Sama B.

Sama Bari

Ex-Amazon & Meta | Haas MBA | Career & MBA Coach

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Studied at Haas School of Business (Berkeley)

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Works at Microsoft

Available tomorrow at 4:00 PM UTC

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Sama's Offerings

Custom hourly · $69/hr

Get help with Career Planning, Cover Letters, and .

Sama’s Career Coaching Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Associate

I’m a former Amazon, Meta, and Walmart marketing leader turned Haas MBA, passionate about helping ambitious professionals land roles they love and build careers with purpose. Over the past 7 years, I’ve led creative strategy and performance marketing across some of the world’s most innovative tech companies, driving multimillion-dollar growth campaigns, mentoring junior marketers, and coaching colleagues through career pivots into MBA programs, product marketing, and tech strategy roles. My coaching style is practical, honest, and data-driven. ’ll help you clarify your story, position your strengths, and build a concrete roadmap to your next role or top-tier MBA admit. Whether you’re navigating a career transition, aiming for a promotion, or preparing your application narrative, I’ll give you the same structured approach that got me into Berkeley Haas and through Meta’s rigorous creative leadership path. Let’s turn your experience into a standout brand.

Sama can help with:

Career Planning

Cover Letters

General Exploration

Interview Prep

Job Search Strategies

Networking Strategy

Personal Branding

Professional Networking

Resume Review

Salary Negotiation

Skill Building

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About Sama

I’m a marketing strategist with experience at Walmart, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft, leading growth, product marketing, and go-to-market initiatives for some of the world’s most recognized consumer and technology products. I’m currently an MBA candidate at UC Berkeley Haas and was admitted to both Berkeley Haas and Northwestern Kellogg, two of the world’s top MBA programs. My experience spans consumer tech, AI, and growth marketing, and I’ve successfully navigated highly competitive recruiting and admissions processes across the industry’s leading companies.

Why do I coach?

I’ve been fortunate to build my career at some of the world’s most competitive companies and earn admission to top MBA programs. I coach because I want to share what it really takes to break into these organizations, thrive once you’re there, and build a meaningful career. Whether it’s developing your personal story, preparing for interviews, or navigating important career decisions, my goal is to equip you with practical insights and strategies that help you stand out and succeed.

Work Experience

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Product Marketing Manager

Microsoft

June 2026 - Present

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Growth Product Manager

Meta (Facebook)

March 2025 - August 2025

At Meta, I led performance-driven creative strategy across high-profile products including Ray-Ban Meta, Oakley Meta, and Quest 3. I developed testing roadmaps, analyzed creative performance, and translated insights into actionable recommendations that scaled across teams. This work contributed to a 214% quarter-over-quarter increase in sales and a 31% drop in CPA, significantly improving campaign efficiency and driving business growth. Key achievements include: -Owned pre-launch creative review process, applying performance insights to optimize assets, improving engagement and CPA. -Built the first weekly creative review document and revamped monthly reporting templates, improving reporting clarity and consistency by 80%. -Drove 4× daily sales volume at 70% below CPA goal through a targeted summer promotion. -Launched and institutionalized an XFN feedback tracker, transforming verbal feedback into structured documentation, doubling workflow efficiency. -Optimized Amazon Sponsored Ads and Product Detail Pages (PDPs), increasing visibility and engagement by 35%. -Codified learnings into a creative insights playbook, synthesizing test results and messaging guidance to inform future campaigns. Marketing, Analytical Skills and +2 skills

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Prime Video Program Manager

Amazon

July 2021 - February 2025

As a retention marketing leader at Amazon Prime, I spearheaded a series of innovative strategies that drove significant business growth, improved customer engagement, and reduced churn across Prime memberships. In 2024, I led end-to-end retention efforts, delivering $2.2B+ in Product Sales and reducing churn by 45%. Key achievements include: -Conducted 300+ A/B experiments, testing messaging and targeting to drive continuous performance improvements. -Analyzed early-life churn patterns and developed Amazon’s first 60-day onboarding program, using tailored messaging that cut churn by 35% and strengthened customer retention. -Directed high-impact retention campaigns for High Velocity Events (Prime Day, BFCM), plus new benefit launches (Thursday Night Football, Grubhub+, $25 student flights). -Developed segmentation framework for Prime Student and Prime Access memberships, applying targeted profiles and personalized messaging that drove a 10% engagement lift and 8% retention improvement. -Worked with Engineering to build automated savings campaigns that quantified customer savings (“You saved $X with Prime”), reinforcing membership value and improving retention. -Spearheaded the first-ever Prime exclusive Kindle deal, driving $1.5M in OPS (190% above target) and 4.8K units sold (85% over target), fostering a key partnership that led to additional Prime-exclusive campaigns. -Partnered with UX and Product teams to revamp a high-traffic Prime landing page, boosting engagement by 35% and scaling tests globally (Mexico, Australia, Canada). -Built the first-ever “Retention Playbook,” capturing critical Prime retention learnings and scaling knowledge across leadership and multiple teams. -Certified as a “Content Bar Raiser,” (a title held by only 10% of the org) holding approval rights for live creatives. Creative Strategy, Customer Engagement and +6 skills

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Growth & Marketing

Walmart eCommerce

March 2019 - July 2021

*NBCU Acquired Vudu from Walmart June 2020* As a performance marketing manager, I managed end-to-end planning and execution for paid acquisition marketing across digital channels for the Vudu streaming business driving customer acquisition and measurable ROI. I led the creative and audience strategy across key titles, movie collections, and sales offers, ensuring alignment with business objectives and audience needs. Key achievements include: -Launched and developed go-to-market model for Vudu’s first original TV series (Mr. Mom); Raised traffic awareness benchmark by 50%, resulting in a 300% growth -Doubled ad responsiveness on Roku through systematic A/B testing across diverse audiences and creative assets. -Demonstrated Youtube’s potential as an efficient performance marketing channel by experimenting with the TrueView for Action direct response format, driving strong ROAS. -Increased monthly active users by 125% by connecting creative planning to media performance and driving systematic/regular creative planning and optimization workshops. Analysis, Streaming Media and +6 skills

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Marketing Coordinator

Walmart eCommerce

June 2018 - March 2019

Streamlined processes and creative campaign execution. Managed a monthly paid media calendar, coordinating across marketing teams and agencies to ensure alignment and timely delivery. Focused on improving team efficiency and delivering results through innovative marketing strategies. Key achievements include: -Implementing a new communication process that improved collaboration between design and marketing teams, optimizing creative planning and asset production. -Boosting clickthrough rates on Facebook ads through creative testing, reimagining campaigns with social proof, instructional videos, and Twitter response ads. Streaming Media, Business Process Improvement and +4 skills

Sama was also given offers to work at

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    Uber

Education

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Haas School of Business (Berkeley)

Master of Business Administration - MBA

2025 - 2027

MBA Candidate, Berkeley Haas Class of 2027

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UCLA Anderson School of Management

Bachelor's, Sociology & Entrepreneurship

Activities and societies: - • UCLA Annual Fund - Raised $ for the school through Alumni outreach •Marketing internships at: Check Point Software, GhostMedia, LQ Digital, Circle for Roommates • Tau Sigma, National Honor Society • Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society

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