Sarah Shewey

CEO and Founder @ Happily

About

I design and scale communities by powering people with tech. Experienced in all aspects of producing world-class experiences for the private, non-profit, and corporate sectors. I work exclusively with mission-aligned organizations who bring innovation to impact. My superpower is bridging the big and small: vision <> details, goals <> milestones, ambition <> skills. I do this as a founder & CEO and also as an executive producer for tentpole conferences and experiences. I've been featured as an events expert by the Associated Press, the BBC, Forbes, Discovery Channel and many more. I speak on topics such as event trends, sustainability, logistics, strategy, sponsorships, ROI, community and more. But I do love learning more than teaching, so tell me something new! :)

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Industry

Events Services

Skill

Event Planning, Event Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Nonprofits, Social Networking, Media Relations, Marketing, Public Relations, New Media, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Communications, Blogging, Entertainment, Strategic Partnerships, Digital Media, Start-ups, Brand Development, Business Development, Fundraising

Experience

CEO and Founder

Happily

2014-6 - Present · 12 yrs 4 mos

Los Angeles

Happily rapidly assembles teams of freelancers to produce elevated experiences. Our nationwide network of over 50,000 independent marketers, producers, coordinators and assistants come from all walks of life. We specialize in delivering effective strategy and sustainable operations for conferences and pop-ups with some of the world's biggest brands. View our work and meet our team at teamhappily.com

TEDActive Producer

TED Conferences

2008-6 - 2014-3 · 5 yrs 10 mos

I was a co-founder of TEDActive, responsible for the programming of a highly experiential simulcast conference that ran parallel to the TED conference. Designed for TED's creative community and most active members from over 100 countries to explore and share new models of distribution for ideas worth spreading. Awarded as one of BizBash's Most Innovative Events of 2013.

Founder

Pink Cloud Events

2006-10 - 2014-3 · 7 yrs 6 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

A full-service event production company based in Los Angeles with clients around the world, Pink Cloud Events specializes in pairing brands and organizations with fine artists and eco-friendly resources. Some of our clients and partners include Creative Commons, CLIF Bar, Honda, Heineken, and the NAACP. During my time with Pink Cloud, I spoke as an events expert for numerous media channels including the Associated Press, NPR and BBC. I was also featured on three episodes of the show "Alter Eco" featuring Adrian Grenier on Discovery's Planet Green Channel.

Education

University of Southern California

Communication

BA - USC Annenberg School of Communication Minor - USC School of Cinematic Arts, Film and Television Production McNair Scholar, published independent research and presented at UC Berkeley: "The Structure of Symbols" where I defined a process for creating a visual symbol that can shape group behavior. Published group research and presented at UC Santa Barbara: "Word of Mouth Marketing in Online Music Distribution" where we examined the interactions of online and offline social networks in proliferating the adoption of Napster.