Sarah Williams
Vice President, Marketing Communications, CreativeOne
With almost 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, advertising and public relations, Sarah leads the company’s outreach efforts, showing financial advisors and independent insurance agents exactly what they can accomplish through branding, lead generation and social media. She has helped hundreds of producers expand their businesses, showing them how to grow revenue while positioning them as industry thought leaders since joining CreativeOne in 2011.
As CreativeOne’s chief ambassador, Sarah communicates how marketing and practice management can help agents and advisors expand their practices. She leads the education channel, recruiting prospective agents and advisors who want to join CreativeOne. Her knowledge of marketing, combined with her embodiment of CreativeOne’s philosophy, make her a formidable leader in this ever-changing industry.
Sarah became a member of the Women in Insurance and Financial Services (WIFS) national network in 2016; she currently serves on the national board of WIFS as the membership director. In addition, she founded CreativeOne’s women-only networking group, Creative Women, which creates a space in a male-dominated industry for women to collaborate, network and share ideas.
Previously, Sarah was the Director of Marketing Services for CreativeOne, and managed the annuity channel, marketing programs and corporate messaging. She also administered and spearheaded CreativeOne’s Business Accelerator Credits program used by producers to redeem earned marketing credits for services to grow their business.
Sarah earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. She and her husband are the proud parents of Claire and Parker. Away from the office, Sarah enjoys being a room mom, serving on the social committee of her HOA, watching the Kansas Jayhawks play basketball, gardening, traveling and drinking wine.