Sarah Engel - President - January Digital

As a transformative business leader, she has built a career defined by driving growth, accelerating iconic brands, and delivering unbeatable results for global retail, technology, and consumer industries.She has guided world-renowned companies to achieve record-breaking success and enduring market impact, including consumer and B2B leaders in retail, technology, and analytics. Currently, she serves as President of January Digital, The Marketing Leadership Company™, which solves business challenges through media excellence, strategic guidance, and actionable analytics for leading global brands including Kendra Scott, Carhartt, Interstate Batteries, StriVectin, and Steve Madden. Her focus on human connection, strategic excellence, and profitable growth has not only propelled business results but also fostered an ethical, high-performing, and award-winning organization.Throughout her career, she has provided some of the world’s most respected brands—such as Travelocity, Lilly Pulitzer, iProspect (Dentsu Aegis), Chevrolet, ClearSaleing (eBay), and Match.com—with strategic leadership across business growth, brand marketing, creative direction, operations, HR strategy, and customer acquisition.She has served on multiple executive teams, worked collaboratively with boards of directors and guided private companies through successful funding and acquisitions as well as public companies through rapid growth initiatives.Beyond executive roles, she is dedicated to industry innovation and mentorship. Her advisory board roles with Shoptalk, Trybe, and Rebel Nell underscore her commitment to advancing the retail and tech sectors while championing opportunities for women and underrepresented voices. Her philanthropic work further reflects this passion, including support for underserved communities, families experiencing homelessness, and domestic violence survivors through nonprofit LSH in Philadelphia.