Cuddle Up To Me is a professional cuddling service based out of Portland, Oregon. Founder Samantha Hess authored a book called Touch: The Power of Human Connection and opened a storefront in 2014. She appeared in hundreds of television, radio and newspaper interviews including CNN, NBC News, the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNBC, AOL, Reuters, the Travel Channel, Yahoo, the London Daily Mail and Nerve Magazine. Her publicity campaign reached over tens of millions million people on six continents. In the summer of 2015, she appeared twice on America's Got Talent, the top-rated program in the country. She also launched Cuddle Con, the annual international gathering of cuddling enthusiasts and professionals.