Sarah Hewitt

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Director of Strive Women, Women's Entrepreneurship at CARE

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Sarah Hewitt is the Director of Strive Women at CARE, focusing on womens entrepreneurship and economic justice. With over 15 years of experience in international development, she has held roles at Open Society Foundations and Fundación Capital. People who have worked with her describe her as bright and driven, with strong initiative. She holds an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.

Sarah is a passionate social justice advocate, identifying as a feminist and anti-racist. She is actively involved with the non-profit Nurturing Minds, which supports education for girls in Tanzania, and serves on their board. This aligns with her professional goal of amplifying the power of marginalized communities, particularly adolescent girls and young women.

An avid supporter of girls education, she is participating in a fundraising climb of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africas tallest mountain, to support a girls school in Tanzania.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Fast But Analytical

Hard To Convince

They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical  They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Women's Entrepreneurship
As Director of Strive Women at CARE, her work is centered on supporting and empowering women entrepreneurs globally.
Economic Justice
A core theme throughout her 15-year career, focusing on systemic change for marginalized communities.
Financial Inclusion
She frequently highlights the need for practical tools and resources, such as insurance and digital financial services, for women entrepreneurs.

Media Appearances

Business Fights Poverty: Director of Strive Women, Sarah Hewitt on the Transformative Power of Women‑Led Small Businesses. Featured in CARE – Media & Press

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Work History

7-2023
Director of Strive Women, Women's Entrepreneurship at CARE
6-2018 - 11-2022
Associate Director, Equity, Global Programs at Open Society Foundations
9-2015 - 2-2018
Head of Operations - Tanzania at Fundación Capital
1-2014 - 6-2018
Consultant for Poverty, Gender and Youth Program at Population Council
10-2012 - 12-2013
Senior Program Associate, Gender Program at Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA)

Education

2010 - 2012
MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
2012 - 2012
Exchange program from Indian School of Business

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Exp : 15 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Director of Strive Women, Women's Entrepreneurship at CARE
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Insights For Selling To Sarah

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Keep a professional, business-like approach; especially if you tend to get informal quickly
  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on relationship, focus purely on the merit of your product
  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sarah is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sarah

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sarah move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Sarah take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Sarah

Personality Compatibility


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