s program requirements. Target start date in October 2025.
Sam is in high-growth mode, and as a Strategy & Growth MBA Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience in shaping our business strategy, refining our go-to-market approach, driving insights that fuel our growth, and supporting a mission-driven team. You’ll work across the business at the intersection of business strategy, product development, market expansion, Expert recruitment, platform intelligence, operations, business development, and strategic partnerships.
This role is designed for high-performing MBA students eager to roll up their sleeves, apply MBA-level strategy skills, and make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, purpose-driven startup. As the Strategy & Growth MBA Intern, you’ll support the Head of Strategy & Growth and play a key role in shaping Sam’s trajectory, success, and long-term vision.
The internship is both highly strategic and deeply operational, requiring sharp analytical skills, a structured problem-solving approach, and the ability to drive execution in an early-stage, high-velocity environment.
What You’ll Do - Key Focus Areas (Tailored to Your Strengths and Interests)
Go-to-Market Strategy : Develop and refine launch strategies, pricing models, and customer acquisition frameworks. Build financial models and scenario analyses to guide strategic decision-making.Market and Competitive Intelligence : Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis to identify emerging trends, white space, and growth opportunities.Product Expansion : Leverage platform data, user behavioral insights, and external research to identify high-need categories and life stages for vertical, demographic, geographic, and category expansion.Business Analytics & Growth Optimization : Analyze key business metrics, model revenue projections, and propose growth strategies. Define KPIs and build dashboards to track performance and impact, leveraging tools like Google Analytics.Product & Service Innovation : Identify customer needs, formulate target customer personas, design product bundles for life events, iterate on features, and refine value propositions to enhance product-market fit.Business Development & Strategic Partnerships : Develop strategies and roadmaps for brand partnerships, corporate collaborations, and sales channel distribution.Expert Recruitment & Category Development : Optimize processes for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding Experts onto the Sam platform, while expanding category offerings.Retail Marketplace Strategy & Operations : Inform strategy for digital marketplace operations, including online-to-offline retail initiatives and marketplace optimization.What You Will Gain
Direct mentorship from a seasoned leader in strategy, growth, sales, and business transformation across corporate and startup environmentsHands-on experience building and shaping a digital platform that impacts real women navigating complex life transitionsStrategic exposure to growth planning, decision-making, and business modeling at an early-stage, mission-driven startupOpportunity to own meaningful projects end-to-end that will influence Sam’s next phase of growth and be part of a community reshaping the future of support for womenA high-profile portfolio of work showcasing expertise in strategy, analytics, and execution at a high-growth startupWho You Are
Current MBA student with a strong background in business strategy, product development, market analysis, recruiting, business intelligence, retail operations, business development, or strategic partnershipsHigh performer with a track record of excellence in consulting, tech startups, or retail marketplacesStructured problem-solver with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insightsConfident communicator with strong storytelling abilities, capable of crafting compelling data-driven narratives for key stakeholdersEntrepreneurial and proactive, comfortable working in ambiguity, taking initiative, and executing in a fast-moving, early-stage environmentAnalytically rigorous with demonstrated experience in market research and data-driven decision-makingDetail-oriented and organized, adept at managing multiple projects while collaborating effectively with the teamCurious, empathetic, and user-focused with a growth mindset and eagerness to learnCreative, resourceful, and hands-on strategic thinker, eager to experiment, iterate, and scale ideas that drive impactMission-driven with a passion for advancing women’s equity, social impact, and building systems of supportProficient in Google Suite and collaborative workflows and toolsHow to Apply
Please submit your resume and a brief but compelling cover letter addressing :
Why Sam’s mission aligns with your expertise and ambitionsThe specific area(s) of focus where you believe you can add the most valueAn example of a time where you tackled a complex strategic challenge and what you learned from it