Building a Business That Runs Without You

Building a Business That Runs Without You

Author: John Jantsch September 17, 2025 Duration: 23:17

Dr. Sabrina Starling, founder of Tap the Potential and host of the Profit by Design Podcast, is known for helping entrepreneurs create profitable, sustainable businesses that thrive without constant owner involvement. In this conversation, she shares powerful insights on succession planning, the "$10K Hour" framework, and why mindset is the real key to growth. She also opens up about her personal journey of resilience and how it reshaped her approach to legacy and leadership. Listeners will gain practical strategies to delegate effectively, build systems that last, and free themselves to focus on what truly matters.

Today we discussed:

00:00 Start
00:52 Meet Sabrina Starling
01:30 Mindset = Growth
02:43 Letting Go for Joy
05:31 Planning Your Legacy
09:02 Family & Team Legacy
10:49 Legal Succession Basics
13:09 Running Without You
13:40 Grief & New Perspective
15:22 Transition Planning
18:19 Take Time Away
19:09 The $10K Hour Activities

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