Sarah Kennedy

Sarah Kennedy has a strong background in business development, sales, and marketing. Sarah is currently serving as the Director of Business Development at U.S. Legal Support since September 2021. Prior to this, they held the same role at Certent - insightsoftware from April 2019 to September 2020. Sarah has also worked as the Vice President of Sales & Marketing at ARMUS Corporation from March 2017 to February 2018. Before that, they were the Director of Sales and Marketing at Cedaron Medical from November 2015 to March 2017, where they achieved year-over-year sales increases and led a national team. Sarah also has experience as a District Wine Manager at Don Sebastiani & Sons from March 2014 to August 2015 and as a District Manager at Imperial Brands Inc. from April 2010 to October 2012. In their early career, they held various positions at Southern Wine & Spirits, including Director of New Business Development, Assistant General Sales Manager, District Manager, and Key Account Spirit Specialist, from 2005 to 2009, where they achieved significant sales growth and received recognition for their performance.

Sarah Kennedy completed their Bachelor's Degree in Business/Managerial Economics from the University of Colorado Boulder, attending from 1998 to 2002. Prior to that, they attended Westlake High School from 1994 to 1998, where they pursued a General Studies curriculum. In addition to their formal education, Sarah has obtained several certifications, including "Social Media Marketing: ROI" and "Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship" from LinkedIn in 2019 and 2017 respectively. Sarah also has certifications such as "Social CRM Fundamentals" and "Top 10 Marketing Challenges" from LinkedIn in 2017, "Become a Purpose-Driven Sales Professional" from LinkedIn in 2016, and "Certified Specialist of Wine" from Wine and Spirits Educators in 2015. Sarah is also certified in Advancing Negotiation Skills from Scotwork, California Wine Appellation Specialist from the San Francisco Wine School, and completed an Introductory Sommelier Course from The Court of Master Sommeliers.