sara villari

owner / creative director

Sara Villari is the owner and creative director of Occasionette, an award winning gift and card shop with four locations in the Philadelphia area. Occasionette ranked among the 100 fastest growing businesses in the Philadelphia region in 2019 and 2020. Prior to opening the first Occasionette location in 2013, Sara was one of the first employees at Etsy.com, working as a community manager for the e-commerce site. Sara holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia. When she's not at work, you can usually find her giggling with her toddler or digging in her gardens.