Sarah Scudder
Sarah Scudder is president of Real Sourcing Network (RSN), a print and marketing sourcing tool software company.
Sarah Scudder has spunk. Sarah Scudder is a go-getter who has gone out and got.
Proof?
Sarah is the youngest executive to ever serve on the board for the Print Services and Distribution Association (PSDA). Sarah is the brainchild behind ProcuRising, the cutting edge magazine that gives voice to industry leaders, writers, and entrepreneurs in the marketing and procurement space.
Sarah hosts thought leadership ProcuremenTalks around the country and coordinates events for the Global Women Procurement Professionals (GWPP). Sarah speaks at several annual sourcing industry events and hosts multiple webinars. She also co-authors a column for the Sourcing Industry Group (SIG)’s Future of Sourcing publication and Institute of Supply Management (ISM)’s “Inside Supply Management” newsletter.
Awards?
Sarah won the Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) Future of Sourcing Rising Star award. Sarah is a winner of the North Bay Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 award. Sarah won the Print+Promo’s Trailblazer Under 40 award. Sarah also won the Print Services & Distribution Association (PSDA)’s Member of the Year award.
But none of the above matters. What matters is that Sarah Scudder treats everyone with respect, and it is her desire to make the world a better place. She is well on her way.
From this author
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Discover MarTech
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The Hackett Group Research Report
The first publication was a...