Gish Creative is a personal, business, and family enrichment company created by Sarah Gish. Our focus is CONNECTION, whether that be connection to your potential customers, connection to a supportive community, connection among families, connection to yourself and your personal mission, or connection to your spirituality. We offer a variety of services and products to ignite your connections and look forward to helping you out.
When assisting with personal enrichment, we encourage individuals of all ages to follow their heart. This endeavor was inspired by Sarah’s brother, Geoffrey Gish, and has resulted in the “I Can Fly!” philosophy. “I Can Fly! Art Connections” assist individuals and families in discovering their life mission using carefully-researched techniques that combine right- and left-brain thinking. Finding one’s personal mission exponentially increases one’s ability to succeed in life, which in turn leads to a world that functions in a healthier and more peaceful way.
We also work on with companies on a short-term basis to assist them in achieving their marketing goals through a variety of strategies that have been fine-tuned and proven successful over the years. We will help you promote your business, ideas, or products in many diverse ways as we know that getting people's attention is the first step towards creating a buzz and staying top-of-mind with your customers!
Please click here for a complete curriculum vitae on Sarah Gish and here for a shorter bio. Photos and headshots of Sarah can be accessed here.
Sarah Gish founded Gish Creative with the goal of sharing her love of the arts and of marketing while being of service to others. Sarah was raised in Houston’s Rice University area in a family which nurtured a love of culture -- going to the symphony, theatre, art and music classes, and interesting films were all regular activities for them. Sarah also enjoyed media exposure -- in fact, she was first featured in a newspaper as a toddler in 1965! She started in the marketing and public relations field in 1985, armed with a Bachelor's degree in Art History. She took a detour to teach English as a Second Language in Japan for three years and then returned to Houston and continued to work in education, the arts, and marketing.
After working as City Manager and Publicist for Landmark's River Oaks and Greenway Theatres, Sarah launched Gish Creative in 2000. Through Gish Creative, she has worked on a variety of marketing projects including awareness campaigns, long-term marketing programs, consistent media exposure, graphic design, websites, special events, press tours for celebrities, telemarketing ticket sales and fundraising, book publishing, and more. Sarah has also led workshops and presented talks on a variety of topics for community groups and companies such as AmeriCorps, BP, Chevron, and M.D. Anderson Hospital. On a more personal level, she has served as an intuitive guide for countless individuals.
In addition to her marketing and enrichment work, Sarah is a writer. She is the creator and publisher of Gish Picks, her popular weekly e-guide to cultural activities for families in the greater Houston area that is emailed to parents and caregivers and loaded onto Facebook and twitter. Her annual guide, The Summer Book®: A Guide to Houston Day Camps and Classes for Kids and Teens, has become THE resource parents turn to for summer camp ideas. And since 1997, she has been writing a monthly column about art films called “Gish at the Movies” for 002+ Magazine. She has done freelance writing for Arts + Culture Magazine Houston; CultureMap; Glasstire; Houston Community Newspapers; Houston Family Magazine; My Table Magazine; Texas Family Magazine; and Texas Meetings and Events Magazine. In 2011, she ventured back into the wild world of radio (she had dabbled at KTRU-FM as a teen and was a DJ in Japan in the 1990s). KPFT-FM has given her four “Open Journal” slots each year for her show, “Only Connect: Exploring People and Places that Make Houston Great” (to hear past shows, click here), in which she interviews notable and interesting Houstonians about their lives, their work, and the places they oversee.
Ms. Gish believes in preserving and promoting Houston. In 2007, she created Save Our Landmarks, which got the city to designate the River Oaks and Alabama Theatre sites and Shopping Centers as city landmarks (the organization is now defunct since they achieved their goal). She was the co-producer and preservation consultant on a children’s music cd about historic Houston landmarks with family recording artist Leah White called “Houston: Our Roots Are Strong” which was released in 2011 in honor of Houston’s 175th birthday." She is also leading tours called “Houston’s Great!” which serve as an introduction to Houston. The tours take place in a six-block radius in downtown Houston and include information on Houston past and present.
In 2003, Sarah returned to her artistic roots by creating art out of recycled materials. Her art car, the “Artmobile,” rolled in the 2004 Art Car Parade, and her second art car, HUBBA HUBBA ART CAR, rolled in the 2011 parade. She has shown her conceptual assemblages and photographs at The Art Car Museum, Bering and James Gallery, Caroline Collective, Houston Central Library Art Gallery, DiverseWorks, Lawndale Art Center, Mind Puddles Gallery, and Super Happy Fun Land. Click here to access her portfolio and here for her artist statement. Not one to sit still, in 2011 Sarah launched a new art adventure: BOTTLE CAP MAMA jewelry. Her earrings, necklaces, and rings are all made out of re-purposed bottle caps and other found objects and each piece is handmade by Sarah. Check her Facebook page for retailers and images of her latest creations and customers.
Sarah Gish is thrilled to draw upon her interests and talents when inspiring others through Gish Creative!
