Words by Lanie Anderson
Photography by Rebecca Drobis

Hiking in the mountains of Rwanda, snowboarding along the Eastern seaboard, and paragliding in Ecuador, Sarah Green doesn’t necessarily consider herself a risky person. But her track record begs to differ.

Recognized by President Obama for her work as a young entrepreneurial leader in 2012 and 2013, this humble North Carolina native has a running list of accolades in entrepreneurship that she rarely touts. Instead, it’s her wide eyes and sense of conviction that reveal her true purpose in what she does. The deepest desire to see others’ dreams realized and value reclaimed.

A 2009 graduate of Appalachian State University, Sarah turned down a cozy job with an accounting firm in Washington to teach entrepreneurship classes in Uganda, a country to which she says she owes her “life’s career trajectory.” After returning to the United States, Sarah cofounded Empact, a powerful organization that exposes young people to entrepreneurship and helps cultivate mindsets that alleviate poverty around the globe. Recently Sarah said goodbye to her role with Empact to focus on her first love: social entrepreneurship and international economic empowerment and development.

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