Dr. Sabrina Starling

Disrupting Hustle Culture

Dr. Sabrina Starling works with organizations and people who want to opt out of hustle culture and opt into prioritizing what matters most in life and work for increased peace, performance, and profit.

Tap the potential of your team and double profit!

Sabrina Starling, Ph.D., PCC, BCC, The Business Psychologist, is the international bestselling author of the How to Hire the Best series and
The 4 Week Vacation®.

The third generation in her family impacted by entrepreneurial hustle culture, Dr. Sabrina is transforming the story of success from long hours and grinding it out to work that supports and enhances life.

Hustle culture often means sacrificing our health, well-being, and relationships, all for the sake of success. Dr. Sabrina’s research shows this leads to burnout and pain in our relationships. There is a better way. Work supports life, not the other way around!

Dr. Sabrina is revolutionizing the workplace with concepts like Work Supports Life™, 4 Week Vacations®, $10,000 an-hour activities, 25-hour workweeks, and unlimited vacation and sick time in highly profitable businesses winning the war for talent. She inspires transformation in a world where work often overshadows life, sharing insights from her ongoing research with over 650 entrepreneurs and their high-performing teams.

Featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, and Thrive Global, Dr. Sabrina is the founder of www.tapthepotential.com and the globally top-ranked Profit by Design Podcast. Listed in The Daily Hustle’s Top 50 Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2022, Dr. Sabrina is on a mission to get 10,000 business leaders taking the Work Supports Life™ Pledge.

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“We’ve more than tripled our profit in 1 year’s time!”

Chuck

“Warning: She’s brilliant and lots of fun!”

Travis

“Taking care of myself, increasing sales AND growing my business.”

Kathryn

Best session I have attended in ALL the Intuit Connect conferences I have been to!

“I’m doing what I love with nearly unlimited time off and creating opportunities for others to contribute, succeed and make a good living with me.”

Dr. Nancy

“The way you talked about your team running things during those six weeks, that wasn’t just a business story. That was a proof-of-concept built under the hardest possible circumstances, and it really landed.

And the “$10,000 an Hour Activities”? I’m still thinking about that one. It cuts through so much noise, and I think our audience is going to feel the same way.

So glad you’re on the show!

Josh Elledge

Host, The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast

“From extreme employee PTSD to a phenomenal team and 300% revenue growth”

Christeen

“Countless take-aways”

Mike

“We are ahead of schedule to meet our annual goal which is 2.5x more than last year’s revenue.”

Nadine

“Dr. Sabrina Starling was amazing! In addition to educating on how to create a culture conducive for A-Players to thrive, she made the connection between a business’s bottom line and the health of its employees.”

Pamela

“I received a bunch of emails thanking me for having her speak. When my network wins – so do I. I intend to have her back again and again!”

Kim

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Interview Questions

Work Supports Life, Not the Other Way Around™

Work harder, grind it out. Sacrifice your health, well-being and important relationships for the sake of success. This is hustle culture and it’s toxic.

Limits force innovation and creativity. It’s possible to enjoy career success while prioritizing health, self-care, and attention to important relationships. Work can support life! Come away inspired to dream again and take the small steps forward to making your work support your life.

  • Discover what thriving business leaders and their team do differently.
  • Learn the small steps you can take immediately to make work support your life, while working more effectively and productively.

Your audience will come away confidently inspired to work more effectively, while showing up at their best for those they love, and role modeling healthy boundaries for their teams.

 

Interview Questions:

  • You often say, “Work supports life, not the other way around.” What does that mean, and why is it such an important message for today’s business owners?
  • Hustle culture is often celebrated in entrepreneurship. Why do you believe it’s actually hurting entrepreneurs and their businesses?
  • Your research shows that 9 out of 10 entrepreneurs are experiencing burnout. What are the warning signs that business owners should pay attention to?
  • Many entrepreneurs believe they’ll finally enjoy life “later.” Why is that mindset so dangerous?
  • Is it really possible to grow a successful business while working fewer hours? What have you seen in your research and coaching?
  • You’ve worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs through the Better Business, Better Life Program at Tap the Potential. What results do clients typically experience when they begin designing their businesses to support their lives instead of sacrificing their lives for their businesses?
  • If someone listening feels like their business has completely taken over their life, what’s the first step they should take to reclaim their time and energy?
    How to Make Your Time Worth $10,000 an Hour

    Each hour dedicated to working can be valued at $10,000 if focus is on the right areas. Many business leaders and their teams get trapped working on $10-an-hour tasks. Attention is often misplaced, yielding little return on time investment.

    Dr. Sabrina Starling, The Business Psychologist and international bestselling author, shares insights from her ongoing research with over 650 entrepreneurs and their high performing teams. With 18+ years of coaching business leaders and their teams, Dr. Sabrina guides transformation from hustle and burnout to sustainably profitable businesses that give leaders and their teams more time for what matters most.

    • Discover how to shave 10 hours off your work week
    • Identify the most common (and costly!) missteps holding you back and implement high-impact strategies and systems that free up time and drive profitable growth.
    • Leverage AI to make your $10,000 an hour activity exponentially more impactful.

    Your audience will come away with a breakthrough mindset to propel profitable revenue growth.

     

    Interview Questions:

    • What does it actually mean to make your time worth $10,000 an hour?
    • Why do so many business owners spend their days doing $10-an-hour tasks instead of $10,000-an-hour activities?
    • How can entrepreneurs identify their highest-value activities?
    • What’s the hidden cost of constantly being the “go-to person” in the business?
    • You cite research showing knowledge workers spend up to 41% of their time on activities that could be delegated. Why do smart leaders struggle to let go?
    • When business owners start focusing on their $10,000-an-hour activities, what measurable results do you see in their businesses and lives?
    • If someone wants to free up 10 hours a week immediately, where should they start?
      Is Your Business Killing Your Marriage?

      You didn’t start your business to lose your marriage.

      Entrepreneurs are among the most driven, resilient, and visionary people on the planet. Yet behind the scenes, many are paying a steep personal price for success. Long hours, constant stress, mental overload, and the inability to switch off can quietly erode the relationships that matter most.

      Dr. Sabrina Starling’s research with hundreds of entrepreneurs reveals that 9 out of 10 entrepreneurs are experiencing symptoms of burnout, 1 out of 2 feel no one understands the stress they carry, and entrepreneur divorce rates are estimated to be 5 to 10 times higher than the general population. The problem isn’t a lack of love or commitment. The business has become overly dependent on its owner.

      In this eye-opening and practical presentation, Dr. Sabrina shares how entrepreneurs can redesign their businesses so work supports life, not the other way around.

      • Learn how to stop your business from becoming an uninvited third partner in your marriage.
      • Gain a proven framework to grow a profitable business while strengthening the relationships that matter most.

      Participants will discover how to become emotionally present with those they love while building a sustainably profitable business that thrives without consuming them.

      Interview Questions:

      • The title “Is Your Business Killing Your Marriage?” gets people’s attention. Why did you choose that topic?

      • From your experience, what are the earliest signs that a business is beginning to damage a relationship?

      • Entrepreneur divorce rates are estimated to be significantly higher than average. Why do you think entrepreneurship creates so much strain on marriages?

      • You often say time isn’t the real problem. What is the real reason couples become disconnected?

      • How does owner dependency in a business affect emotional presence at home?

      • You’ve helped business owners reclaim time, reduce burnout, and become more present with their families. Can you share some of the most significant transformations your clients experience when they redesign their businesses to support their relationships?

      • For entrepreneurs who feel trapped between growing the business and being present for their family, what would you want them to know?

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        Discussion Points

        • Why are you so passionate about disrupting hustle culture?
        • Work supports life, not the other way around™ is an immutable law in your company, Tap the Potential. How has that impacted the culture?
        • Your TEDx talk ended up having a much different meaning than you initially intended. Because of that, it’s been more impactful than you’d ever imagined. Tell me about that.
        • You are transforming workplaces with concepts such as 4 Week Vacations®, $10,000 an-hour activities, 25-hour workweeks, and unlimited vacation and sick time in highly profitable businesses winning the war for talent. Let’s take one of these concepts and dive into the impact on a team and on profitability.
        • Building a team of A-Players is critical to business success. Hiring is one of the biggest challenges. You’ve written an internationally best-selling series on How to Hire the Best and your clients are successfully hiring A-Players. What do we need to know about hiring A-Players?
        • How do you build a strengths-based team and a coaching culture?
        • You help business leaders and their teams take their lives back from work. Where do I start?

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