I’m Samara.
Very glad you’re here.
I'm a speaking and leadership consultant who helps people find their power when they speak. Honored to be the unfair advantage behind forward-thinking leaders you love and organizations ready to create change.
I work with folks of all backgrounds and industries—from tech giants to foreign leaders, culture-makers to social impact visionaries. What unites them is a shared yearning for something different.
Something that feels a bit more like love.
What I Know For Sure
The most powerful voices aren't the loudest or the most polished—they're the most human, most connected, most authentic.
But although we all know “authentic” when we feel it, it’s slippery to attain.
Helping you find your true-blue undeniable spirit even when the stakes are high—that’s where my power lies and it’s why I do what I do.
Rising Leaders
I teach the next generation at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where I created the course, "The Power of the Pitch: Big Asks and Public Speaking For a Better World."
For years I was a go-to Hollywood dialect coach, working on set with stars like Gal Gadot, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, and Penelope Cruz.
…Until a high-stakes election cycle pulled me in a new direction—supporting rising political leaders who were struggling with their speeches.
And I was struck with my calling:
Changing the story of what power sounds like, so we change who has power.
Wanna know more?
I live on the eastside of LA with my husband, son, and two adorable dogs.
Born and raised in Santa Cruz, CA, I was a word nerd and amateur Shakespeare scholar before I could drive, an English major at Princeton, a drama kid earning my MFA at Brown, and an off-off Broadway theater producer, performer, and dialect aficionado. Now, in LA, beyond my work I’m a local activist, MAMA advocate, and proud soccer mom who taught myself guitar during quarantine—mostly so I could change the lyrics to Taylor Swift songs and strum along.
I grew up going to scientific conferences around the world with my parents since my dad’s a famous astrophysicist. My instincts about what actually works on a stage probably began while watching those talks…
Get in touch and be the next person to tell me, “I didn’t like public speaking and now I do.”