From the time she was a child, Sarah Petty knew she wanted to own her own business. After earning her MBA from The University of Illinois, she taught marketing and business courses at a local college. She started in the marketing department of Coca-Cola, and eventually became the marketing director for a top Central Illinois advertising agency.

After spending many years teaching other business owners how to market and grow their businesses, the time was right for her to launch her own business. Sarah Petty Photography was born. After experiencing tremendous growth in her business and receiving 6 PPA AN-NE awards, Sarah now enjoys teaching marketing to other photographers to help them make more money. She prides herself on having extremely “meaty” marketing strategies and being able to clearly interpret them to photographers.