Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
Samantha Story Camp, Co-Owner
Samantha is a 2001 graduate of Point Park University with a degree in Theatre. After years of working in the restaurant industry and then in real estate, she embarked on her entrepreneurial journey when she realized that she was not subservient enough to work for other people. Now in its 10th year, Pip & Lola’s continues to be the instrument through which Samantha is slowly making the world happier with soapy goodness, candles, and ridiculous marketing techniques. She was also the producer of the web series, The Pittsburgh SOAPranos, which was a comedy based on the trials and tribulations of a small business owner. Continuing to work both on stage and in film, Samantha infuses the company with her special dramatic flair. She also happens to have 8 young(er) humans that call her "Mom" and finds them a fairly good motivator to leave the world a better place than she found it.
Bruce Story-Camp, Co-Founder
Originally from the Pacific Northwest Bruce is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington - Tacoma. He spent over a decade as a grade-school teacher before embarking on the journey of soap-making with Samantha. Where Samantha makes the majority of the soaps, Bruce focuses on the "sundries" of the company: deodorants, lotion bars, dry shampoos, etc... And though there is something to be said about having a steady 9-5 (well, let's be honest… 7-4), he much prefers being able to work together with his wife while taking over the world - one dirty body at a time.
