In a world where conformity often reigns, Samantha Dorisca, a dynamic journalist and photographer for AfroTech, is building her career on authentic storytelling and a deep commitment to amplifying underrepresented voices. In this candid interview, she shares her journey from pre-law uncertainty to embracing her calling as a creative, the unexpected “boss leap” moment that changed her trajectory, and the critical importance of being “super present.” Dive in to discover how Samantha uncovers stories of wealth building and Black Innovation, from student-led AI solutions to burgeoning tech hubs in cities like Detroit, and learn her secret to maintaining humanity and protecting her heart in a demanding media landscape.
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The Power Of Presence: Amplifying Black Innovation With Samantha Dorisca
On the show, we celebrate bold moves, authentic stories, and the people who inspire us to step fully into our power.
We’re joined by a proud Texas Longhorn journalist at AfroTech and a talented photographer.
She’s passionate about amplifying underrepresented voices, creating safe spaces for authenticity, and reporting on innovation and wealth-building for marginalized communities.
We’re going to dive into her journey, the stories she’s passionate about, and her self-care secrets for thriving as a creative in the present world. Without further ado, we bring you Samantha Dorisca.
Samantha Dorisca, welcome to Boss Leap.
Happy to be here, I’m super excited.
Discovering Her Passion For Storytelling And Photography
In our show, we love to start at the beginning. For you, we’d love to know what sparked your love for storytelling. Maybe how that evolved into a career in journalism. You can go back as far as you’d like.
Did I always know I was going to be a journalist off the jump? No. I live in Houston but I was born in Boston. I used to write novels on a computer that eventually randomly stopped working. I lost everything. I remember I had pictures and so many pages and I got lost in it. It was based on my high school experience. I feel like I knew I had a knack for writing. Again, I wasn’t thinking too much of it.
In school, I thought I was going to go the law school route, just being transparent. Law school or being a doctor, there’s certain career paths that were normalized. I chose one. There wasn’t much intentionality behind it. I just wasn’t happy. I transferred to UT Austin in 2017. In the summer before graduating, I was studying for the LSAT. I realized “I shouldn’t be here. This is not for me.” Which was scary because I’m about to graduate.
How did you find the courage to say, “This is not for me?”
The state of mind I was in, I knew I wouldn’t be able to proceed forward. I told my parents, “I know I was studying this but I don’t want to do it.” It was emotional for me. Before writing, in high school, I also was into photography. I would take pictures on my iPhone. I would do photoshoots with my friends. Initially, to cope, I bought a camera with my college refund money at Best Buy. I just started snapping away at anything.
I would walk outside and just take pictures of the concrete and the sky. I was also introverted at UT. I wasn’t forward-facing and talking to people like that. I tried out for the Daily Texan, which was a newspaper and I wasn’t qualified. I think that was God’s favor at that moment. They just saw the passion. I didn’t know anything about photography. I was not qualified to be a photojournalist there but as I said, I do feel like that was God’s favor. I started doing photojournalism.
Your gumption or moxie.
God is good.
All the time.
I started doing photojournalism and graduated. This was also in the midst of COVID because I graduated in 2019. Originally, I got an internship that I thought was going to be in California. It was a big internship at the time. That fell through as a result of COVID. I started doing some internships with Houstonia Magazine on the writing side and then I interned for free at Girls’ Life Magazine under Katherine Hammer.
One thing about me, when I’m somewhere, I will put my all into it. I used to have some hourly jobs as well. I still had that same kind of discipline and grit. It was Katherine Hammer who told me, “I feel like you should be somewhere else and doing more.” It hurt at the time. I’m not going to lie to you, but I’m so glad she had that conversation with me and pushed me to the next chapter.
I didn’t have an immediate step foot in media yet as a journalist full-time until I did a 40-hour fast. I wasn’t fasting for a job. I had a lot of things going on in my life that I wasn’t happy with. I did no makeup and no fake hair. I did not leave my room, except for water. I prayed, read my Bible, and also literally, rested with God.
In this day and age, though, 40 hours is a lot to be completely unplugged. Tell us more.
I broke that fast. I think a week or two later, I went on, I believe, it was Twitter at the time. Now, we call it X. I saw my editor, Micah Davis, the Managing Editor of AfroTech. She put a call out for writers. Mind you, at that time, I had never written about technology necessarily. My beats had been a little bit different back then. Once again, on paper, I was not qualified in my personal opinion. I applied anyway with the materials that I had. I truthfully believe that God was also opening the doors and obeying that feeling. I haven’t looked back ever since. I’ve been at AfroTech.
Samantha, let’s go back a little bit. You mentioned that you are also a photojournalist. When you introduce yourself at a party, are you a journalist? Are you a photographer? I think of you as a creative. How does that show exactly how you see yourself?
That’s a good question. Technically, do I consider myself as a photojournalist? Not necessarily, but a photographer. I ended up starting doing grad photos when I was at UT Austin in 2020. I fell into that. I’ve been doing grad shoots for the last five years consistently as well. My peak times are during the springtime.
It just depends on the rooms that I’m in. A lot of the spaces that I’m in, I do feel like it’s under my journalist hat. Sometimes, I’ll bring up photography. I tend to keep both worlds a little bit separate. I feel like the people who know me most as a photographer if they’re following my Instagram page. I do talk about it on LinkedIn every now and then with the grad students that I’m interacting with. I started doing headshots events as well in 2025.
I haven’t done too many. Maybe five. I will be honest. I don’t walk into rooms with my titles. I generally like connecting organically. If you get the, “What do you do?” That’s where I’ll be like, “I’m a journalist. I do photography.” I lead with myself first transparently, then I’ll lead with “I’m a journalist and a photographer.”
You probably won’t be able to necessarily answer this question. What I’m hearing is, it started off maybe as you were young. You wrote from the onset. You thought that law or one of those classic career paths was going to be for you. You then discovered in college, which is a great time to discover that you want to change. You picked up the camera and picked up the pen again doing both of those things. Can you see what would you like to be doing with both of those talents maybe in 10 or 20 years from now or are you taking it day by day?
I do think this could be an Achilles’ heel. I’m somebody who’s super present which can be a pro and a con. I’m trying to work on that.
I think that will always serve you. Sitting as your resident auntie for the purposes of our conversation. Being super present is something that I probably didn’t learn until recently. Hold on to that.
Let me maintain the idea that it is a superpower. I know in terms of preparation because I’m in my late 20s. I do feel it’s a very surreal year for me, in general, before my 30s. Naturally, people will ask you what’s next in conversations when I’m talking about people. I don’t know but I know a lot of people are always saying, “You should be.” I feel like a lot of journalists will get this, “Launch your own media company or start hosting events.” Things of that nature.
I don’t know what that will look like for me. What I do know is, I do always want to be doing something that’s amplifying others and a lot of people in our community. I don’t ever want that to stop. I don’t know what that physical medium would look like. I don’t know if that’ll be a media company. Will that be doing gatherings? I know I’ve even thought about doing more virtual sessions where I can start teaching people about how to pitch to media. That’s something I’m passionate about, too. I don’t know what that will look like. It could be any of those. Maybe one of them, all of them, or all the things.
The question was not to put you on the spot or make you think you needed to have an answer for it. What I heard out of that is the dream is to continue to amplify people’s voices. Clearly, you’ve got talents in different areas and you’ll figure that part out.
I agree. Thank you.
AfroTech And Amplifying Black Innovation
At AfroTech, you cover wealth building and innovation. Am I correct?
Correct. Innovation project.
What drew you to this particular intersection? Why do you think that it’s important as a space for Black and Brown communities?
What’s kept my interest here is because I’ve learned so much through my time at AfroTech. I’m naturally a student in whatever I’m doing. I’m also naturally learning every day and learning about different people who are doing amazing things. I interact and have conversations with people pretty often. I’m in a fortunate place where I’m in a state of constantly being inspired. There’s so many cool things happening. I know we did a story on Spelman students who literally had an AI-powered conversational tool assess plant health. People are doing incredible work. It’s a super important one.
I'm actually a student in whatever I'm doing, so I'm naturally learning every day—learning about different people who are doing amazing things. Share on XI know what the stats say. There are a lot of people doing incredible work to better their communities, to better the world, to better the next generation right across tech, or maybe financial literacy, MedTech, energy, sustainability, and all these arenas. It should be highlighted. Sometimes, it’s overlooked. The work is being done and its changing outcomes. It’s making lives better for other people.
The work matters now more than ever. I know I’m doubling down. My commitment has never changed like the communities that we often highlight. That hasn’t changed at all. It will remain important. I hope other people continue to be inspired by a lot of these amazing founders and a lot of these initiatives that should exist.
Is there one story that you think we ought to be paying attention to?
I would say always be paying attention to the next generation. I’ve been able to have some great conversations from students. I gave you folks the examples of the Spelman students. I know of somebody else who’s name is Joel. He had a technology as well that helps detect people who are needing disaster relief, too. I thought that was interesting. I believe it’s drone technology that they’re using for that. I know another story, too. An AI-powered biodegradable pad that can assess medical reports and give a health analysis as well. These are all students.
Pay attention to students or the next generation of builders who are here too. I’m super excited to see how far they go. I know, transparently speaking, when I was a UT Austin as a college student, I was not thinking about building in that way. It’s been beautiful to see that level of tech innovation at such an early age. I would tell people to pay attention to the youth, what they’re doing, and support them, too. Some of them genuinely need support.
Great advice.
When we’re talking about AfroTech, can you give us a one-liner of what AfroTech is?
It’s a wealth-building platform. We also highlight a lot of techs at the center, innovation, and highlighting different pioneers within our community and different things that are impacting our community. This can also translate into the editorial side. We have AfroTech.com. We have a Twitter, Facebook, Instagram page, LinkedIn, also on Threads. Also, there’s the AfroTech Conference. It’s an annual conference called the Black Tech Mecca. Super amazing. It brings across different leaders.
From around the world when I was looking at Instagram from 2025.
Don’t quote me, but I believe there were over 40,000 attendees in Houston. It’s returning again in Houston November 2nd through the 6th, 2026. There’s also that component to it, too. It’s a safe space for a lot of people in our community to learn, educated, informed, and also connect with different thought leaders on the conference side. That same level of inspiration also exists within the editorial realm as well.
We’re talking about journalism. We’ve run toward “If it bleeds, it leads.” I think it’s one of the phrases in journalism. How do you then maintain your own authenticity in an industry that often rewards conformity?
I’m going to credit that as I said to remaining like a student. It’s so hard for me to not be inspired by a lot of people. I’m deeply rooted by the idea of amplifying a lot of people in our community. This exists in my role as a photographer. This also exists in my role as a journalist. Before coming to AfroTech, I already had that conviction as well. That’s just very authentic to me.
I do think it’s reflected in how I tell stories and the stories that I find as well. That mission statement which I’ve had has been tried and true for me every single day has helped me maintain a level of authenticity and my approach to stories and how I’m interacting with people. How I’m even discovering these stories or opening up my heart. All of that plays a part.
Youth Innovation And Emerging Trends
From your reporting, you mentioned for us to keep an eye on the youth, the young people. Those emerging thought leaders from the younger ages. What are some of the most exciting trends or innovations you see shaping the future of wealth-building for marginalized communities maybe outside of the AI aspect or incorporating AI.
I know so many things. You’re seeing AI being used for efficiency and in so many different ways. There’s still a lot. I know in robotics, I’m seeing some cool things on what that’s doing on the healthcare side. That’s been super interesting. Even on the education side. Robots can be used for tutoring students or maybe help people who need help around their homes and they can’t move around. I was at CES and I was seeing some pretty cool technology in person. It’s in Vegas.
It’s a consumer product show, correct?
Yes. It has a lot of tech on their expo floor. That might be one arena to be thinking about. There’s so many. I see so many stories. My brain is thumped.
I can imagine. My best friend is a journalist by training. The amount of information that you guys consume on a daily basis is awe-inspiring. To be able to navigate those spaces and be able to pick certain things to tell us, I can imagine.
If I may add, also learning labs. I was in Detroit, Michigan for the grand opening of their Boys and Girls Club of Greater Detroit. They had opened up an innovation hub. It’s backed by Usher and Big Sean. I was able to go there in person and see the great work that they’ll be doing for students, designers. AI will be included in it.
Again, it’s creating opportunities for people in fashion and giving them opportunities that are positioning them to also be entrepreneurs. Launch their brands. Get a deal with PacSun. That’s also been cool seeing some of those innovation hubs that we’re beginning to see more of. I also had seen one in Birmingham, Alabama in partnership with Apple. I got to see what their learning labs are doing. As I said, I do have a big pulse for the youth and the next generation. That’s another area I could think of, too.
I love that. What do you read? You’re a journalist. You’re keeping in touch with younger generations. Clearly, you know how to communicate with those of us who are a little bit older. On a daily basis, what do you read?
As a journalist, I’m reading a lot of tech stories. I am reading other outlets as well. I’m keeping my mind super informed like Business Insider, TechCrunch, New York Times, etc. I also watch a lot of interviews, too. I hear people’s conversations. I learn so much tidbits and nuggets too through these interviews. Again, a lot of it is across my pillars like MedTech, energy, sustainability, AI, education, the business of sports, and financial literacy. I’m trying to read a lot of that. I do that every single day, even on the weekends. Even in my weird pockets of free time that I get.
On a personal end, I’m going to be transparent with you all. As far as picking up a book, that was a commitment. I’m also reading to stay informed as my work as a journalist but I also want to read more for leisure. I feel like I got away from that. I did start reading in 2026 to help myself out because I feel like I’m always so busy. I’m not necessarily taking hours out of my day to read. I am reading during moments of getting my nails done at the salon. That’s one hour of I’m not doing anything. I think I’ve been able to read three Four Hundred. I’m reading on the romance side, though, which is interesting.
Good for you.
I love a romance novel. I finished with Bridgerton. I intend to maybe read a book or two. I’m all into the Netflix series but it’s not reading.
That’s cool. It comes in ebbs and flows. I think we’ve all been there in terms of our reading and feeding ourselves. However you read, as long as you are getting some joy out of it, that’s what matters most. Good for you.
Curating Stories And Encouraging Authenticity
How do you decide what moments have the potential to become powerful stories? You’re reading a lot. You talk to a lot of people on various days. You’re doing a show. How do you laser focus in on a particular story?
I’m not going to talk too much on the aggregated news cycle sides. That’s stuff that everyone’s seeing. It’s happening. It’s a current event. I won’t address that. I’m going to address more of my feature angles or more unique content. Where you’re not going to see multiple outlets picking it up initially. I’m going to give credit to a lot of founders, builders, or leaders who share updates across maybe LinkedIn or different social media platforms. They’re making aware of what’s going on.
I know I’m genuinely always paying attention to that. Every day, I’m seeing what’s the latest, what’s new. A great example of that is a girl named Chantel. I was on LinkedIn one day. I was scrolling and I saw she had posted that she was opening up a vending machine in the SUNY districts in New York. When I saw it, it had nine likes at the time. I had pitched it in our Slack channel. I thought it was super cool seeing somebody as young. Again, she just opened up this beauty vending machine. It had a bonnet, a Got2B spray. I pitched it and it got approved.
Her making that post and making it aware was tech and innovation. That’s what I look for. It’s not simple because it’s a huge feat. “We raised funding. We closed funding.” Maybe I’ll see that announcement. I know what we look for at AfroTech, and things of that nature. I’m generally looking for innovation and people sharing their authentic stories.
That’s how I go about it. I’m always looking at people’s personal anecdotes and innovations across social media. I always encourage people, “Please share your updates. Don’t be silent about what you’re building.” It is important for the media and also yourself, too. Share your updates and tell your stories because I know people like me are watching.
I always encourage people to share updates. Don’t be silent about what you’re building. It’s really important for the media and for yourself, too, because people are definitely watching. Share on XHuman-Centered Storytelling And Emotional Awareness
On the lines of telling stories, tell us what’s your best storytelling advice you’ve ever received? How has it shaped maybe your approach?
Probably understanding that you’re creating a story but it’s about the person. I know for me, I don’t necessarily focus the story specifically on the technology. I like how you guys started off our conversation. Learning more about their formative years, who they are, and their heart posture. Those are things that I also think are super important. Understanding that this isn’t a story. This is the person behind the story. Always make sure you’re acknowledging people’s humanity.
For me, that’s the best storytelling advice, especially because sometimes you’re going into situations where some people have gone through a lot in their experiences, which has inspired what they’ve built. On the maternal health side, I’ve spoken to some people with some very heartbreaking stories. You have to be mindful of how you’re handling those conversations, how you’re handling that story and that person. I would say that part. Never underestimate the humanity part and people’s heart, too.
How do you protect your heart when you do those types of stories?
Even naturally how I am in my day-to-day life and I can’t tell you why. I do feel like when it comes to emotional things, I’m somebody who can hear a lot of things.
It’s because you’re super present. That’s your superpower.
I never articulated why but that might be why. I am able to navigate those conversations regardless of how difficult what I might be hearing about them. To me, being present, with them in that moment. I don’t know but I’m going to give it to being present.
What was your Boss Leap moment?
Before AfroTech and after my internships, I know I had a standstill period. I was at a grocery store working. I think I was getting paid $16.75 an hour. I don’t remember how long I was doing that. I do remember I was doing Curbside. I was also in a Master’s program at the time as well. I was studying Strategic Media. I did not think I would get a more full-time role in media at this time either, especially when I was doing my Master’s.
AfroTech came in the midst of that. I remembered I would be doing interviews in the parking lot of a grocery store, trying to balance it all. I couldn’t always take off work because in journalism, things can come up. Sometimes, I might have to call off. I realized there was this strain that was happening. I’m also doing my Master’s. I was just overwhelmed. I also knew I want to focus here. I like being here.
I remembered I went to go quit at the grocery store. I talked to the store manager. It was interesting because I feel like I was replaceable. I don’t even think the store manager knew me. I remember when I went to go quit, she called me into her office. She said she heard my goals and what I was trying to do. She goes, “Honestly, we’ll even allow you to just work here one day a week for four hours just so you can gain any benefits in your 401K.” Which was nice, but I still walked away. I just pursued AfroTech full-time. That, for me, was my Boss Leap moment. I don’t regret that decision at all.
That’s a beautiful story, though. It’s very telling about your value in the environment that you are in the workforce. It’s a good story for people to know when you don’t see a path. Sometimes just asking or being brave enough to say, “This is what I need to do.” The path might change. You still may be able to stay in that work environment. For you, it’s like, “It’s still going to get in the way of what I want to do.” The value of your work ethic is so beautiful.
Self-Care, Faith, And Mission-Driven Work
You mentioned maternal morbidity, mortality, and those types of stories. I imagine hearing your heart, thus far, being very compassionate and remembering the human part of the stories. It sounds like it can be emotionally demanding. We’d love to know what your self-care regimen looks like. How do you stay grounded? How do you recharge while holding space for other people’s stories?
That’s true. At the end of the day, you still need to take care of yourself. I’m Christian. I love the Lord. I’m like, “Let’s talk about God.” Definitely God. My faith journey sometimes is more consistent than other times. Regardless, God is my rock and my moral compass. Anytime I stray away from that too, I also don’t like how I handle myself and things of that nature. God is my center point and a big part of my self-care routine.
Also, I notice I feel good just stepping outside. I’m not even saying I have to travel. The sun on my face, the breeze. It just does something good for my soul. I don’t know what it is. Literally that, being outside for a moment, being around people who care about me, and traveling too. I think traveling has been a great part of my self-care.
Travel is a huge part of my self-care. It’s taught me so much about people, cities, and innovation—things I would’ve never discovered if I hadn’t left Houston to see them in person. Share on XI’ve learned a lot about people. I’ve learned a lot about cities. I’ve learned about innovation across cities that I wouldn’t have known if I didn’t leave Houston to go see it in person. That’s also been a great part of my self-care routine. Also, I love to eat. I love to experience new things and see new things. Those are probably things that I intertwine within my self-care. Those are must-haves for me.
Is there a favorite city you have so far?
I loved Detroit so much. I did.
Did you do the Motown Museum?
I didn’t get to go yet.
That was the highlight for me, but just down on the river. It’s beautiful.
I loved the people there. Shout out to Black Tech Saturdays, too. I feel like when I was there, they were able to wrap me with warm arms. I know I got to meet some incredible founders through them. We had a nice dinner. I was able to do something separately and also connect with more people, too. I love the energy there and the excitement. It was just cool seeing so many.
It’s right across from where I was at, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Detroit. When I walked in there, I just saw so many people. A lot of them were Black individuals as well. They were excited and talking about things that they were working on. I know when I was eating my lunch, somebody came up to me to show them their app and walked me through. I did not know who this person was. I thought that was just so cool. I would say Detroit. I think beautiful things are on the way in Detroit. There already are, but I do think people should be paying attention to Detroit.
Before we get you out of here, we’d love to do some rapid-fire questions with you. Are you game?
Yes, this is fun.
Morning person or night owl?
Morning, all day, for sure. I cannot stay up past 10:00 PM or 11:00 PM.
Do you have a favorite camera or camera lens or photography tool?
I shoot with the Sony a7R IV. I like my 85mm f1.8, personally. It’s always been tried and true for me. It’s a prime lens so probably that lens. I also like the 24-70mm f2.8, but 85mm f1.8 for sure.
Your go-to soundtrack while working or maybe an artist.
I know I love Beyonce. I like Usher. Let me go for those two.
Do you have a dream interview subject? Who would you like to interview, living or dead?
Definitely Beyonce and then Rihanna from a music business and entrepreneurial side, for sure. I would have also had an Usher but I did get to speak with him in Detroit.
One word that describes your reporting style.
I know you said one but I’m going to say innovative and introspective.
That is very good. Love that. I can see that from everything you shared with us. Samantha Dorisca, we are so grateful for you being with us. I would love it if you have any parting words and certainly, if you would like to give us any of your handles of where people can reach you.
I won’t say parting word because in the media, it’s a challenging time for a lot of people. I know my heart it’s heavy sometimes for my peers. I also know God is good and things are still going to work out. Encouraging people to continue doing the work. It’s not always easy. I know money is important. I encourage people to continue doing the work and continue building. Whether it’s on your own strength or getting a little bit more creative.
Take time to also understand what your mission is. For me, I know what my mission is. I know regardless of what is happening in the world. That will continue to remain my moral compass. That’s helped to guide me forward. I do trust that God is the one who will always provide a lane regardless of what’s happening. Stay rooted in whatever that mission statement is for you. Never lose sight of that.
Understand what your mission is. That mission should stay the same no matter what’s happening in the world—it’s your moral compass and what guides you forward. Stay connected to your mission and never lose sight of it. Share on XAs far as where people can find me, I’m on LinkedIn. I’m Samantha Dorisca. You guys can reach out to me if you ever need advice on how to reach out to AfroTech. I’m always having conversations about that. If you have any questions on, as I said, understanding how to pitch. I sometimes can help people with that as well. If you’re maybe wanting to also be a journalist, I’m always happy to be a resource and if I can help in any other way. My Instagram is @SammieDorMedia. My Twitter handle’s also @SammieDorMedia. My email is Samantha.Dorisca@Blavity.com for anything, if you ever want to pitch editorially. For personal inquiries, SammieDorMedia@Gmail.com.
You’ve been so open with our readers. We cannot thank you enough. I love to continue to follow you and watch all the great things that you’re doing out there. Thank you again for giving us your time and all of your wise words.
Thank you, guys, for doing this and creating this space for us. I can’t wait to read more of your episodes and who else will be on here. I appreciate you guys. This has been fun.
Thank you. May you be well.
Thank you. You guys, too.
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Angela, our conversation with Samantha Dorisca reminded me while storytelling matters. What pearls did you glean from Samantha?
One of the first ones I think was her comment back when I’m trying to gleam on “What do you want to do 10 or 20 years from now?” It’s the fact that she is living in the present. That is something I think we can all learn from and something I’m definitely trying to do. I was on the plane coming to Dallas and filming the clouds, which is always mesmerizing to me.
We were flying through some rain and you get above that level, above the clouds. Yet they were still those beautiful, white, fluffy, cotton ball clouds and being grateful for being right there in the moment. There were so many other things that I needed to do. I had my day planner out trying to check things off. Living in the present and just enjoying the moment. That was something I needed to hear.
I thought her advice on paying attention to the next generation is sage advice. As you and I both know, our world is growing rapidly in terms of technology and the way that we’re communicating. All the other stuff, too. It’s the youth that are going to be those that are generating a lot of what we’re doing. They’re so good at it.
We’re only able to catch up in the moment, but just paying attention. Complaining about it is not going to do anything for us. Those are two things out of so many lovely things that she had to say. Her spirit in terms of remembering the human in everything that we’re doing. We can relate to that in terms of how we approach medicine. Even how we approach our show is remembering the person behind the story and trying to uncover that. How about you?
Amplifying voices. I want to shout out Detroit. I love that she was like, “I went to Detroit.” I wasn’t expecting that. Not at all. Certainly, that whole Michigan area. I have family there, I’m going to say hello to Saginaw. I was happy to hear about all of the innovation and the investment. Secondly, when she hit us with, “How’s your heart?” I stopped dead in my tracks.
Full transparency, she asked us that prior to the show and that set the tone for our interview.
It did, because that gets to the heart of the matter and why we do Boss Leap. We want to know how’s your heart. I am going to be using that. I want to thank Samantha Dorisca and her friend for asking the question, “How’s your heart?”
I love that. We would love to know how your heart is. Hopefully, it is uplifted a little bit by being in the present and during this hour of reading. We would love for you to continue to read about our show. You can also reach us at BossLeapPodcast.com, particularly if you have any comments or if you’d like to see anything in particular, or hear from anyone in particular. We’d love for you to subscribe on YouTube.We hope that you will be very well.
May you be well.
Important Links
- Samantha Dorisca on LinkedIn
- Samantha Dorisca on Instagram
- Samantha Dorisca on X
- Samantha.Dorisca@Blavity.com
- SammieDorMedia@Gmail.com
- AfroTech
- AfroTech on X
- AfroTech on Facebook
- AfroTech on Instagram
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About Samantha Dorisca
Samantha Dorisca is a journalist at AFROTECH™, a leading digital platform empowering Black professionals, investors, entrepreneurs, and visionaries. With a sharp eye for storytelling, Samantha has written over 3,240 articles and is recognized as one of the platform’s highest-performing journalists, covering technology, entrepreneurship, education, and the ideas shaping the future. She is also a Black Tech Saturdays Future 100 Awardee and one of the 2026 25 Dope Thinkers® To Watch.