Verizon SBDR: From Hustle to Sustainable Success: How to Grow Without Burning Out

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Entrepreneurs, especially in family-owned businesses, often pour everything into the hustle, leaving little space for recovery. But hustle alone can’t sustain growth. In this session, you’ll learn why burnout is so common among entrepreneurs and how to prevent it.

Dr. Liz Pavese is an organizational psychologist, certified executive coach, and trusted advisor to founders, people leaders, and HR tech innovators. With nearly 20 years of experience across enterprise tech and high-growth startups, she blends behavioral science, product fluency, and human-centered leadership to help leaders scale with purpose. She has held leadership roles at Workday, CoachHub, Limeade, Qualtrics, and Healthfirst, shaping strategy and building evidence-based talent solutions. Liz serves on advisory boards for DX (acquired by Atlassian) and IOforteens.org, helping shape the future of work and leadership development.