Meet Simba Soto

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Simba Soto. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Simba below.

Hi Simba, we’re so appreciative of you taking the time to share your nuggets of wisdom with our community. One of the topics we think is most important for folks looking to level up their lives is building up their self-confidence and self-esteem. Can you share how you developed your confidence?

I developed my confidence and self-esteem over time by getting comfortable with discomfort. Putting myself in situations where I wasn’t guaranteed approval.Stand up comedy forced me to separate my self-worth from other people’s reactions. I learned to listen to feedback without letting it define me, and to trust my own voice even when it wasn’t immediately rewarded. Confidence came with succeeding and surviving failures.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?

I’m a stand-up comedian based in the Midwest. What excites me most about comedy is having the ability to have a room full of people come together to relate on jokes. Making strangers laugh together makes me feel good. I’m drawn to telling stories that feel real, even when they’re absurd, and using humor as a way to challenge assumptions without preaching.

Professionally, my focus is on continuing to grow as a touring comic while building a recognizable voice and brand. I’ve had the opportunity to perform on a wide range of stages, from intimate rooms to larger venues, and each experience sharpens how I approach both the craft and the audience.

Right now, I’m focused on expanding my reach through live performances, developing new material, and collaborating with other artists. I’m also working toward larger bookings and feature opportunities while continuing to build my presence online through clips and creative content.

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?

Looking back, the three things that mattered most for me were courage, shamelessness, and being willing to be a little goofy.

Courage showed up in small ways more than big ones. It was about putting myself out there before I felt ready, trying things that might not work, and staying in it even when the outcome was uncertain. For people early in their journey, my advice is to stop waiting until you feel confident and start before you do. Confidence usually comes after action.

Shamelessness was just as important. I had to let go of worrying too much about how I looked or whether something would land perfectly. Once I stopped trying to protect my ego, I learned faster and enjoyed the work more. Early on, it helps to allow yourself to be bad, awkward, or unpolished — that’s where growth actually happens.

Being goofy helped keep things human. Letting myself be playful, weird, or a little offbeat opened up better ideas and made the work feel lighter. For anyone starting out, don’t underestimate the value of having fun with it. If you’re enjoying yourself, people can usually feel that.

How would you spend the next decade if you somehow knew that it was your last?

If I knew I only had a decade left to live, I’d spend it on the road doing comedy as much as possible. I’d want to see as many places as I could, perform in as many rooms as would have me without telling them about my impending doom for sympathy points, and keep sharpening the work in front of real audiences. That feels like the most honest way I know how to live — staying curious, meeting people where they are, and using comedy as a way to connect. I wouldn’t be chasing perfection; I’d be focused on volume, experience, and presence, making the most of the time by doing the thing I care about most.

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