Episode Details

Today’s guest has taken a 4 Week Vacation® (it was actually for five weeks!) She knows the value of setting up a business so that work supports life and not the other way around, and she sees firsthand the impact on herself, her business, her team, and her family. We welcome Sarah for her third appearance on the Profit by Design podcast!

Sarah Martin is the president and co-owner of Cabin Works, a property maintenance and cleaning company in the rural mountain town of Granby, Colorado. She and her husband, Phill, started Cabin Works over 10 years ago to provide peace of mind to busy and absentee property owners needing a reliable, professional, and trustworthy property maintenance company. 

Sarah and her team strive to foster a workplace culture of family involvement and work-life balance at Cabin Works through flexible, kid-friendly, and remote work opportunities. They enjoy providing family activities for their team members throughout the year to show appreciation for their team’s hard work. They also love giving back to their community through donations and volunteering. When not working with their team, you can often find Sarah, Phill, and their three young children, Alivia, Mia, and Asher exploring the Colorado mountains on their skis or mountain bikes.

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Show Highlights:

• Sarah’s background story of starting her business during the pandemic and constantly struggling with cash flow, profitability, and burnout 
• Sarah’s position as a graduate and alumni of the Better Business Better Life program—seeing her team members take advantage of the training benefits now!
• The rebuilding process when big changes occur and team members leave
• Empowering her team to handle challenges and issues while she took an extended vacation
• The value of planning a “transition day” to reorient yourself on your first day back in the office after a long vacation
• Sarah’s perspective on what’s been going right at Cabin Works since her last extended vacation
• The beauty of having redundancy with every position on your team to promote sustainability and value
• Sarah’s full life away from work: skiing, biking, hiking, backpacking, and kids’ sports 
• Dr. Sabrina’s How to Hire the Best teaching moment in highlighting what Cabin Works is doing right to attract A-players and be an employer of choice for their area
• Sarah’s decision for 2024: Why she’s NOT taking a 4 Week Vacation® this year but still has freedom and flexibility for trips, kids’ events, and family time away from work
• Join our Pledge-A-Thon for the month of July by taking the free 4 Week Vacation® pledge. Take the pledge now!
• Sarah’s takeaways from today’s conversation: “It’s worth the stress and challenges in planning to take a 4 Week Vacation®. It makes your job easier and empowers your team to work from their strengths and take ownership over their role.”

Links and Resources:

Connect with Sarah Martin and Cabin Works: Website, Facebook, and Instagram

Put your stake in the ground to take your life back from your business! Join our Pledge-A-Thon in July by taking the free 4 Week Vacation® pledge today! We are looking for 100 entrepreneurs to take the pledge and be entered into a drawing to win a free pass to the How to Hire the Best Course.

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