An experienced PR agency owner, Sarah has worked at a senior level in both the UK and internationally for leading agencies including McCann, Edelman and Cohn & Wolfe.
After studying PR at Bournemouth University, Sarah joined the Press Office team at Harrods.
Moving agency side, she stayed in London to join Edelman where she worked across a number of big brands, running strategic and creative campaigns and hardworking press offices for clients including Coca-Cola, Burger King, Microsoft, Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Pillsbury, Kingfisher. This work included European coordination and UK domestic briefs.
A move out to Hong Kong for seven years saw Sarah join leading Asia Pacific PR agency impactasia of which she become a co-owner.
Her core work focused on helping Western brands (US, UK, Europe, Australasia) with their market entry campaigns into the China and wider Asia market. Also long term work to help brands localise their marketing efforts and build their corporate identity and reputation. Key brands included many in the professional services field included Robert Half recruitment, efinancialcareers, CBRE, Colliers, Julius Baer, Prix Pictet and Deustche Bank . Sarah also has a great deal of experience in hospitality and tourism including supporting brands such as Wyndham Hotel Group, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts with their acquisition and expansion plans across Asia.
Sarah helped grow the business significantly across Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing and was involved in the successful sale of the agency to WPP's Cohn & Wolfe brand when she took on the role of Group Managing Director.
At AMBITIOUS Sarah is the dynamo behind the agency’s new business development, working with prospects to develop PR programmes and agree KPIs.
Client wise Sarah has been leading for AMBITIOUS the relationships with Origin Workspace, Bradfords Building Supplies, Dickies Workwear, Marriott International and Newcross Healthcare.
She is also the driving force behind Social Media Week Bristol. An event she made successful during her time in Hong Kong before helping to bring the concept to Bristol.
Client side, Sarah has extensive experience across a broad range of B2B and B2C sectors in particular property, hospitality and the trades.
Skills: PR agency management, senior client consultancy, PR strategy, corporate PR, trade PR, B2B PR, consumer PR, integrated marketing, issues and crisis management and events.