ABOUT ME

My name is Sadie Horan - I grew up in Chicago, Illinois (Go Cubbies)! I attended SIU for both Undergrad and Graduate Degrees. I had a great run of working for top-tier companies but am ready to take my side hustle to a full-time one!

I started my own consulting firm with one goal in mind: to help independent businesses with the tools I learned in Corporate America.

Utilize my background in Curriculum & Instruction and Learning Systems Design for Technology; combined with my creative skills, knowledge of e-commerce trends, and graphic design to take on new revenue streams, make your day-to-day run smoother, create brand recognition, virtually and in-person to reach a larger audience, and revitalize/establish social channels for online as well as brick and mortar storefronts.

I’d love to help you level up your business with creative technology solutions.

Why did you name your company highest pony?

In spite of the high ponytail's occasional connotation as ditzy or the terrain of high school athletes, in fashion, it's a style that communicates strength and elegance — a strictly business sensibility. The high ponytail has never really gone away and, despite the fact that it's been reincarnated decade after decade, it feels new each time…It is also a style that does not belong to any one culture. That, in itself, gives it a mystical heritage.
The high ponytail says a lot about how society views women and sexuality; it plays with the contradictions of youthful innocence and power. In danger of being ascribed just attributes like girlish or innocent, the ponytail's power is in its efficiency, pulling your hair away from your face and allowing you to get things done. Source
history of the ponytail

“The ponytail likely emerged in ancient Greece, according to the Encyclopedia of Hair. The style can be seen in frescoes painted thousands of years ago in Crete, set high on the backs of heads. Young women in ancient Egypt and Rome also appeared in artwork wearing their hair in ponytails.”
1950's

Merriam-Webster made ponytail an official part of the American vernacular in 1951 and in 1959 the first Barbie doll arrived in a black-and-white swimsuit and high ponytail with short, curled bangs.
That same year, Sandra Dee was a ponytail-wearing surfer girl in Gidget and, a few years prior, Audrey Hepburn had made the high ponytail look very chic in Funny Face.
rapunzel number

In 2012, physicists, long mystified by the nature of hair, created a Ponytail Equation that explains and predicts the shape of a ponytail. It's an equation that also helps scientists understand the nature of other materials such as wool or fur; British researchers used the "Rapunzel Number" — a product of the ponytail equation essential to calculating the effects of gravity on hair relative to its length — to solve a problem that Leonardo da Vinci first wondered about 500 years ago when he remarked on the "fluid-like streamlines of hair in his notebooks." Ponytails, it turns out, are catalysts for grand and mysterious ponderings.

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN + PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Utilize Adult Learning Theory and Technology to identify and create solutions for business gaps.
It all starts by learning how we can use documentation and cloud technology to propel your business forward. Organization, streamlining, documenting Standards of Practice - SOP, establishing Training Guides, and Onboarding, Professional Development, Certification Programs.
Develop: Internal/External Product Training + Courses/Curricula + Knowledge Base + Process + Documentation + Product Training Defined Audiences: Higher Education + Professional Development + Onboarding
Skills: Learning Systems Design Implementation Technology + LMS Integrations + Creative Technical Solutions + SAAS + eCommerce
MS. ED IN LEARNING SYSTEMS DESIGN + ADULT LEARNING THEORY
CORNELL CERTIFICATIONS IN PROJECT LEADERSHIP + BUSINESS DATA ANALYTICS
EVENTS + EXPERIENTIAL BRANDING + MARKETING + PARTNERSHIPS

Increase brand awareness, design interactions with the public, create positive brand perceptions, use market research to design campaigns to help achieve business goals, and use data analytics and events to help effectively connect with your target audiences.
Track, analyze, and report on performance. Work alongside your teams to provide gap coverage including brand, creative, digital, social, and public relations.
Travel to events as necessary to ensure vendor compliance and execution, sales support, and overall event success.
BUSINESS WEBSITES + E-COMMERCE BUILD + MANANGEMENT + ANALYTICS

2 YEARS AS A SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER: ARCHITECT OF SHOPIFY ACADEMY
Square, Shopify, Squarespace, WordPress eCommerce solutions, Analytics, Drop Shipping, Print on Demand, Payment Processor Establishment & Integrations, Design, Development, and Maintenance of Established Web Properties - Revisions - Net New Website Builds
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT + ANALYTICS & BRANDING: GRAPHIC DESIGN

Let’s set up a professional backend of your social media - starting with Facebook and Instagram.
Utilize data analytics to manage messaging, comments, follow-ups, and replies.
Share Mini-tutorial on backend functionality included! Define your goals + messages.
Use Digital Ads to broaden your customer base. Leverage powerful social marketing tools with data analysis to gather valuable insights.
GRAPHIC DESIGN - ONLINE + PRINT
Posters, Fliers, Event Signage, Merchandise, Banners, Print Ads, Social Media Ads & Graphics, Business Cards, Gift cards, Logo Design, Branding & Name recognition, Event promotions