Sarah Calhoun

• Name — Sarah Calhoun • Born — March 13, 1979 • Occupation — Business owner, social entrepreneur • Known for — Founder, Red Ants Pants clothing company

Calhoun grew up on a llama farm in Cornwall, Connecticut and got her degree in Environmental Science from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. As a young adult she worked a variety of physical labor jobs on trail crews and as an outdoor educator for Outward Bound and Youth Corps.[1][2] In 2004 she started developing a design for women's work pants and in 2006 she opened the Red Ants Pants store in rural White Sulphur Springs, MT that sells heavy-duty work wear made to fit diverse female bodies.[3] The brand is named after red ants "because female ants do all the work". Calhoun is known for her entrepreneurial and values-based approach to running an apparel brand, she is a public spokesperson for women's leadership and rural revitalization and an advocate for American made products.[4][5][6] In 2011 she was a U.S. Delegate to the Women and the Economy Summit put on by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and hosted by Hillary Clinton and invited by President Obama to attend a White House forum on jobs and economic development.[7] That same year she started the Red Ants Pants Music Festival that annually draws thousands of people to a cow pasture just outside White Sulphur Springs. The festival began as part of Calhoun's vision to use the arts for economic and community development.[8] The festival raises money for the Red Ants Pants Foundation which offers financial grants for women and organizations across Montana.[9] In 2015 Calhoun was one of 100 small business leaders invited to a White House summit put on by the Small Business Majority.[10]

Sarah Calhoun is recorded as fashion designer and social entrepreneur.