Sarah Kauss

4.6667 out of 5

Advisor, Investor & Advocate; Founder & Former CEO of S'well; Henry Crown Fellow at The Aspen Institute; Consumer Products Leader

Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Sarah Kauss Biography

Sarah Kauss is Managing Partner at Avignon Partners, where she advises and invests in retail, health and wellness, and technology companies. A consumer products leader with two decades of experience repositioning companies for growth and successful exits, Kauss guides leadership teams through critical change with proven financial discipline, talent acquisition, and priority alignment. Her recent board and advisory work includes supporting high-growth transformations, such as Thorne, which P&G acquired for $3.8 billion.

As the Founder and former CEO of S’well, she bootstrapped the iconic reusable-products brand from $30,000 to a $100M+ global category leader before executing a successful exit in 2022. Kauss created a new category and sustainable movement that displaced more than four billion single-use plastic bottles, with Architectural Digest naming S’well one of 25 designs that shaped the world.

Kauss began her career as a CPA with EY, working in auditing and tax consulting across tech, healthcare, and media. She then shifted to consulting and real estate development, leading international collaborations and partnerships before starting S'well.

Her leadership has been recognized with the Harvard Business School Entrepreneurship Award, Fortune’s "40 Under 40," and membership in the Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship and Braddock Scholars programs. She is a WSJ Board of Directors Council member and a frequent keynote speaker on purposeful leadership and dynamic brand building.

Kauss holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/27/2026.

Sarah Kauss Speaking Topics

  • The Shared Experience

    Business has the opportunity to be a journey of shared experiences – one that with vulnerability and connection can lighten our load and propel us forward, faster. Yet as founders, leaders and executives architecting our dreams, we too often close ourselves off to the possibilities with a mindset of singularity. By getting comfortable with sharing the chaos of our journey, we can open ourselves to community and thrive in a shared experience.

  • Couldn't We Just...

    When building an organization from the ground up, creating a system of parameters can give you and your team the needed focus for startup success. But being bound to one system over time has the potential to hinder growth and fresh thinking. Tapping new approaches to problem solving and rejiggering organizational norms, we can uncover a roadmap to new, inspired growth.

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Sarah Kauss Videos

Ep. 562 w/ Sarah Kauss Board Member, Compensation Committee Chair

Ep. 562 w/ Sarah Kauss Board Member, Compensation Committee Chair

A consumer products leader who founded S’well and started a reusable bottle movement. Also happen to be a doting mother, former CPA and advisor to...

Sarah Kauss Founder of S'well at the PS27 Female Founders Forum

Sarah Kauss Founder of S'well at the PS27 Female Founders Forum

Sarah Kauss Founder of S'well at the PS27 Female Founders Forum..

Let's Talk: Sarah Kauss - YouTube

Let's Talk: Sarah Kauss - YouTube

We are excited to share our talk with @sarahmkauss founder of @swellbottle about being a female CEO, leading a business through a ...

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Sarah Kauss is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Shared Experience, Couldn't We Just..., Establishing Roots, Taking Up Space and Grounded in Purpose. The estimated speaking fee range to book Sarah Kauss for your event is available upon request. Sarah Kauss generally travels from Philadelphia, PA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Amy Jo Martin, Linda Alvarado and Gisel Ruiz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Sarah Kauss for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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