lifestyle this month dream believer former jewellery queen samantha wills is intent on helping other women discover their passion words charlotte brundrett dollar jewellery empire to her name the dream in new york and stars such as jennifer lopez and rihanna were wearing her designs came as a shock when she closed it all down than selling it was a decision based on exhaustion of it," samantha says while the 40-year-old entrepreneur won't doesn't miss the demands that come with it "the business became a very well-oiled collections a year to meet all our retailers needs and that wears on your creativity over way to honour the brand and its legacy samantha shed more light on the subject her jewellery brand as it unfolded in real time "it was almost serendipitous in the way it professional and personal sides of my life and what happened when they collided." samantha says "i've been overwhelmed in the best possible way with the response to the the more vulnerable we can be with our experiences in it" it's not the first time she has been open past relationships and her experience with sexual assault experiences is incredibly important" she says samantha famously once said it took her but she isn't one to gloss over the not-so- glamorous aspects of business building and this ultimately inspired her to launch the samantha wills foundation in 2016 created as a platform to educate and has grown into a full-time venture for masterclass series aimed at harnessing specific business skills "i created what i wish existed when! started out; a platform accessible at any time of the day where you can learn about real experiences and advice that reflects what to push the highlight reel narrative" she says like many expats during the pandemic she settled in north bondi for two years was the ideal location to see out a pandemic and friends in new york" she says she is currently keeping busy with another exciting writing project under way as well as a new partnership with skincare brand dr lewinn's "make-up has become less important to skincare and having the healthiest skin i can at my age," she says "i am a long-time devotee of marine when dr lewinn's launched their new marine collagen inner beauty berry peptide+ powder while she juggles different time zones the time to prioritise her health and daily wellness rituals "wellness to me at the moment is around the nervous system and being aware of when and being gentle with myself" more others can see their own experiences in it." exte01z01cw-vo
