{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","id":"cmtz140cq000q10s0kv3718ql","name":"Kyle Samuels","slug":"kyle-samuels","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/kyle-samuels","role":"Founder & CEO","company":"Creative Talent Endeavors","bio":"Kyle Samuels is the founder and CEO of Creative Talent Endeavors, a retained executive search firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He previously held HR and talent-acquisition leadership roles at companies including GE, Yum! Brands, and Chipotle. He is known for developing Fairantee, a data-driven pricing model for executive search.","honors":[{"title":"Top 100 HR Influencer","issuer":"Engagedly","year":2026,"url":"https://engagedly.com/resources/top-100-human-resources-influencers/top-100-human-resources-influencers-2026/"},{"title":"Top 100 HR Influencer","issuer":"Engagedly","year":2025,"url":"https://engagedly.com/resources/top-100-human-resources-influencers/top-100-hr-influencers-to-follow-2025/"}],"recentArticles":[{"title":"Engagedly Names Its 2026 Top 100 HR Influencers","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/news/engagedly-names-its-2026-top-100-hr-influencers","publishedAt":"2026-09-29"}],"faq":[{"q":"Who is Kyle Samuels?","a":"Kyle Samuels is the founder and CEO of Creative Talent Endeavors, a retained executive search firm based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He previously held HR and talent-acquisition leadership roles at companies including GE, Yum! Brands, and Chipotle. He is known for developing Fairantee, a data-driven pricing model fo…"},{"q":"What is Kyle Samuels's role?","a":"Kyle Samuels is Founder & CEO at Creative Talent Endeavors."},{"q":"What is Kyle Samuels recognized for?","a":"Kyle Samuels has been recognized as Top 100 HR Influencer by Engagedly (2026)."}],"verification":{"status":"verified"},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-09-13T01:23:07.735Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/kyle-samuels","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."}}