About Us

As a manager and VP within various companies, Sarah Milby was frustrated by the management training she received for herself and her team. She wanted to motivate people, but not have them burn out. Unfortunately, the existing training programs were often solely focused on process, methodology and compliance, rather than addressing the root cause of performance issues. Trainings were one-time events, weren’t measured, and — perhaps most importantly — didn’t have much impact.

During her years as a college athlete at Yale, Sarah had coaches to help with the technical aspects of her sport. But she also connected with someone who was focused on mindset coaching. “I’ve always benefited from having other people to learn from,” notes Sarah. “It was all about preparing my mind to be the best.”

Sarah’s dedicated performance coach taught her strategies to handle increased change and pressure, and gave her proven skills to help her prepare for success. These lessons carried with her off the field, into Stanford business school and throughout her career — and ultimately inspired her to start Valor Performance, so others could benefit from the same type of performance mindset coaching.