Sarah Parkes

Sarah joined Hearst, working her way up from Telesales Executive to MD before turning 30. Leading 430 people across UK/Australia she established CDS Global as the leading global magazine subscription business. Moving into OOH, aged 40, she founded Airport Media – acquired by Primesight, now Global, before moving agency side joining Talon as Group CSMO, leading global sales and marketing functions to drive Talon’s next growth stage to become a $1Bn business. In this role, Sarah has created a new business unit and transformed the marketing team - resulting in an uplift in brand equity and +25% YoY billings growth.