Hey Girl
Accredited Mindset Coach, Actress, Model, Former Miss Hawaii USA, One-time Lawmaker & Founder of SOAR Mindset 🌟
It's 2019— pre-covid (that says it all right there doesn't it). I had just competed for Miss California USA and spoiler alert—I didn't win. When I tell you this crushed my soul into pieces, I'm not exaggerating. I felt like a crumbled up piece of scratch paper and was ready to throw myself out with the trash.
I went through all the stages of grief and lost all confidence in myself. I bet my entire self-worth on the crown I never received. But I still wasn't ready to give up on a 6-year dream.
For all my flaws (and horrific need for external validation at the time) I have never been shy about admitting my mistakes. I knew I didn't win the crown because I didn't have the confidence of knowing I didn't need it—yet.
I needed to change. No one was was coming to save me from my own mental pit of despair. Afterall, no one could even tell I was struggling—on paper, I was nothing but a success.
Six months.
It was six months of getting out of my comfort zone, breaking down mental barriers, building new levels of confidence step-by-step, calling out my fears, and moving through them anyway.
It led me to become the first Black Miss Hawaii USA, place in the Top 10 at Miss USA, launch a state-wide movement that successfully passed a law establishing Juneteenth as a Hawaii State Holiday (historic babyyy), receive my accreditation as a mindset coach, and start leading multi-million dollar movies.
Now I help high-achieving women (200 and counting) reclaim their power by breaking free from self-doubt and burnout so they can FINALLY thrive with confidence, clarity, and purpose.
"I’ve been working with Samantha for a bit now and she has really changed my life—I mean it. She's changed my mindset for the rest of my life. As someone who has hated herself before, Samantha showed me that I was amazing, but I just needed to see it for myself. I really wouldn't be where I'm at now without her! "