Get to know Sarah Dusek

Sarah spends her time paving avenues that allow passionate female entrepreneurs to drive change through her work with her company, Enygma Ventures. Now, she’s doing the same with her book, Thinking Bigger, and speaking engagements.

ABOUT sarah

Helping entrepreneurs take on bigger challenges, solve bigger problems, and operate in larger arenas.

Sarah Dusek is an activist at heart – she has spent her life pursuing her passions and dreams through being an entrepreneur, conservationist, venture capitalist, speaker, and now author.

In 2009, she founded the leading upscale outdoor hospitality brand Under Canvas, which she grew to a value of over $100M. Under Canvas received a spot on the coveted Inc. 5000 list in 2017, the same year that Sarah was also named to Ernst & Young’s EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women list.

Sarah believes in the power of leveraging challenging circumstances to propel forward change. At the helm of Enygma Ventures, she led the development of a special program in 2020 to help redefine systemic issues for female leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. This ultimately resulted in Sarah investing $10M to women-led startups in the Southern African Development Community region.

Most recently, Sarah has also co-founded Few and Far, which creates sustainable eco-hospitality experiences to protect, preserve, and impact green spaces around the world.

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Sarah is passionate about empowering and elevating women entrepreneurs, equipping them with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the landscape of starting and scaling a business.

During her speaking engagements, Sarah seeks to transform how women perceive their own abilities, allowing them to break through the constraints of society, and use their unique strengths to think bigger.

"Sarah Dusek offers a compelling account of entrepreneurship, weaving together her personal experiences with invaluable lessons for aspiring business leaders.”

Camile Burns, CEO of Women Presidents Organization

“Relatable and easy to read, Dusek offers golden nuggets of wisdom to entrepreneurs from her own mistakes, revelations, and accomplishments as she built her $100M business.”

Victoria Pettibone, Chief Investment Officer at Astia

"From “they need to see our value” to “we need to be aware of our value.” Dusek provides clear examples to execute on the first step to get venture capital: the pitch deck.”

Alicia Castillo Holley, GP of Wealthing VC Fund, CEO and Founder of Wealthing VC Club, and Senior Advisor to CEA Group

“Sarah delivers a primer for women entrepreneurs, admitting to the real challenges of starting and growing a thriving company while conveying what steps to take to scale successfully.”

Lisa Schiffman, Founder, EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women™, Retired Director, Ernst & Young LLP

"From the first sentence, I couldn’t put this book down and found myself compelled to share it with all women founders I work with worldwide. A runaway best-seller!”

Anne Ravanona, Founder & CEO, Global Invest Her & InvestHer Summit

“Sarah‘s story is one of inspiration, grit, and determination. “Thinking Bigger” provides a clear and practical roadmap for making your dreams a reality in business and beyond.”

Sheldon Harris, Former President of Cold Stone Creamery, Partner CEO Coaching International

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Enygma Ventures

Enygma Ventures helps grow scalable businesses in Africa that have the power to transform communities, cities, and nations.

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Few and Far

Few and Far Collection curates carbon neutral journeys to some of the world’s most extraordinary wild places.