What People Say
Leadership isn't just about what you build. It's about how the people you build with remember the experience.
I hope to someday be the Sarah Chamberlain in someone else's life. It is, was, and always will be great to work with Sarah.
Sarah has been a great manager and mentor throughout my career in Frequence. Her leadership style is one that I imitate as I venture to a management role. As a manager she has stood for us and fought for us. She has shown great interest in our career growth and has taken great lengths to give us opportunities to elevate ourselves. She pushes and encourages me to be better. Her door is always open and her personality lets you know you are always welcome. Working for her made working at Frequence a wonderful experience.
She ran Creative less like a service function and more like a business within a business.
I worked with Sarah for nine years, and she ran Creative with total command of the goals, the roadmap, and a real knack for getting the whole team rowing in the same direction. She was also on the forefront of integrating AI into her team's workflow and output — she viewed it as a tool to work smarter, not a shortcut for the work itself. The output stayed best in class throughout, and that mattered commercially: we won client deals on the strength of her team's designs, and landed new clients based on the caliber of the creative alone. Her leadership was calm, fact-driven, and always looking for what could be improved next. She also made the company better to work at — her energy and sense of humor were infectious, and people genuinely wanted to be around her. Any organization would be fortunate to have her drive their creative strategy.
Sarah is a visionary leader who drives innovation, fosters creativity, and develops the next generation of creative talent.
She consistently demonstrated an exceptional ability to craft strategic design systems that not only elevated our clients' brands but also enhanced our ability to deliver impactful, tailored creative solutions. One of Sarah's most impressive qualities is her ability to produce high-quality work with limited resources. She consistently delivered exceptional results, streamlining workflows and maximizing output without ever compromising on creativity. As a team leader, Sarah is nothing short of outstanding. She has a unique ability to bring out the best in each member of the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect.
Sarah was the best manager, boss and mentor I have ever had.
I worked with Sarah for two years while she served as Art Director at Gumbinner & Davies. Sarah is insanely talented, is an incredible manager, and always managed to strike the balance between an intense work schedule that produced incredible results and satisfied clients, with creating a fun and relaxed work environment.
Her designs are more than just beautiful, they take into account every aspect of the consumer experience.
Sarah's attention to detail shows in the high quality of design she creates. Whether creating a banner ad or a web page, her work captures customer interest and achieves business goals.
Sarah is a visionary creative who single-handedly gave Story League its strong brand look and feel, and truly put us on the map.
She truly put us on the map as a leading arts org in the nation's capital.