sarah shearin
Partner / Vice President of Brands & Development
Vice President of Brands & Development at Cr(eat)e, Sarah Shearin is a seasoned hospitality professional. She has over a decade of experience in brand strategy & design of multifaceted, awe-inspiring restaurant concepts.
Her career path has been influenced by two of the most important people in her life: her father, the head of the School of Theater and Dance at East Carolina University, and her mother, a pastry chef who opened her own restaurant when Sarah was 13 years old. The North Carolina native spent her summers working with her dad in shows and as her mom’s pastry assistant honing in on her culinary expertise.
After receiving her degree in dramatic arts from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Sarah moved to New York City to pursue acting and joined Craveable Hospitality Group, a national restaurant group. Sarah quickly ascended from a role at their fast casual restaurant to the home office. During her time spent at Craveable Hospitality Group, she trained and educated new employees on systems and protocols, assisted with the creative development of cocktail programs, led the Special Events and Catering department for a single restaurant concept before overseeing the events for 14 unique restaurant concepts. Sarah spent the last three years building community restaurant brands through strategic marketing and engagement programs for the group’s concepts.