Enthusiastic Inspiration For Everyone.
Hey! I’m Sarah. If you haven’t seen me speak before, I’m an energetic, passionate, and empowering national speaker. I love to inspire my audience with true stories, relatable warmth, a unique perspective, and a spark of humor.
Some of my favorite topics include:
- How I Quit My Job To Write Full-Time
- 10 Common Myths About Creativity — And How To Move Past Them
- How To Start A Successful Podcast On A Budget
- Marketing For Creatives: Realistic Advice You Can Actually Use
- Make Them Fall In Love With Your Creative Work
- Expectation vs. Reality: When Success Doesn’t Feel Like Success
- Let’s Talk About Burnout: Tips For The Overwhelmed Creator
But that’s not all! I’m happy to talk about most things writing, creativity, and podcast-related. Just contact me to let me know how I can best serve your audience!
If you’d like to see video of me speaking, scroll down! 👇👇👇 Otherwise, you can get a feel for my voice by listening to the Write Now podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Sarah Has Been Featured By:
TV & Video Samples
TEDx Sioux Falls, “When You Can’t Help Everyone”
February 2019
How do we put limits on service without feeling inadequate? Whom do we decide to help with our limited energy and resources? And how do we find satisfaction despite never being “enough”?
KELOLAND Living, “Tips for Jumpstarting the Creative Process”
February 2020
It’s easy to be inspired by the creativity around us. From podcasts to works of art, we all want to contribute something to the world that’s both special and unique. Yet, that can be easier said than done…
Interview with Anne Lamott
May 2021
Together with award-winning podcaster and writer, Sarah Rhea Werner, we will discuss how to cultivate resilience during challenging times, the subject of Lamott’s new book Dusk, Night, Dawn. Our conversation will cover mental health, spirituality, recovery, and more.
Recent & Upcoming Events
She Podcasts
October 2022 | Washington, D.C.
Topic: TBD
Podcast Movement
August 2022 | Dallas, TX
Topic: “My Almost TV Show: Honest Talk About My Adaptation Experience”
Interview with Nora McInerny
April 2022 | Eventbrite Event
Topic: “On Resilience” Series, Host & Interviewer on behalf of Strengthening The Heartland
Interview with Anne Lamott
May 2021 | YouTube
Topic: “On Resilience” Series, Host & Interviewer on behalf of Strengthening The Heartland
Audio Drama Con for PodFest Global Summit
August 2020 | Online due to COVID
Moderator and emcee for the entire event.
PodUK
May 2020 | Online due to COVID
Topic: Representation Within Audio Drama
PodFest
March 2020 | Orlando, FL
Topic: Keys to a Compelling Narrative in Any Podcast
Topic: Creating Quality Without A Budget (Panelist)
Austin Film Festival
October 2019 | Austin, TX
Topic: Building & Engaging A Fan Community (Panelist)
New York Comic Con
October 2019 | New York City, NY
Topic: Create Your Own Audio Drama (Panelist)
Watch the video here! >>
Rose City Comic Con
September 2019 | Portland, OR
Topic: Audio Drama Podcasts (Panelist)
Radio Drama Revival
September 2019 | Online
Interview: The Price Of Solitude & Girl In Space
Better Podcasting
August 2019 | Online (video)
Interview: Audio Drama Podcasts with Sarah Rhea Werner
PodX
May-June 2019 | Nashville, TN
Topic: Storytelling Through Sound Design (Panelist)
Topic: PodX Feud! (Panelist)
Topic: Stories For The Ages: Why We Love Scripted Audio Tales (Moderator)
Topic: A Friend Called Podcast: How Podcasting And Mental Health Interact (Panelist)
Outlier Podcast Festival
May 2019 | Austin, TX
Topic: How To Create An Addictive Podcast (Keynote)
Topic: The Future of Podcasting (Moderator)
SDPB: Innovation
April 2019 | Sioux Falls, SD
Interview: TEDx Sioux Falls
Listen here! >>
TEDx – Sioux Falls
April 2019 | Sioux Falls, SD
Topic: When You Can’t Help Everyone
Watch here! >>
PodFest 2019
March 2019 | Orlando, FL
Topic: Audio Drama 101: From Creation to Release (Panel)
Topic: Writing an Audio Drama Script (Panel)
Topic: Three Keys to a Compelling Narrative in Any Podcast (Keynote)
YouTube HQ
February 2019 | Los Angeles, CA
Topic: Story Structure For Podcasting with Simplecast (Panel)
Is This Adulting? Podcast
January 2019 | Online
Guest Host, Episode 94: Big Horse Energy
PodCon 2
January 2019 | Seattle, WA
Topic: Fiction Podcasting Q&A (Panel)
Topic: Origin Stories (Panel)
Topic: The Make Believe Me: Fictional Characters & Branding in Digital Spaces (Panel)
DC Podfest
November 2018 | Washington, DC
Topic: Create Your Own Audio Drama (Main Stage)
Topic: Engaging & Leveraging Your Audience (Panel)
Austin Film Festival
October 2018 | Austin, TX
Topic: Create Your Own Audio Drama (Roundtable)
Topic: Professional Podcasting Is Within Your Reach (Panel)
SD AdFed: Tell Me More Conference
September 2018 | Sioux Falls, SD
Topic: Reclaim Your Creativity (Keynote)
Women & Media Conference
September 2018 | Sioux Falls, SD
Topic: How To Launch A Successful Podcast
ConceptONE Expo
September 2018 | Sioux Falls, SD
Topic: Podcasting: The Convergence of Technology & Creativity
Podcast Movement
July 2018 | Philadelphia, PA
Topic: Build A Lasting Audience Connection Through Merchandise
Permission to Grow Podcast
May 2018 | Online
Guest, Episode 45: Sarah Rhea Werner: Professional Writer, Podcaster, & Coach
Augustana University
April 2018 | Sioux Falls, SD
Topic: How To Produce A Podcast (Guest Speaker)
Brewhaha by REACH Literacy
March 2018 | Sioux Falls, SD
Topic: Telling Your Story
Women In Leadership & Learning
March 2018 | Brookings, SD
Topic: Reclaim Your Creativity
PodFest 2018
March 2018 | Orlando, FL
Topic: How To Create An Audio Drama – Step By Step
& More…
This is just a small sample of my most recent speaking events. Want to know more? Get in touch!
Voice Acting
Girl In Space
Character: X — Recurring (2017-Present)
Nothing fancy here — just the simple audio diary of a girl in space. Also, there’s this weird and potentially ominous light in the distance that seems to be growing steadily closer. Listen for science, guns, trust, anti-matter, truth, beauty, inner turmoil, and delicious cheeses.
Descendants
Character: Moll — Recurring (2022)
DESCENDANTS is a two-season limited series science-fiction adventure/thriller, and the sequel of Janus Descending. The story begins where Janus Descending left off, at our lost crew’s nightmarish homecoming, and follows Peter’s older brother, Axel, through the aftermath of the Janus Disaster.
A Ninth World Journal
Character: Netlien — Recurring (2022-Present)
Set one billion years in the future… it’s the story of Januae, a man who randomly teleports to strange and dangerous places with no way of controlling it.
Forgive Me!
Character: Darla — Recurring (2021-Present)
Father Ben left his congregation in Binghamton, New York, in the cover of night for the smaller, quieter pastures of St. Patrick’s. As our new, young, and at times progressive priest begins to acquiesce to his new surroundings, he finds himself butting heads with the eccentric parishioners who come to him seeking solace and advice.
Mission: Rejected
Character: Pat! — Recurring (2021-2022)
The story of the world’s most secret agents…the backups. For the first time in his career, Special Agent Chet Phillips has discovered that he can choose NOT to accept a mission!
Moonbase Theta, Out
Character: Dr. Day — Recurring (2019-2022)
The last Moonbase is 20 weeks from being decommissioned. Most of the crew is in stasis awaiting retrieval. In a series of short weekly broadcasts reporting to management back on Earth, Roger shares the stark beauty, the wry humour, the isolation and frustration, the romance, and the tragedy as the remaining crew members see the operation through to its scheduled end.
Great & Terrible
Character: Mom — Recurring (2019-2020)
A high-school student stumbles upon an ancient curse that grants immortality — but there’s a catch — every full moon she must kill someone — anyone! — or she’ll die.
Paired
Character: Lillypad (2020)
Guided meditations and musings from your digital assistant.
We Fix Space Junk
Character: C0FF:E (2019)
‘We Fix Space Junk’ follows seasoned smuggler Kilner and reluctant fugitive Samantha as they travel the galaxy, dodging bullets and meeting strange and wonderful beings as they carry out odd jobs on the fringes of the law.
King Falls AM
Character: Deputy Katie Lynch (2019)
King Falls AM centers on a lonely little mountain town’s late-night AM talk radio show and its paranormal, peculiar happenings and inhabitants.
Mirrors
Character: Eloise — Recurring (2018-2019)
Three women. Three centuries. One haunting. Mirrors is a sci-fi ghost story from ZoomDoom Stories.
The Byron Chronicles: Chaos Faction
Character: Salem — Recurring (2018-2019)
Earth Prime has fallen to the Expanse. Has time run out for Byron and the Faction to save the Multiverse?
Audio Fiction with Paul Sating: “The Machine”
Narrator (2019)
What happens when humans stop thinking? The Machine takes over.
Liberty: Tales From The Tower
Character: Carillo (2019)
This is a serialized horror fiction show where each episode features a self-contained tale of terror. Discover the horrors that lurk in the steel and shadows of a futuristic utopia.
Wolpertingers
Character: Wylda (2018)
Two hunters of supernatural and folkloric creatures and their tour guide set out to find the legendary Wolpertingers in the Bavarian forest.
Liberty: Vigilance
Character: Antia Azad (2018)
While searching for a missing person, a team of volunteers uncovers a sinister conspiracy.
Janus Descending
Character: Molly (2018)
This limited series follows the arrival of two xenoarcheologists on a small world orbiting a binary star. But what starts off as an expedition to survey the planet and the remains of a lost alien civilization, turns into a monstrous game of cat and mouse, as the two scientists are left to face the creatures that killed the planet in the first place.
The CryptoNaturalist
Episode 9: The Old Barn (2018)
The CryptoNaturalist is a scripted bi-weekly podcast that explores strange nature. A bit true. Mostly fiction.
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