Michael Sams was born and raised in Decatur, IL. He grew up playing baseball and basketball, and went to Mt. Zion high school, where he rode a horse as the mascot for the Braves football team for 8 yrs. Michael earned a Division 1 scholarship to play basketball in college. He graduated from Millikin University in 2007. Michael married his wife Jill in Sept of 2007. They have 2 children with plans for more. They live on a horse farm where they raise and train horses as a hobby. He loves to trail ride at home and in the Shawnee National forest. Michael became an agent with Sams/Hockaday in August of 2005 and has been helping seniors with health and life related products ever since.