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Samantha Hess is a professional cuddler from Portland, Oregon and a founder of Cuddle Up to Me website.

She decided to have such a job after watching a video of two men offering hugs for money. Later on, she learned of a woman in New York who ran an identical business and was inspired to pursue it as a career. Prior to her career she was a personal trainer. During her career she was interviewed by numerous broadcast and print media including KOBI, Daily News KATU KHOU, KCTV and many others. In January 2014 she was interviewed by Biz Journal where she shared her plans with Rob Smith on Cuddle Up to Me website which she said she plans to model after ZoomCare. Her clients are mostly people with disabilities or who suffer from traumatic stress.