Do Not Disturb: The Inside Story
Sabrina Sarl
Creative business advisor and Mothers of Creativity host Sabrina Sarl joins Simona Deifta for a candid conversation about ambition after motherhood, childcare, pricing and the cost of being endlessly available.
What happens when the ambition is still there—but the working world continues to reward total access?
Sabrina Sarl on Do Not Disturb
Ambition Survives Motherhood. Availability Doesn’t.
Sabrina’s story moves through the realities ambitious mothers are often expected to solve privately: rebuilding momentum after leave, staying visible in a relationship-driven industry, pricing creative work properly and designing a career around care without making it smaller.
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A Conversation on Creative Identity, Childcare and Value
Listen for an honest account of flexibility, risk and the systems women build when conventional working structures no longer fit. Sabrina makes a powerful case that motherhood can sharpen creative focus—even when it changes when, where and how the work happens.
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DO — Keep Your Creative Identity Visible
Stay in the conversation. Share the work, maintain the relationships and make your value legible—even when motherhood changes your capacity and cadence.
NOT — Price Yourself Around Endless Availability
Stop treating instant access, late finishes and permanent flexibility as the price of being taken seriously. The work should be valued for its quality and judgment, not for how completely it consumes you.
DISTURB — The Rule That Serious Work Requires Total Access
Sabrina’s career disrupts the idea that creative ambition belongs only to people who can be available at any hour. The better question is not whether mothers can still do serious work, but why so much serious work is designed around the absence of care.
About Sabrina Sarl
Sabrina is a creative business advisor, artist manager and shoot producer with more than 15 years of experience across fashion, beauty and culture. Her client work has included Tom Ford, Jimmy Choo, Vogue and L’Occitane. She also hosts Mothers of Creativity, a platform exploring the realities of creative work and motherhood.
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