Kayla Schwalger
Kayla is the creative force you can’t miss. A proud Samoan storyteller, creator, and co-founder of Tapasā – Navigating Futures, a Pacific-led organisation driving cultural and community change. Blending culture, creativity, and confidence, she’s built an online community that connects deeply with her lifestyle, travel, and self-expression content across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Whether she’s sharing her latest trip, creative project, or a real talk moment, Kayla’s content always hits that sweet spot between inspiring and relatable.
Authentic to her core, Kayla uses her platforms to amplify Pacific voices and redefine what it means to be a modern brown woman in media. She fronted campaigns and conversations with brands and outlets like RNZ, Mecca Empower, Fresh TV, Coconet TV, and Mai FM, proving she can move seamlessly between community work and creative entrepreneurship. Through Stories in the Vā and her own digital presence, Kayla embodies influence with intention, showing that confidence, culture, and content can coexist beautifully.