WINNING BUSINESS: Sarah Hope with Vertical Identity
Join Winning Business Radio Host, Lisa Rehurek, and Sarah Hope, Founder and CEO of Vertical Identity, as they navigate the ins and outs of business certification and winning long-term sustainable contracts. As Sarah will tell you, it’s a beautiful blend of hard work, consistency, the right positioning, solid relationships and grit!
Sarah Hope
is the Founder and CEO of Vertical Identity. Vertical Identity performs background checks and drug testing for employers, municipalities and tribal organizations. In her role, she is responsible for the overall vision of her Minority Owned Small Business, including business development, and long term planning. She is a Certified WBE, MBE, DBE and WOSB.
Sarah is the Chair for the WBEC-WEST Forum, which develops Certified Women Owned Businesses to do business with Corporations. She currently mentors 21 Women Owned Businesses in an invitation only Mastermind Group in Scottsdale, on how to maximize opportunities with your certifications, and develop long term strategies to win corporate business.
Sarah has owned several technology firms over her career, with 10 years in Executive Roles in Banking.
Sarah enjoys coffee and wine, traveling all over the world with her husband Jason, and is a proud mother to four teenagers.
Vertical Identity
2323 East Magnolia Street, Suite 116
Phoenix, AZ 85034
602-899-1606
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ABOUT YOUR HOST
Lisa Rehurek, the #1 leading authority on winning RFP responses, is CEO and founder of Win The Business™, a Consultancy and RFP Support Services Firm that helps businesses increase their success rate in responding to government and corporate Requests for Proposal (RFP’s). Our multi-touch point system provides RFP support services, strategy, consulting, training and team development to companies who wish to improve their response process and outcomes. The thoroughness our team provides coupled with our direct and fun approach is what separates us from our competitors. We are also home of RFP University™, an online virtual training and resource platform designed to support a business’s RFP efforts for maximum success.
After 20 years in the corporate arena responding to hundreds of public sector RFPs, Lisa started her own business and now transfers that knowledge to her clients to help improve their win rates. Lisa keeps herself very busy with life as a business owner, speaker, trainer, author, and radio show host. As a seasoned speaker, Lisa loves to inspire audiences large and small with her engaging and practical speaking topics. She is the author of 7 books including her ebook, 101 Ways to Win More Proposals Now! and her upcoming book, Win the {Damn} Business!. She is also the creator of the STARR Proposal System™ which brings simplicity and efficiency to the overall response process.
Lisa is a member APMP (Association of Proposal Management Professionals) and is Membership and Program Chair for the Valley of the Sun chapter. She is also a WBENC-certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE). She holds certifications in numerous talent assessment tools including Certified Professional Behavior Analyst (CPBA), Certified Professional Driving Forces Analyst (CPDFA), Certified Professional Emotional Quotient Analyst (CPEQA), and Certified Professional TTI TriMetrix HD Analyst (CPHDA).