A note from me
Hi, I'm Sarah.
I created Ember out of a deep yearning to feel less alone as I've navigated big life transitions, career pivots, to now starting something of my own (Still Riot).
As a highly sensitive person and non-linear thinker, I crave resources and support that address the whole person: mind, body, and soul. And that treat entrepreneurship as an art form influenced by the non-physical, mysterious forces of the universe as much as by the physical reality we live in.
I don't vibe with hustle culture, prescribed paths, or emotionless building. And I'm not alone. Many of us build differently.
If that's you, welcome.
- 10+
- years in corporate
- consulting, finance, strategy
- 3
- career pivots
- each into a new field
- MBA
- Chicago Booth
- and admissions fellow
- 4.5
- years at Google
- strategy and org design
- 200+
- resumes reviewed
- at Google and Booth
- Founder
- Still Riot
- building in real time
My journey so far
The beginning
The corporate path
I went the corporate path, climbed the ladder, and played the game. Consulting, then finance, then strategy, including 4.5 years at Google.
The spark
My light was dimming.
I wanted to want to work in corporate, but I couldn't fake it any longer. I always knew I wanted to start something of my own. But I didn't know what.
The leap
The R&D Year
I quit Google without a plan to do an R&D Year and started documenting my journey figuring it out.
The collection
Resources that kept me company.
I collected tons of resources along the way that kept me company, guided me, and expanded my mind. That's The List. Each month, I go deep on 1 of them in the Monthly Feature.
Ember
For those who build differently.
Ember is the support I wish I had: The List, the Monthly Feature, and brainstorm sessions to think out loud together.