Sam Michel

About Sam Michel

Accomplished commercial leader with a proven track record of success in securing strategic partnerships, building teams, and exceeding revenue goals within competitive sectors including Retail, Gen Merch, Media, Agency & Restaurant. Documented highlights include- Secured the largest net-new growth deal at Numerator in 2024 with the largest global retailer in the Ecommerce space. Additionally, renewed the largest Gen Merch brand client in 2024 to a seven-figure ARR partnership- Responsibility for the Strategic Account Management team within Numerators Gen Merch and Media verticals, where my team consistently exceeded growth and renewal targets across net-new and existing brands and retailers- Played an instrumental role in building and scaling Numerators Gen Merch & Media Verticals into a +$35MM ARR business unit- As an individual contributor in an Enterprise Account Executive role, I received four consecutive Presidents Club awards (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).

Experience

1. Director, Retail Consumer Technology & Durables

   NielsenIQ

   Dec 2025 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   NIQ (NielsenIQ + GFK) is the global leader in consumer intelligence, delivering retail sales data with the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior. With a focus on innovation and the most advanced analytics, we are here to solve the most important business questions supporting the customer, the channel, the aisle and the click.

Education

• Salesianum

  High School Diploma

  2003 — 2006

• University of Delaware

  Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Minor in Legal Studies

  2006 — 2010

Skills

• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Crm
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Excel
• Account Management
• Sales Management
• Leadership
• Word
• Salesforce.com
• Sales Process Development
• Cold Calling
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Management
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Vendor & Client Relations – Account Management – Consumer Insights
• Microsoft Word