Sam Brabender

Sam Brabender is an experienced professional with a diverse background in coaching and marketing. Currently serving as a Founding Brand Partner at Neora since April 2014, Sam has taken on leadership roles while emphasizing the importance of coaching. Prior to this, Sam was known as The Sunflower Coach at Leadership Coaching for Women, from 2008 to 2014, focusing on empowering women in leadership through self-esteem and confidence-building strategies. From 1998 to 2008, Sam owned Sunflower Fitness Coaching, specializing in women's fitness, senior fitness, and cardiac rehabilitation, while also conducting workshops on confidence development. Sam's career began at Kimberly-Clark as a European Marketing Manager from 1988 to 1997, where responsibilities included managing product portfolios and overseeing new product development for major brands like Kleenex. Educationally, Sam holds a B.A. in Business Studies from the University of Stirling and additional studies in Business Management at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.