Sarah Leary

“Have you ever worked for someone you really respected? Like, *really* respected? I have. Her name is Sarah Leary. As one of the co-founders of Nextdoor, Sarah was a considerable part of its success story to date: 90% of neighbourhoods in US, UK and Netherlands, 8 countries and counting, 1000s of public services using the platform every day to keep communities safe and informed. But more than that, Sarah genuinely cares about the teams that she builds. She fosters cross-team collaboration in a collegiate atmosphere, and is able to bounce from high-level strategy to scrappy execution faster than anyone I’ve ever worked with, joining the dots between the two along the way. Sarah’s a senior exec with an incredible amount of integrity. She moved to a non-operational board role at Nextdoor only three days ago, and whilst she is sorely missed, her legacy will continue to drive her charges forward long after she’s left the building. Thank you Sarah for everything you’ve given to Nextdoor, and to me personally on a professional and personal level. I count working with you as one of the personal career highs. Rockets 🚀🚀🚀”

“Sarah was stellar at Microsoft and was a key member of the Office team. I'm more than happy to provide a reference upon request.”

“Sarah was widely recognized as one of the biggest up-and-coming super stars at Microsoft at a time when just having a job there meant you were already in the top 1% of your peers. Her strategic mindset, intelligence, breadth of marketing depth--in particular communications, PR and product marketing--dedication and passion are second to none. I have worked with few people as all-around outstanding as Sarah in my 15 years in the industry. Working with her is both a joy and privilege.”

“Sarah's passion, analytical thinking processes and experience combine to make her a team-building and team-leading powerhouse. At Epinions she built a dedicated team of exceptional individuals, I think largely due to her ability to assemble convincing logical arguments, and the sense responsibility for her team that she projected. Working with Sarah is a learning experience because her ability to focus on the goals, and her limitless energy for addressing the difficult problems along the way are an inspiration.”

“I reported to Sarah while she was the VP of Product and Marketing at Shopping.com. She is a manager and mentor who genuinely cares about developing and promoting her team. Her leadership style inspired a deep sense of loyalty in her team, and it seemed that everyone else at the company was always vying to to work with her. I strongly endorse her where ever she decides to go next!”

“Sarah is in the top 1% of people I have worked with. Her passion, integrity, and leadership made a huge impact at Shopping.com. Sarah raises the bar with everything she does. Strongly endorse.”

“Sarah is an absolute joy to work with. She's an inspirational, assertive, and encouraging leader with tons of moxie. She gets my strongest endorsement!”

“It is true honor and pleasure to work with Sarah. She is one of the few people that I have met in my professional life that is smart, talented and hard charging, yet at the same time has the highest level of professional integrity and good humor. I recommend her enthusiastically!”

“In her role as head of marketing and PM, Sarah was a true leader in every sense - dedicated, sharp, passionate and inspirational. From the perspective of a technical leader, Sarah demonstrated a tremendous ability to work creatively and effectively with engineering teams to get just about any job done. Highly endorsed!”

“Sarah is not only tremendously capable, but also a joy to work with. Sarah is the type of PM / Marketing person that a tech head can usually only wish for. Endorsed!”