We recently connected with Samantha Tradelius and have shared our conversation below.
Samantha , we’re thrilled to have you on our platform and we think there is so much folks can learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.
I’ve decided my deal is I’m a do-good junkie. Something about helping others just fuels the fire in me. 20 years of fueling this fire has created an incredible momentum of purpose for all of us, and you know what. I’m so damn proud of what we can do together.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
Samantha Tradelius is a commercial property insurance broker and the co-founder of Commercial Coverage Insurance Agency, where she leans on her 24 years of industry experience to assist women-owned businesses with risk management. She’s also the award-winning founder of The Sparkle Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to helping single women throughout the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Sacramento.
Her mission to support and uplift women shines through every project Samantha takes on. With The Sparkle Foundation and its resource arm, SparkleBiz, Samantha provides financial aid for enrichment programs, microloans for female-owned small businesses, and access to a large, connected network. Since its founding in 2016, The Sparkle Foundation has raised more than $1 million—with every dollar reinvested in the community.
Her latest project, S. By Samantha Inc., is all about giving real-life women a voice. She hosts the weekly InspiHER’d podcast, shares a monthly roundup featuring female-founded brands, and wrote a joyful book, Impact: Stories of Change Makers, Creators, and Everyday Women Doing Extraordinary Work.
When she’s not dazzling the insurance industry or celebrating women, Samantha’s raising two incredible daughters, finding ways to make a difference out there every day and living a life of purpose.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1) Surround yourself with people smarter than you. 2) Make your bed everyday
3)Do things that bring you joy
Alright so to wrap up, who deserves credit for helping you overcome challenges or build some of the essential skills you’ve needed?
I have an incredible circle of women I bounce things off all the time. These women are 100% the reason I am the woman I am today. We celebrate each other’s wins and work through our struggles.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.sparklnow.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samanthatradelius/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-tradelius/
