Michael Collins — CEO
As a customer-focused, growth-oriented executive with 25+ years of leadership experience, I specialize in building, scaling, and optimizing global Customer Success and Professional Services organizations. My career has been dedicated to transforming customer-centric operations, driving customer satisfaction, and fostering operational excellence to generate revenue growth. I have a proven track record across industry leaders like REPAY, Confluent, Akamai Technologies, Prolifics, and Fiserv, where I consistently drove customer-centric strategies, achieving measurable success through data-driven insights and innovative change management. As a visionary leader, I have effectively managed cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment between strategic objectives and operational outcomes. I thrive on executing end-to-end customer journeys, optimizing customer adoption, retention, and expansion, and ensuring sustained business value. I am passionate about delivering world-class experiences by developing scalable Customer Success Programs, Professional Services Playbooks, and implementing high-impact Customer Success motions. Key Achievements: ✅REPAY: Increased customer satisfaction by 40%, improved NPS by 28%, reduced Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) by 15%, and accelerated time to value by 25%. ✅ Confluent: Grew services revenue by 75%, increased MRR by 10%, and achieved a 150% increase in year-over-year sales. ✅ Akamai Technologies: Improved NPS by 20%, reduced churn by 33%, and increased MRR by 20%. ✅ Prolifics: Led a 20% increase in services revenue, driving strategic sales and delivery excellence. ✅Fiserv: Delivered a 30% revenue boost by refining delivery effectiveness and prioritizing customer success. I excel in guiding organizations through transformation, fostering a customer-first mindset, and utilizing business intelligence to drive operational improvements. My leadership extends across Customer Success, Professional Services, and Post-Sales Operations, empowering teams to achieve both business goals and customer outcomes. ✅Let’s connect: michael.l.collins@gmail.com or via LinkedIn.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Customer Success Executive with extensive experience in Professional Services.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Experience: 29 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Customer Success Leadership
- Customer Retention
- Professional Services Leadership
- Client Engagement
- Customer Experience
- Professional Services
- Service Delivery
- Sales Management
Career Highlights
- 25+ years of leadership experience in Customer Success
- Proven track record of driving revenue growth
- Expert in transforming customer-centric operations
Work Experience
REPAY
Vice President (3 yrs 4 mos)
Confluent
Senior Regional Director of Professional Services (3 yrs)
Akamai Technologies
Global Managing Partner, Customer Success (2 yrs 11 mos)
Senior Regional Director, Professional Services (3 yrs)
Prolifics
Senior Director, Managed Services (2 yrs)
Fiserv
Director, Mobile Professional Services (3 yrs)
Convergence Consulting, LLC
Director Consulting Services (3 yrs)
Magenic Technologies
General Manager, Southern Region (2 yrs)
IBM
Managing Director, IBM Global Services (2 yrs)
Hewlett Packard
Managing Principal, HP Services (3 yrs)
Extreme Logic
Consulting Manager (2 yrs)
iXL, Inc
Client Director (2 yrs)
Sr. Technical Project Manager (2 yrs)
Education
BA at The University of Georgia