Ideas Make Manifestos
sarah feeney
"Sarah Feeney has an illustrious career working on lifestyle and culture-based brands and was featured in the BBC documentary "Cool Hunters" on how brands express their culture for authenticity.
She is a highly creative brand expert with unique skills in brand architecture, DNA, playbooks, culture marketing, brand books, growth, and revenue development.
She has a clear understanding of aesthetics, culture, lifestyle and influence and a keen editorial eye that designed, built, and provided the photography for this website."
Addi Merill Marketing Consultancy.
As a partner in a successful gin start-up, I know how to develop stand—out brands because I've done it myself.
Throughout my work, I've earned a living as a brand developer, strategist, shaper, and communicator working with start-ups, entrepreneurs, and brands looking to launch in new markets, grow or reconnect with themselves.
After working in-house as Global Head of Entertainment at PUMA and then at Ben Sherman, I founded and directed my first agency, "15 Minutes", in 2004 with clients howies, cult clothing brand Modern Amusement and Lee Cooper, amongst others.
Using the moniker "Under Rocks", I went freelance in 2009 to secretly live on the road for seven years as Global Culture Director to help launch Sailor Jerry Rum in 35 countries worldwide.
From 2016 onwards, I acquired specialist knowledge of the American market, having worked collaboratively to help shape and launch VICE Media's beer in New York, 805 Beer in six US states and my current project, Sweet Gwendoline French Gin, in which I am a partner.
I am happy to share my experience, creativity and strategic knowledge to help thought leaders turn their ideas into actions.
Current clients:
Sweet Gwendoline French Gin (US)
Workers Whiskey (US)
Flotsam & Jetsam (US)
Whitehair Co. (UK)
PUBLISHED ESSAYS AND PHOTOGRAPHY
NOW FORM A BRAND —THE LENS OF POPULAR CULTURE AS A PATH TO WISDOM ABOUT BRANDING