Sara Simmonds
CEO, The Impact Innovator
Sara is a leading figure within the world of IMPACT, being voted number 1 speaker at The Sustainability Show, and one of Informa’s leading experts in Impact. Sara is also on the advisory boards of the British Beauty Council Sustainability Coalition, The Sustainability show and has recently been asked to be a Judge on the 2024 Marie Claire Sustainability awards.
Sara has had an illustrious career as an international buyer and pioneer of conscious product innovation. By the age of 25 Sara was a buyer for Harvey Nichols and seeing the waste in what we consume, at the age of 28 Sara became an award-winning impact entrepreneur pioneering the first hand-made sustainable jeans brand Sharkah Chakra winning Grazia Magazine for Impact entrepreneur of the year, and being shortlisted by Walpole emerging luxury brands. After selling the technology behind the denim brand, by 32 Sara was running a £100 Million buying department for UK retailer River Island, enabling the retailer to cut waste whilst doubling their sales through sharing Sara’s “Hero Product” roadmap. The success of her method of cutting waste in the corporate world, saw Sara launch the IMPACT innovator mastermind method for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to skyrocket their profitability, and transform their IMPACT in the decade of change. In the last 18 months, the Impact Innovator roadmap has helped 50 business owners build over $10 million in additional revenue and positively impact over 15 000 people globally.
Sara has had an illustrious career as an international buyer and pioneer of conscious product innovation. By the age of 25 Sara was a buyer for Harvey Nichols and seeing the waste in what we consume, at the age of 28 Sara became an award-winning impact entrepreneur pioneering the first hand-made sustainable jeans brand Sharkah Chakra winning Grazia Magazine for Impact entrepreneur of the year, and being shortlisted by Walpole emerging luxury brands. After selling the technology behind the denim brand, by 32 Sara was running a £100 Million buying department for UK retailer River Island, enabling the retailer to cut waste whilst doubling their sales through sharing Sara’s “Hero Product” roadmap. The success of her method of cutting waste in the corporate world, saw Sara launch the IMPACT innovator mastermind method for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to skyrocket their profitability, and transform their IMPACT in the decade of change. In the last 18 months, the Impact Innovator roadmap has helped 50 business owners build over $10 million in additional revenue and positively impact over 15 000 people globally.
