EP538: Dr. Sabrina Starling - Work From Your Strengths: Build A Profitable Firm Without Burnout

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Dr. Sabrina Starling has spent over 20 years helping small business owners build profitable, sustainable companies without burning themselves out. In this episode, she brings her business psychology background directly to bookkeepers — walking through her $10,000-an-hour framework, the mindset shift that changed everything for her, and the practical steps you can take right now to stop trading hours for dollars and start building a business that works without you.

Chapters

[00:00] Opening and guest introduction

[01:35] Burnout and starting a business

[04:40] The E-Myth epiphany

[08:10] The $10,000-an-hour framework

[12:40] First hire and finding A-players

[17:00] Time audits and glass ceilings

[19:10] What has and hasn't changed in 20 years

[22:40] AI and the human advantage

[25:30] Serving your top clients and micro-innovation