Why Hustle Is Holding Your Business Back
Featured Speaker: Shari Pheasant
Aloft Hotel Reno
Tue, March 10, 2026
5:00 - 7:30pm
You didn’t build your business to be trapped inside it — yet if every decision and detail still goes through you, growth and revenue stall. Busy doesn’t make you a CEO. In this practical, results-driven session, Shari Pheasant cuts through the hustle myth and helps women entrepreneurs adopt the CEO mindset that accelerates both confidence and cash flow. You’ll discover how to spot the busy work that hides under the guise of productivity, stop copying what every other business owner does, and make more strategic choices about what to focus on, what to release and when to bring in support that actually increases capacity and momentum. This talk is for women ready to lead their businesses with clarity, direction, and impact — so they can grow revenue without burning themselves out.
Key takeaways:
Decide like a CEO: a quick filter to separate your work from everything else
Delegate with impact: what to release first so help actually helps
Scale smart: when and who to bring in — without overhiring or losing control
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Shari Pheasant
Founder / Queen of Horsepower
Shari Pheasant helps women entrepreneurs, CEOs and business leaders scale their companies by aligning people, purpose, and profit—without burning out their teams or themselves. As Founder and CEO of Horsepower Strategies, she partners with high-performing women leaders to build trust, accountability, and cultures that drive real results.
Shari is known for challenging a hard truth in leadership: communication isn’t the problem—not having the right conversations is. Through her signature “WHY” framework, she helps leaders understand what drives behavior and performance, creating environments where people feel valued, engaged, and accountable.
Her leadership journey began early, managing teams by age 18 and later overseeing five locations, 120 employees, and $8.2M in revenue as a Regional Manager. She went on to co-found A Master Mechanic, an award-winning automotive service business, where she learned firsthand that every business problem is a people problem in disguise.
Today, Shari works with women-led businesses, executive teams, and national brands to create measurable engagement and sustainable growth. Her clients include Apple, Ameriprise, NAPA, Standard Motor Products, RepairPal, and Donor Network West.
Featured recently on the cover of Ratchet & Wrench for her leadership training success, Shari is a nationally recognized speaker, Growth Curve Specialist, Talent Planner, and Master Axiologist, as well as a graduate of Disney’s Employee Engagement program and a CADIA-certified DEI professional.
Her mission is clear: to develop People-First leaders who build profitable businesses where people know they matter.
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