Sarah Kauss Explained

Sarah Kauss should not be confused with Sarah Knauss.

Sarah Kauss
Birth Place:Jupiter, Florida[1]
Birth Date:[2]
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:University of Colorado Boulder, Harvard Business School
Occupation:Founder of S'well
Website:https://www.sarahkauss.com/

Sarah Kauss is an American businesswoman. She is known as the founder of S'well, a reusable, insulated products manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Kauss was raised in Jupiter, Florida by parents who were small business owners.[7] She received a bachelor's in accounting from the University of Colorado Boulder and her MBA from Harvard Business School.[8]

Career

After receiving her bachelor's degree, Kauss worked as a CPA for Ernst & Young in Denver, Colorado and Los Angeles, California. She then moved into commercial real estate.[9] In 2009, Kauss was inspired to create a more upscale and fashionable reusable water bottle, while hiking in Arizona with her mother.[8] [10] Kauss founded S'well in 2010. The company helped displace more than 4 billion single-use plastic bottles and was named one of 25 designs that helped shape the world by Architectural Digest before Kauss sold the company in 2022 to Lifetime Brands.[11] [12] [13]

Fortune included Kauss on its 2014 40 under 40 list. She was selected as a member of the 2014 class of EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women. In 2016, Kauss was named number 49 on the Business Insider 100 list, The Creators.[14] [15] She was recognized on Inc.'s "Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs of 2016" list.[16] In 2018, Kauss was named one of Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellows. She was also selected as an Aspen Institute 2020 Braddock Scholar. She is on the board of the all women platform of SPACs Athena SPACs and Thorne Healthtech.[17] [18] [19]

Kauss has been featured in NPR, Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur magazine, Fortune magazine, CNNMoney, and CNBC, among other outlets.[20] She is a mentor for the U.S. Department of State Global Women's Mentoring Partnership.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Our Sponsor: Introducing S'Well Palm Beach. Palm Beach Lately.
  2. Web site: From A 'Friends' Star To A Microneedling Founder: Four Women Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2017. Forbes. Tindera, Michela.
  3. Web site: Fortune 40 Under 40. March 13, 2015.
  4. Web site: S'well Founder Sarah Kauss on Starting Up and Being a Female Entrepreneur. October 27, 2014. Daniel Roberts. March 13, 2015.
  5. Web site: When Style Over Substance Works. January 15, 2014. March 13, 2015.
  6. Web site: Why Stainless Steel Bottles Only. 2018-04-08.
  7. News: S'well: Sarah Kauss . en . NPR.org . 2022-05-31.
  8. Web site: January 6, 2013 . Making Eco-Friendly Eco-Chic – Sarah Kauss, CEO at S'Well Bottle . March 13, 2015.
  9. Web site: Sorvino . Chloe . Why S'well Bottle Founder Sarah Kauss Is One Of America's Most Successful Self-Made Women . 2022-05-31 . Forbes . en.
  10. Web site: How keeping a journal can help with productivity. March 13, 2015.
  11. Web site: 2019-08-19 . The 25 Designs That Shape Our World . 2022-05-31 . Architectural Digest . en-US.
  12. Web site: Sustainable Brands .
  13. Web site: 2022-03-03 . Lifetime acquires S'well . 2022-05-31 . Home Furnishings News . en-US.
  14. Web site: Emmie Martin, Tanza Loudenback, Alexa Pipia . June 13, 2016 . Meet the top 100 business visionaries creating value for the world . July 22, 2016 . Business Insider.
  15. Web site: Tanza Loudenback . June 24, 2016 . The Creators . July 22, 2016 . Business Insider.
  16. Web site: THE MOST IMPRESSIVE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS OF 2016 . Inc..
  17. Web site: L Catterton To Take Thorne Healthtech Private In $680 Million Deal . 2023-09-23 . BeautyMatter . en.
  18. Web site: Athena Consumer Acquisition Corp. Company & People ACAQ . 2023-04-24 . Barron's . en.
  19. Web site: Athena . 2023-04-24 . www.athenaspac.com.
  20. Web site: June 5, 2015 . Can you bottle success? S'well founder says 'yes' . July 13, 2015.