BBW MEMBER INTERVIEW: Sara Yarling, Career and Compensation Coaching, Raiseworthy

Sara Yarling

Career and Compensation Coaching

Less than a year

@sarayarling

I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. I moved to Boston in fall of 2008, where I started my career in finance on the same day that Lehman Brothers failed! I fell in love with the city, built my dream career and community, and never left.

I founded a company called Raiseworthy to help people know their worth and raise their salary. I spent 10+ years in the world of executive search and helping a thriving start up launch in Massachusetts. As a result of those years of experience negotiating compensation for executives, I've long been a go-to resource for friends when they feel undervalued or underpaid. The results have been consistent: greater confidence and higher salaries. My goal with Raiseworthy is to help more people achieve those results.

My clients say that preparing for the conversation to advocate for yourself is so critical to feeling confident, appreciated, and authentic at the moment of truth. Knowing the business of salary and the unique value you offer is something that we all need to get comfortable with so that we can build better financial futures.

To advocate for myself, because that's the only way to see results. Plus, not doing so hurts my feelings of worth, my bank account, the company I work for, the people I manage, and every person that follows in my footsteps!

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I launched my company during a pandemic, had my first client within a week, and she just got the fantastic news that it worked! She got everything she asked for and more. I've known that my strategies work for a long time, but having a client, being paid, and then delivering on my promise was a huge win for me.

You're incredibly resilient, you always make a huge impact, and success is inevitable, so laugh a little!

I adore spending time with my best friends (``the committee``) and my family. We spend most of our time cooking, drinking wine, attempting to convince our favorite exhale instructors to be our friends, visiting our families, manifesting future homes, and planning our next vacation(s). I also have a passion for a well executed cocktail (not these days, obviously), sushi, and reading a good book in the bath.

Most people don't know that it's hard for me to advocate for myself, too! Oh, and while it gets easier with time, it's still something I fear. Luckily I've proven to myself that it is more than worth it!