Meet Sheridan Samano

We recently connected with Sheridan Samano and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Sheridan with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?

My parents were very young when they had me. My father had only lived in the US for 7 years. He lived in Mexico until he was 13. Neither of them went to college, but they worked hard and I always knew that for me to get further in life career-wise than either of them, I had to work hard at school. That drive and work ethic is all I’ve ever known.

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?

I started a boutique travel company, Reefs to Rockies, almost 20 years ago. We focus on planning custom trips to wildlife hotspots around the world with a special emphasis on the Americas. This year, building on the success of Reefs to Rockies, I launched Her Wild Life Expeditions. We aim to be the go-to travel company for women looking for immersive wildlife experiences around the world. Our trips are designed by women, guided by women for women.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

The three qualities that have been the most impactful are:
1) dependability – if you say you’re going to do something, do it.
2) inclusivity – make everyone you meet feel like they have are welcome. We’ll never fully know what other people are going through and what got them there, so be nice and respectful. There’s not enough of that in today’s world.
3) intuition – trust your gut. If you feel you’re on the path you’re supposed to follow, stick with it, even through the dead ends and unexpected bumps in the road.

As we end our chat, is there a book you can leave people with that’s been meaningful to you and your development?

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. The biggest nugget of wisdom I gained was focusing on gratitude, abundance and love. If you do that every day, success follows.

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