Selected Media & Communications Work

Samantha served as interviewer for a published executive roundtable on regional innovation, clean technology, and intellectual property. Participants included the Executive Director of UC Irvine's Institute for Innovation, the President of CleanTech OC, and senior partners from Stradling's Corporate and IP practices.

Samantha led a published executive discussion on cybersecurity, data breaches, board responsibility, business continuity, and legal exposure. Participants included the Vice President of Legal Affairs at Cylance and a Stradling shareholder and General Counsel.

Samantha conducted a published roundtable on mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets trends with senior leaders from Duff & Phelps Securities, Moss Adams Capital, and Stradling's Corporate Department.

Samantha was interviewed and quoted extensively as Stradling's Chief Marketing Officer about the firm's comprehensive rebrand. She discussed consolidating legacy logos, conducting firm-wide research, simplifying the brand to 'Stradling,' managing the digital agency, and rebuilding the website and attorney content across seven offices and more than 110 attorneys.

Announced FDA Class II clearance for IMS CloudVue, positioning the company as the only entirely cloud-based, FDA-cleared provider of photorealistic cinematic rendering at the time. Included clinical validation and quotations from University of Toronto medical leadership. Samantha served as named media contact.

Announced that the American College of Radiology added the IMS Educational Toolkit to its technology portfolio. Samantha served as named media contact for this partnership with one of the nation's leading medical professional organizations.

Positioned IMS alongside Microsoft in an international AI and machine learning research setting at the IEEE GTTR Summit in Italy. Samantha served as named media contact.

Connected IMS directly to Microsoft's medical imaging technology, positioning CloudVue around secure cloud access, interoperability, business continuity, and artificial intelligence. Samantha served as named media contact.

Announced the first flight of Swift's solar-powered high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft, developed with NASA involvement. Republished by Spaceport America. Samantha served as named media contact.

Announced Swift's selection to support the RAIDER X aircraft proposed by Sikorsky for the U.S. Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition. Samantha served as named media contact.

Covered Swift's unmanned aircraft work supporting disaster assessment and recovery in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian, and related work in Japan involving landslide management, coastal erosion, and fire safety. Samantha served as named media contact.

Announced a significant national contract involving unmanned systems and services. Samantha served as named media contact, supporting communications for a new aerospace business unit.

Samantha moderated the first installment of a three-part City.AI series on Contactless AI Technology, featuring speakers Joseph K. Hopkins, Al Brown, and Martin Prescher. The event was sponsored by Technossus and supported by City.AI OC Ambassadors including Neil Sahota, co-author of Own the AI Revolution. Part of Samantha's ongoing role as a City.AI Orange County Ambassador and moderator.

Samantha moderated a City.AI Orange County panel discussion on how AI is transforming HR and talent management, featuring EVP of Innovation at Modern Hire and co-author of Own the AI Revolution. The discussion covered people-centered AI, real-world adoption at Bank of America, Walmart, and Amazon, and the framework for successful implementation. Samantha is identified as a City.AI Ambassador and expert advisor in the technology space.

Samantha authored the press release announcing Medtronic's acquisition of an Auctus Global Capital Group portfolio company, led by Co-Founder and Managing Member Shiv Grewal. The transaction involved Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth as legal counsel. The portfolio company developed disruptive vascular disease technology with roots at UCI.

Poets&Quants published a profile interview with Samantha following her graduation from the IE-Brown Executive MBA program. The article includes her professional background and commentary on combining Brown's humanities perspective with IE's industry-driven business education.

A branded feature in the OCBJ Family Business supplement presenting the Inn at Palm Springs turnaround as a communications and brand strategy case study, written through the voice of Gus, the hotel's Chief Vibe Officer. Includes SaJo Advisors contact information.

A full feature interview about the acquisition and repositioning of the Inn at Palm Springs. Samantha discussed the purchase decision, property transformation, renaming, the 'Gateway to Palm Springs' identity, guest experience, and dog-friendly hospitality.