- People-First Career Strategist: Built her career by loving the people she works with and trusting mentors and leadership—believes nurturing relationships and communities is what builds strong organizations 🤝
- Agility Advocate: Success came from being flexible and open to moving to unexpected markets and taking roles that weren't on her original career path, trusting leadership knew what they were doing 📍
- Smartly ADVANCE Speaker: Speaking on Laura Desmond's panel about women's leadership and how women are leading the charge in transforming media and creativity 🎤
- Data-Driven Competitive Advantage Creator: At Spark Foundry, she focuses on ensuring clients understand their consumers better than the competition through a robust identity data strategy that underpins everything they do 📊
- AI Integration Pioneer: Successfully integrated core AI products faster than the competition by building on their strong data foundation, training entire teams from planners to buyers on data and AI optimization 🤖
Moment Maker: Sarah Kramer's Journey from Iowa Fields to C-Suite Success 📈
Sarah Kramer built her Spark Foundry success on a bold career philosophy and bold moves. Speaking at Smartly ADVANCE about women transforming media, her insights about AI integration and competitive advantage might change your approach.
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