Episode #5: Sarah Milby of Valor Performance - a podcast by PJC

from 2020-02-19T10:00

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Episode Summary:
Frustrated by the management training she was receiving as a manager and leader at fast-growing companies in the Bay Area, Sarah Milby decided she wanted to do something about it. Drawing on her experiences as an athlete, and the 1:1 performance coaching she was used to receiving in that setting, Sarah founded Valor Performance in 2017 to provide companies with a better way to train, develop, and retain their employees. During this episode of Uncovered we sit down with Sarah to learn more about the core competencies that Valor is built off of, and dive deeper into how she scaled Valor Performance into the company it is today.

Uncovered in this episode:

  • Where companies are falling behind when it comes to leadership and management training
  • How Sarah has applied Valor’s principles to her own management style
  • Why Boston is a great place for new startups
  • Why surrounding yourself with the right people matters so much
  • What to look for in an investor

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About Sarah:
Sarah Milby is the Founder and CEO of Valor Performance, Inc. an enterprise software company that supports some of the highest performing global organizations in strategically igniting the best in every leader, manager and team.  Delivered through its high-tech, high-touch digital platform, Valor provides the skills, analytics and coaching for professionals to stay on top of their game, even under pressure.

Prior to starting Valor, Sarah was an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at F-Prime Capital Partners.  She also launched Grokker's enterprise division as VP of Business Development and Partnerships, and lead health plan relationships for Castlight Health from start-up through its IPO in 2014.   Sarah has a Yale University B.A., a Harvard Kennedy School of Government MPA, and a Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA.  

While not an Olympian herself, Sarah did play varsity soccer at Yale for 4 years, and became a competitive runner, running for Greater Boston Track Club and Strava (formerly, New Balance Silicon Valley).  

Sarah’s experiences as a business leader and athlete gave her the inspiration and conviction to start Valor, dedicated to supporting and igniting the best in every leader, team and organization.  

About: Valor:
Valor Performance, Inc. is an enterprise software company that supports some of the highest performing global organizations in strategically igniting the best in every leader, manager and team.  Delivered through its high-tech, high-touch digital platform, Valor provides the skills, analytics and coaching for professionals to stay on top of their game, even under pressure.

Valor is designed to close the professional training and coaching gap through a dynamic, measurable and scalable software platform. Valor’s innovative digital learning and virtual coaching platform combines the latest research on human performance, leadership and mindset with the best practices of Olympic and elite athletes to support leaders in sustaining peak performance while navigating a competitive and constantly changing business environment.  

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