Sarah Townsend established McKenna Townsend with co-Founder Matt McKenna in 2003 and over the years it has grown it into a thriving and multi-award-winning integrated PR, advertising, social media and creative agency. With over 30 years of marketing communications experience, Sarah is a trusted advisor with deep roots in the franchise industry, having worked with many of the world’s leading brands. McKenna Townsend’s first client in 2003 was Subway, which Sarah worked with for more than two decades, helping the brand to grow from 30 to 2,500 stores in the UK & Ireland as well as driving development for the brand in France, Germany and Spain. As a leading consultant in the sector, she develops and leads strategic franchise development and marketing communications programmes for a wide variety of clients. Sarah is also a proud Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.
