Samantha Tshuma

Sammie Tshuma

Who is Samantha Tshuma? Samantha Tshuma is an international public speaker, a host, a woship leader, founder of a women’s empowerment platform and a mentor. What word would you use to describe your self? The word I would use to describe myself would be Growthoriented, why? Because I am that passionate about growth - mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. I have seen myself grow in ways I never thought I would grow in. I believe it is the consistency of your growth that will be the consistency of your success. What made you become a public speaker? I never thought I would be a public speaker, but it is through my passion for divine change in our generation that saw myself get into the industry of public speaking. Ever since then, my passion has grown and made me want to do more through public speaking for the world. Please tell us about your journey as a mentor? My journey as a mentor has become life changing over time. Firstly, it never crossed mind that I’d become a mentor, till God decided to open the door for me to become one. My journey as a mentor started at the beginning of 2019, through a small mentorship program called build yourself. Which only had 2 mentees...however, through the whole of 2019 the program grew massively. We now have 15 mentees that have joined the She Finds Her Strength Mentorship Program. I renewed the program at the beginning of 2020 as I thought it would be such an appropriate time to mentor people during the beginning of the year, to help them start off their 2020 right. The program runs for 6 weeks and runs weekly with a one to one session based on what they want to be mentored on. Overall, being a mentor for me personally has been empowering to grow into a better mentor. Most importantly, I have learnt the vital needs of our generation today and I pray that God uses me to become the best mentor I can be for our generation. What was the inspiration behind your clothing brand “You Slay?” The inspiration for my clothing brand ‘You Slay’ is to empower women to be confident within themselves and to equally empower others in turn... Also the brand encourages women to be bold in all areas of their lives. How did it feel when you won the Champion of the year award at the ZYA 2019? Winning Community Champion of year at ZYAA 2019 was shocking and overwhelming. I never thought that within one year of me starting my journey I would win an award. To know that people notice what you’re doing no matter how long you have been doing it for, is just amazing. I was proud of myself mostly because I knew my own personal journey to get to where I am at today. I was very proud of myself which is something I don’t normally do and...grateful to God because it can only be him who has taken me this far. What is the aim of your mentorship programs? My aims are to lead and guide people in firstly finding their strength in all aspects of their life, secondly to be able to be practical about everything they want to achieve in their life and lastly to be able to take full authority and power of everything that happens in their lives - to empower them to know that growth starts with making a firm decision to take the ‘authority and power’ over everything. What are you hoping to achieve by the end of 2020? By the end of 2020, I’m hoping to have achieved a lot, but one main thing is continuing to make a life changing impact in people’s lives and society. By the end of 2020, I would love to have bigger and better events, do a wellbeing tour around schools and universities; and continue to travel around the world for my purpose and calling. Where do you see your mentorship program in the next 5 years? In 5 years’ time I see my mentorship program being known all over the world. I see myself mentoring both males and females who are of different cultures, race and location. I see myself been a qualified counsellor and taking my mentorship program to another level. What would you tell your younger self? ‘Keep your eyes on God, don’t lose focus, strength and hope’. Yes, situations will come but it’s how you handle the situations that matter. The people around you are so key that you should know, not everyone is meant for you and you’re not meant for everyone. Invest in your future and growth, spend more time in investing in what happens in 5 years’ time; rather than in 5 minutes. Your biggest investment should be the relationship you have with God. Any words of encouragement to our readers? I would like to encourage you to step outside of your comfort zone to do what you are called to do.. If you don’t know your calling and purpose, pray about it. I want to encourage you to trust the process because it is not easy but so worth it. Don’t run away from the process but face it with confidence. Remain humble and never despise beginnings.