Sam Maydew

Sam Maydew is a Partner and Co-Founder of The Collective. Having always played an integral role in advancing the creative vision of the artist with great attention to quality, Sam’s forward thinking in expanding the scope of traditional representation has led to establishing an environment where an artist’s creative endeavors are truly unlimited.

Based on The Collective’s collaborative culture, Sam plays an instrumental role in many facets of the company’s initiatives. His primary focus ranges from overseeing the management of a diverse roster of clients to the overall operation of Collective Films. As is indicative of The Collective’s practice, it was through Sam’s representation of multi-talented client, Joe Hahn that led to the formation of The Collective Music Group and the subsequent signing of the company’s first music act, Linkin Park.
Within Sam’s diverse clientele, he manages the careers of some of the industry’s most established and celebrated artists as well as the blossoming careers of the next generation. His clients include, Martin Lawrence, Emile Hirsch, Vincent D’onofrio, Ioan Gruffudd, Andy Whitfield, Michelle Rodriguez, T.R. Knight, Joshua Leonard, Scott Wolf, Chris Marquette and Chi McBride. Sam has always had a keen eye for undiscovered talent like Hirsch, who Sam met at fourteen years old, prior to his first film role. Committing to a strategy that would place Emile in a category of the most respected actors of his generation, Sam has successfully guided Emile’s career, having landed him roles in highly revered and versatile projects, including the lead role in Sean Penn’s Into The Wild. Sam’s approach is to put real focus on the individual development and growth of each client, as is demonstrated while transitioning one of the biggest kid stars in television, Josh Peck, from his leading role in Nickelodeon’s Drake and Josh, to becoming a respected dramatic actor starring opposite Sir Ben Kingsly in The Wackness or his starring role in the upcoming Red Dawn remake. Taylor Momsen (Gossip Girl) or Ramon Rodriguez (Battle LA, Transformers 2), Zach Cregger(Friends With Benefits, The Whitest Kids) Asher Book (Fame) and Shenae Grimes (90210) are all on track for break out status. Maydew also has extensive experience in literary development from his days as an independent producer. To that end Sam works with several multi hyphenate Artists such as Joe Hahn who’s an accomplished director, writer/director Brit McAdams, Joshua Leonard who also writes & directs and Youtube sensation Freddie Wong also known as Freddie W.

Prior to founding The Collective in 2005, Sam was the Founder and President of Pop Art Films & Management Company. In 1998, Sam produced the acclaimed Sundance cult film, SLC Punk!. In addition to developing the script, raising the financing and producing the film, Sam also supervised the film’s classic punk soundtrack, which included music from Blondie, the Velvet Underground, the Ramones, Stooges, and The Dead Kennedy’s to name a few. It was this experience that built the foundation for Sam’s larger vision of creating a full-service multi-media company that offered an unparalleled and widely extended opportunity for the artist. In a career spanning more than twenty years, Sam began his journey at NBC in Development for the comedy writing team, Steve Zacharias and Jeff Buhai.