E265 | Grow Your Business Working Only 16 Hours a Week with Sarah Olivieri

Could doing less help you achieve more? How do you design a business that fits your life, not the other way around? What if your optimal work week was just 16 hours?

On this episode, I welcome Sarah Olivieri, creator of the Impact Method, to explore how she consistently runs a profitable business with only 16 hours of work each week. Sara is the go-to expert for conversations on aligned leadership, outcome delegation, and sustainable growth. She brings wit, warmth, and real-world wisdom to mission-driven founders, visionary CEOs, and changemakers who want more clarity, more joy, and more results.

Highlighting actionable strategies, Sarah shares how life events pushed her to streamline her business, leverage systems, and block her calendar to protect her time. The conversation covers techniques for eliminating unnecessary tasks, designing flexible schedules, maximizing your energy, and understanding the diminishing returns of overwork. You will hear about the benefits of iterative planning, focusing on key business categories, and revisiting strategy every two months to keep operations lean.

Ready to rethink your work-life balance and create more space for joy? Start your journey toward simplicity, fulfillment, and time freedom today!

"You get to design your business within whatever constraints you want to put in place."

-Sarah Olivieri

In this episode, we explore:

• Designing your business to fit your chosen work hours
• The power of time tracking and analyzing energy levels
• Eliminating low-performing activities before delegating
• Using calendar blocks to protect your most important time
• Identifying your own optimal "sweet spot" for work
• Iterative planning and regular strategy reviews

Links:

Website: saraholivieri.com, inspirednonprofitleadership.com, pivotground.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sarah-olivieriYouTube:youtube.com/@PivotGround

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