Sarah Thorpe

is a strategic-creative collaborator with 15+ years working in innovation consulting, brand-building and storytelling through firms including I/D.W, Jump Associates, SYPartners, and her own studio.


She's worked with a range of startups, companies and nonprofits in sectors including healthcare, science + technology, building + construction, consumable goods, and ventures for the social good.


She holds a BA in Chemistry from Smith College and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Motivated to make sense of complexity, give momentum to promising ideas and contribute to strong solutions


Interested in how potentials and constraints of our material world intersect with the promise of entrepreneurship and innovation

Keen to solve challenges with an eye towards the future, including working to understand and position for change


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