Sam Gardner

Our team took Happypillar from an idea to a venture-backed parent-child mental health platform, then sold its assets to another family mental health startup, Manatee, in 2025.

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Sam Gardner is a serial entrepreneur, former venture-backed CEO, and now runs The Continuity Co., stepping in for founders so they can take parental leave.

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After building, scaling, and selling her first company, she now works to make real leave and sustainable leadership possible for entrepreneurs. Born and raised in New York City, she now lives in Austin, TX, with her husband and their 3 children.

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“I chose to work with The Whisper Group because Carrie understands that an exit is both a transaction and a deeply personal transition. I wanted a partner who could help me tell the full story of what I built, what I learned, and what comes next.”

- Sam Gardner