Samantha Palya started her grooming career in the year of 1996 at Great Lakes Academy of Professional Pet Styling. She entered her first competition at the All American Grooming Show in 1996. From then she earned placements in poodles, and handstripping in her division. She was awarded Best Groomer and Best Groomed Dog in Show for a handstipped terrier at Groom Expo in 1998. She is the proud owner of Absolutely Pawfect Pet Styling, Inc. for 24 years and The Enrichment Stylist Pet Business Consulting and Education. Samantha is a business coach for T.E.S pet business consulting and education and The Dog Gurus. She holds certificates as a Pet Tech Instructor, Skin and Hair, Salon Sanitation, Canine Body Language, Dog Gurus College, Pricing for profits, Communications Skills Leader, Heroes for Healthy Pets, and many more. Samantha is the creator of Enrichment Grooming in which she introduced it to the pet care industry as a speaker for the past 3 years. In 2024 she was a judge for the Vanity Fur Rescue Round-up Grooming Competition.
