Biography
Principal: sarah temple, MBA
With 30 years of marketing communications and PR experience, Sarah has worked alongside clients tackling public health, corporate responsibility and reputational challenges. She brings a cross-sector, multi-disciplinary perspective shaped by time spent in and around agencies, nonprofits, companies and universities. Recent assignments include organizational strategy, campaign creation and community engagement for clients in Indigenous governance, public health and education.
After working in Vancouver PR agencies, she moved to Washington D.C. where she was a Senior Vice President at Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide for more than a decade, then Vice-President, External Relations for a Seattle-based global health innovation nonprofit in before returning to Vancouver as Simon Fraser University’s first Executive Director of Communications & Marketing.
While working in the U.S., her Ogilvy team earned acclaim for several public health and social marketing programs, in particular The Heart Truth® which introduced the Red Dress as an iconic symbol for women’s heart health and contributed to greater awareness, behavior change and lower death rates. In 2011, The Heart Truth® was named one of the top 10 campaigns of the decade by The Holmes Report — and in 2018 was designated by PR Week as a top campaign of the past 20 years.
Sarah’s personal and team accomplishments have earned Silver Anvil, Gold Sabre, PRSA and IABC industry awards. She holds an MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership from SFU, a certificate in Indigenous Governance from the University of Arizona, and a certificate in Creating Shared Value from Harvard Business School Executive Education.
Contact: sarah@templegroupstrategy.com
“Forget about creating a brand for yourself. Instead focus on being a good person, doing good work, and showing up on time. The brand will follow.”