Sam Shahidi

CEO / Co-founder of @happydad Hard Seltzer, Lemonade & Tea

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

❤️❤️

[Shervin @shervin]

John Shahidi and his brother Sammy are like my little brothers. I’ve mentored them since 2010. I had had the profound honor to meet his Grandmother, may God bless her and may she rest in peace, who carried the weight of these profound losses and helped raised John and Sammy to Lion men. I’ve gotten very close to their parents who have become like my adoptive parents. This is a great Iranian American family. They carry the legacy of his courageous Uncles who died fighting for Iran’s freedom right at the start of this evil Islamic regime.

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

5 Years of Happy Dad👊

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

@Rafaelilishayev @HowardSchultz @YakirGola incredible

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

📈 @happydad x @Walmart

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The only school to win a national championship in football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball AND softball:

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[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

Today's @BeerBizDaily update.

Great hard work @happydad team!

"Happy Dad is up 35.1% in dollars and 33.1% in cases, the fastest-growing vendor of scale in the dataset."

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

@johnsummit 10/10 set 🔥

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

@barstoolsports You are next @johnsummit

[Happy Dad @happydad]

Just in: Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje for lightweight title at UFC White House.

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

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[John Shahidi @john]

Two of these 11 men were my uncles, my mom’s brothers.

They were executed by firing squad for opposing the new Islamic Republic regime.

Their trial was only 30 minutes long. They were convicted of being “counterrevolutionary” and executed in Sanandaj.

The photo took captured one of many brutal moments in Iran and won the Pulitzer Prize.

[John Shahidi @john]

Two of these 11 men were my uncles, my mom’s brothers.

They were executed by firing squad for opposing the new Islamic Republic regime.

Their trial was only 30 minutes long. They were convicted of being “counterrevolutionary” and executed in Sanandaj.

The photo took captured one of many brutal moments in Iran and won the Pulitzer Prize.

[Happy Dad @happydad]

Just in: Happy Dad leads hard seltzer growth at Walmart during Dry January, up +15% in dollar sales year over year.

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

Not bad start to 2026 🙂 @Walmart & @happydad

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

Dry January Sales - Nielsen Report

Happy Dad Hard Seltzer, Lemonade & Tea ranked #1 in growth, up 31%!

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We put Semi Megachargers on the map

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[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

@JackMac Lmao

[Sam Shahidi @sammy]

Article this week by @BeerInsights sharing alcohol sales & @happydad 2026 growth!

"Happy Dad had the best growth trend of any top 25 supplier with $$ up nearly 40%."

Starting Off On a High Note: 7 of Top 10 Suppliers and Brand Fams Growing YTD $$ in Circana MULC

Talk about a bounce back to start the new year! After one of the beer industry’s worst years on record, Jan 2026 scans are some of the best we’ve seen in at least the post-Covid era. And while we knew things would be good with beer $$ up 3.5% and volume +2.1% for 4 wks thru Jan 25 (see Monday’s issue), there are plenty more pick-me-ups to go ’round in the latest full set of Circana multi-outlet + convenience scans.

All 4 of the top beer suppliers grew $$ yr-to-date, including AB +4.2%, Constellation +7%, Molson Coors +0.7% and Mark Anthony +6.2%. As did 7 of the top 10, with Diageo Beer Co up 9%, Kirin-Lion +6% and Yuengling up 7%. Even those that were down weren’t down all that much: Boston Beer malt bevs -3.6%, HUSA -2% and Pabst dollar sales off just 1%. Number 11 and 12 suppliers in good shape too as Sierra Nevada $$ grew 6.4% and Geloso kept hummin’ right along at +9%.

STZ gained the most share, +0.6 pts, followed by AB and Mark Anthony each up 0.2 pts and DBCo up 0.1. Athletic also gained 0.1 share with $$ up 19% to start the year, while Happy Dad had the best growth trend of any top 25 supplier with $$ up nearly 40%.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Some days be like

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

Tesla builds massive chip fabrication and solar manufacturing facilities. Those chips and solar panels go into SpaceX’s AI satellites. xAI develops and manages the AI. That AI helps Optimus development. xAI uses Tesla Megapacks at its datacenters to smoothen out power fluctuations. Optimus becomes capable enough to do construction, so SpaceX ships Optimus to help build on Mars. There are so many organic synergies between these companies across data, hardware, software, and manufacturing.