A Celebration of Women™

is elated to Celebrate the Life of this woman leader, one that is now leading our world’s largest online tool: Google. Through her journey to successful leadership, she stands as a bright beacon for all women to Take Action, reach for the stars and take their rightful place inside the Boardroom.

 
 
 

WOMAN of ACTION™

 
 
 

 

Sabrina Geremia

 

“In a world of GLASS CEILING SMASHERS, [Golden Girl Finance Founders] Misner and McDonald are two blondes investing in total architectural overhaul.” – Dolce Vita Magazine

 
 
Sabrina is Italian-Canadian-British and went to school at Wilfred Laurier University, Canada and the University of Pavia, Italy. She is the founder and executive sponsor of Women@Google in Canada and writes a monthly feature on the Google Blog. Sabrina serves on the G(irls)20 advisory board and is an active member of the P&G alumni committee.

IMAGE – Sheena Lyonnais

Sabrina Geremia is an international marketer, sales leader, and integrated communications specialist. She began her career in marketing in 1995 in brand management at Procter & Gamble Italy, working on laundry and cosmetic brands. In 2001, Sabrina entered the interactive world as Marketing Manager at the search engine Ask Jeeves UK & Ireland. She then combined her Internet & CPG Marketing skills as Global Internet and Integrated Communications Director at Reckitt Benckiser, a leading global consumer goods and healthcare company based in London.

Sabrina joined Google in 2006 to set up the UK Consumer Products and Healthcare sales team and to extend best practice across Europe. She returned to Canada in 2007 to work with a wider range of customers spanning CPG to Finance to Media and Entertainment. In 2009 Sabrina built the agency and industry relations team, transforming Google’s interface with agencies and industry bodies in Canada. Her current role is leading one of Google’s largest sales teams in Canada, driving integrated solutions for Finance, Travel & Automotive clients.

She is the founder and executive sponsor of Women@Google in Canada and writes a monthly feature on the Google Blog. Sabrina serves on the G(irls)20 advisory board and is an active member of the P&G alumni committee. Sabrina lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.

Sabrina likes seeing around the corner and is seasoned at leading through change. At Google, she leads the largest sales teams in Canada, driving integrated solutions for finance, travel and automotive companies. With insights based on over 18 years of global marketing, PR, sales and management experience spanning traditional and new media industries, she is an advisor to the C-suite, and helps translate the potential of technology to human behaviour and business opportunity.

Over her seven years at Google, Sabrina has built the UK Consumer Packaged Goods vertical in addition to the Canada Agency & Industry Relations teams before forming the Integrated Solutions sector. Sabrina is known for building high performing teams, infusing a culture of collaboration and best practice sharing within teams and cross borders.

A big focus for advancing women’s careers at Google Canada is to help them build their own brand and career paths, says Sabrina Geremia, integrated solutions sales leader and executive sponsor of Women@Google, a global initiative brought to Canada three years ago.

The search and tech giant began by hosting a speed-dating style event for writing biographies (bringing in experts to weigh in on ladies’ company bios) and a professional photographer to take headshots. This led to the creation of Google’s speaker database – a matchmaking service that pairs appropriate people with speaking events, she says.

“[Participating in speaking events] really helps you understand the industry you’re operating in and build your connections.”

On top of the speaker’s bureau, Women@Google runs a mentorship program, roundtable discussion around career concerns specific to women, and is working with HR to highlight courses for career advancement (offered through Google’s internal .edu training program).

“Our role at Women@Google is to encourage women to access the resources available [and] have your own personal development plan: knowing where you…want to be in two, five, 10 years, and the steps you need to get there,” she says. Read More

Sabrina is a culture and diversity champion. She is founder and executive sponsor of Women@Google Canada and writes a monthly feature on the Google Blog. A founding member of the G(irls)20 Advisory Board, Sabrina has led Google’s global collaboration with G(irls)20 to empower young women around the world.

Passionate about creativity, great food and family, Sabrina lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.
 
 

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A Celebration of Women™

 

welcomes this leader among women into our global Alumni, looking forward to watching her further growth, acting as a wonderful power of example for all women to Take Action and better the lives of all women.

 

 

Brava Sabrina!