Cynthia with Samantha Tradelius Mother, Wife, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur. Brutally honest. Fast moving and supporter of all things SH

A born go-getter from early on, Samantha always knew shewas destined to do big things. Armed with her brokeragelicense and natural gift for being a connector, Samanthabegan her entrepreneurial journey co-founding Commercial Coverage Insurance Agency (CCIA) alongside her husband. From humble beginnings the pair quickly turned CCIA into awildly successful business, valued at an impressive eightfigures. Following her success with CCIA, Samantha knew it was time to lean into a passion that had inspired her from a very young age. Having never stopped thinking about the storiesher grandmother and hero, GG, would tell her about raising three children as a single mom in the 1950s.Samantha always noticed that in all her stories, her grandmother nevermentioned anyone helping her…or asking for help. She knew that her grandmother had done everything she could to rub her nickels together to make everything possible for herchildren.Inspired by this story, Samantha wanted to utilize her skillsas a self-starter and born networker to create a non-profitthat provided the much-valued support that many singlemothers need. Not one to waste any time, Samantha gotstraight to establishing The Sparkle Foundation, a non-profitdedicated to helping single women throughout the BayArea, the Inland Empire, and the Cities of Los Angeles andSacramento.In just a few short years, The Sparkle Foundation has seen anunprecedented amount of success, thanks to Samantha’ssheer determination and passion for giving back to her localcommunity. The Sparkle Foundations supports singlemothers and children with an array of initiatives includingenrichment scholarships for children, a Christmas holidaygift drive and back to school backpack drive.In addition to The Sparkle Foundation, Samanthaestablished SparkleBiz, which provides micro-loans forfemale-owned small businesses, and access to a large,connected network. Since its founding in 2016, The SparkleFoundation has raised more than $1 million—with everydollar reinvested in the community.Not one to stop there, Samantha wrote and self-published abook, Impact: Stories of Change Makers, Creators, andEveryday Women Doing Extraordinary Work and is also thehost of growing weekly podcast; InspiHER’d.Samantha’s mission to support and uplift women shinesthrough every project she takes on.