About
Sara Sutton is the Founder of FlexJobs and Remote.co, and she is considered a pioneer and…
Articles by Sara
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20 Unexpected Reasons Work Flexibility Is a "Need,” Not a “Want”
20 Unexpected Reasons Work Flexibility Is a "Need,” Not a “Want”
By Sara Sutton
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5 Ways to Make Working From Home Sustainable for the Long Haul
5 Ways to Make Working From Home Sustainable for the Long Haul
By Sara Sutton
Experience
Volunteer Experience
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Mentor
Techstars
- Present 3 years 9 months
Economic Empowerment
Techstars is one of the top accelerator programs in the world, and they do an excellent job of educating founders on how to usher their business forward with an endless supply of mentors. I've been honored to serve as a Workforce Development Mentor for numerous cohorts.
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Advisory Board Member
HR.com
- Present 4 years 11 months
Economic Empowerment
An advisory board to help drive the industry direction, thought leadership and best practices through primary research, and to help advance the competencies and skills of HR professionals.
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Modern Work Advisory Board
Loom
- 1 year
Invited to join a board of leaders who were influencing the new processes, technologies, and norms of the post-pandemic workplace.
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Advisor & Investor
Tomorrow Ideas
- 5 years 1 month
(Acquired by Ethos Life in 2022) Tomorrow helped American families find and obtain the financial services and estate plans that ensure children and loved ones are protected.
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User Advocate, The Opportunity Project
U.S. Department of Commerce
- 6 months
Economic Empowerment
In partnership with the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, collaborative problem-solving efforts centered around workforce of the future and discovering digital economy talent.
Publications
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WEF Global Future Council on Migration: Mobile Minds White Paper
Remote.co
The Mobile Minds project was born out of the World Economic Forum’s interest in evaluating and solving some of the world’s most pressing issues, including technological advances of The Fourth Industrial Revolution, economic migration, the growing prevalence of cross-border commuting, and the increasing global competition for talent and skilled workers. As it intersects with many of these issues, Mobile Minds is a project of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Migration, in…
The Mobile Minds project was born out of the World Economic Forum’s interest in evaluating and solving some of the world’s most pressing issues, including technological advances of The Fourth Industrial Revolution, economic migration, the growing prevalence of cross-border commuting, and the increasing global competition for talent and skilled workers. As it intersects with many of these issues, Mobile Minds is a project of the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Migration, in collaboration with Remote.co, and led by Rajeeb Dey, Tolu Olubunmi, and Sara Sutton Fell. The goal of Mobile Minds is to explore the global impact of remote work and as it relates to both the mobility of the twenty-first century workforce and workplace, and the white paper details benefits of, and challenges associated with, cross-border remote hiring.
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Online Premiere of HAVING IT ALL Documentary, and Expert Panel
FlexJobs
FlexJobs was honored to host the online premiere of HAVING IT ALL, followed by a very special online panel with leading experts to facilitate a discussion about the challenges for career-focused women who also want a family, the common misunderstandings, and changes that need to happen to improve the landscape for parents in the workforce.
HAVING IT ALL is a documentary about three professional women who set out to live their dreams of balancing career, marriage, and children. Director…FlexJobs was honored to host the online premiere of HAVING IT ALL, followed by a very special online panel with leading experts to facilitate a discussion about the challenges for career-focused women who also want a family, the common misunderstandings, and changes that need to happen to improve the landscape for parents in the workforce.
HAVING IT ALL is a documentary about three professional women who set out to live their dreams of balancing career, marriage, and children. Director Vlada Knowlton follows each of their lives for two trying years through unanticipated trade-offs, painful sacrifices, and routinely overlooked yet ubiquitously endured experiences of today’s working parents. The documentary examines how each woman finds herself with a changed life and a changed idea of what HAVING IT ALL really means.Other authorsSee publication -
Webinar: Making Flexibility Work
Catalyst
Yesterday’s 9-to-5 office culture is rapidly becoming obsolete. Telecommuting, remote work, and other flexible modes of working are all on the rise. Yet many organizations are still reluctant to embrace this flexibility—and in order to garner widespread support, it’s critical for individuals, businesses, and nonprofits to understand its benefits fully.
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Projects
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Hiring Our Heroes
- Present
Did you know that military spouses are unemployed at a rate of 16%, over four times the rate of their civilian counterparts? We at FlexJobs are incredibly proud to be a part of the national coalition of companies committed to #Hiring100kMilSpouses.
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Military Spouse Employment Project
- Present
FlexJobs is very proud to be an official partner of the Department of Defense's MSEP program intended to address the problem that military spouses, while well-educated and highly qualified for a range of careers, face a 24% unemployment rate and a 25% wage gap compared to their civilian counterparts.
Seventy-seven percent of these spouses want or need work, yet frequent relocation is often a barrier to finding and maintaining a rewarding career. The inability of spouses to obtain and…FlexJobs is very proud to be an official partner of the Department of Defense's MSEP program intended to address the problem that military spouses, while well-educated and highly qualified for a range of careers, face a 24% unemployment rate and a 25% wage gap compared to their civilian counterparts.
Seventy-seven percent of these spouses want or need work, yet frequent relocation is often a barrier to finding and maintaining a rewarding career. The inability of spouses to obtain and retain fulfilling employment as they relocate with the military compromises the quality of life of military families and the readiness of the military force.
FlexJobs both commits to hire military spouses and veterans (currently about 10% of our current employees) as well as to look for other opportunities to help military spouses find remote work which they can "take with them" when they are relocated. -
Economic Development in Eastern Kentucky with Teleworks USA
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Rural areas lag far behind urban areas in recovery and employment rates overall. One stark reason why rural job seekers haven’t kept pace with their urban counterparts is shrinking opportunity: the job market in rural areas is 4.26% smaller now than in 2008, according to research from the World Economic Forum. Many people who live in rural areas may be looking for traditional, location-based jobs close to home—positions that largely disappeared during the recession and may never come back…
Rural areas lag far behind urban areas in recovery and employment rates overall. One stark reason why rural job seekers haven’t kept pace with their urban counterparts is shrinking opportunity: the job market in rural areas is 4.26% smaller now than in 2008, according to research from the World Economic Forum. Many people who live in rural areas may be looking for traditional, location-based jobs close to home—positions that largely disappeared during the recession and may never come back.
FlexJobs has partnered with Teleworks USA to help bring in new employment opportunities focused on remote and work from home jobs. We believe that remote jobs have the potential to shift the paradigm and make a huge difference in closing the urban vs. rural employment gap.
Honors & Awards
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Top 55 Remote Work Thought Leaders
FlexOS
https://www.flexos.work/learn/55-remote-work-thought-leaders-you-should-follow-today?
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Named a Top Remote Influencer & Enabler (2021, 2022, 2023)
Remote.com
https://remote.com/remote-influencer-report
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Best Companies for Remote Workers
Quartz
See Medium-Sized Companies section
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50 Best Places to Work in 2019
Outside Magazine
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Top 150 Company Cultures in America in 2018
Entrepreneur Magazine
For the third time in a row, FlexJobs is thrilled to be included in Entrepreneur's Top Cultures list for Small Companies! As a remote company, we are proud to be showing that a healthy, productive, vibrant company culture can exist even with an entirely distributed team.
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Top Small-Company Cultures in 2017
Entrepreneur Magazine & Culture IQ
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Centennial Laureate
The Ellis School
As part of the school's 100th anniversary of educating young women, I was honored to be included as an esteemed alumni being honored as one of 10 Centennial Laureates for demonstrating outstanding achievement in our respective fields.
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Top Small-Company Cultures
Entrepreneur Magazine & CultureIQ
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When Work Works Award
Joint partnership between Families and Work Institute (FWI) and The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Formerly known as the Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility.
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Rising Stars: 10 CEOs to Watch in 2013
American Express Open Forum
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Honoree in the Employment category
Webby Awards
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Game Changers Award
Workplace Management
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Honoree in the Employment category
Webby Awards
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Marketing Masters Award for Entrepreneurial Marketing
Inc. Magazine
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