Sarah Mwashomah
Sarah is someone who is super humble yet is able to make a big impact in other people’s lives. She’s never strived to be in the limelight, claiming she’s more of a ‘background’ person - her superpower of invisibility coming in handy. But it’s in this role as a ‘supporting’ act that Sarah finds most fulfilling - being able to help others manifest what they want for themselves is a joy to her. That character and quiet yet powerful voice means Sarah’s just the right person to be our Programme Operations for the Master of Technological Futures and the Master of Change and Organisational Resilience programmes. Her day to day is about keeping things humming and on track - so in essence, if things go the way Sarah plans, no one notices what she’s done!
Ironically, Sarah is also a dynamic entrepreneur, passionate about using technology to empower individuals.
Before joining academyEX, Sarah was a Health Coach at Raukura Hauora o Tainui. She co-founded Socius XR which created a Neurodiversity Web App designed to empower a more inclusive future of Work, powered by Westpac NZ Government Innovation Fund. She's interested in the intersection of human behaviour and technology.
In her spare time she likes to flex her creativity skills through capturing moments through photography and her podcast, The Darkskins Podcast. She brings innovation and creativity to everything she touches.
If Sarah was to pick a song that she identifies with, it’d be ‘How did I get here’ by ODESZA. It is somewhat ironic, because looking at all that Sarah’s done so far, it's very clear she’s arrived exactly where she’s needed. And she will no doubt continue to go exactly where the world needs her into the future.
Achievements
2019 Summer Lab Programme | Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland Business School
2020 Designing for the future of work | Westpac NZ Government Innovation Fund: The Future of Work
2020 Bachelor of Science at University of Auckland
2023 AI for the Environment Hackathon Regional Winner | AI Forum NZ
2023 Certificate in introductory software development | Future Skills Academy
2023 Founder panelist at One Day Startup | Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland Business School
2024 Systems of Creation Art Exhibition | Auckland Council’s Good New for You Exhibition at The Strand Arcade