Sara James Forkel is the Founder and CEO of Socially Savvy Marketing, a dedicated consultant,  coach and speaker. With an amazing team behind her, Sara provides marketing management for  business owners by merging traditional marketing and new social platforms to maximize  exposure and growth. 

Sara started in fashion and was in Nordstrom nationwide with her clothing company KAZ at the  age of 25. Considered the Osh Kosh of dance wear, Sara built a solid brand by selling premium  dance wear to dancers across the globe using online marketing and social media.  

Looking for a change after overcoming a health scare, and having witnessed the rise of social  media, Sara returned to school in order to earn her Masters in Virtual Communication. Pairing  her many years of experience with the newest trends in online and social media marketing, Sara  originally launched Socially Savvy in 2009 to assist her husband's clients in improving and  growing their businesses. Since then, Sara has developed a unique blend of marketing strategies  for her clients by using the traditional marketing Realtors have used for years, as well as new  digital and social media marketing strategies and tools, to help her clients gain more exposure in  order to increase their businesses. 

Sara has worked with thousands of business professionals in many types of industries to help  them take their businesses to the next level of success. Sara is specifically passionate about  working with new businesses and developing new ideas and watching them come to fruition by  helping her clients exceed their goals and dreams.