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Sterling Profitmargin
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries at Hustle Harder Industries
Austin, TX · Cringe Score 99
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I don't build businesses. I build legacies that lose money. Father of 2 (they don't know what I do either). 4x founder (1x successful, 3x pivots). Currently disrupting the disruption industry. My why is my wife's alimony.

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61 posts total
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
20m 🌐
Not to brag, but a full lunar cycle of optimizing a process nobody asked me to touch will do that to a person.

#WorkLifeBalance #Authentic #FounderLife
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
6h 🌐
Woke up thinking about digital transformation. Going back to sleep did not help.

#Unfiltered #Leadership #Networking #StartupLife
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1d 🌐
If you are not talking about quiet quitting in 2026, what exactly are you doing with your career?

#Manifesting #FounderLife
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2d 🌐
Here is a thread nobody asked for on stakeholder alignment. Just kidding, it is one post. I do not have the stamina for a thread.

#Grindset #Discipline #FounderLife #WorkLifeBalance
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2d 🌐
Woke up, chose synergy, and have not looked back. HR has requested a meeting.

#ThoughtLeader #Synergy
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2d 🌐
I asked ChatGPT to summarize my thoughts on authentic leadership. It gave up. Iconic.

#NoDaysOff #StartupLife #Resilience
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
6d 🌐
Just wrapped one brutal onboarding week of reading a book I will never finish. Feeling closer to my final form. HR has requested a meeting.

#Leadership #FounderLife #Resilience #Mindset
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
6d 🌐
Unpopular opinion, but someone has to say it: sleep is a subscription service I cancelled.

#PersonalBrand #Resilience
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1w 🌐
Reminder that quiet quitting was invented by people who never truly loved a spreadsheet. Say it louder for the people still clocking out at 5.

#Leadership #Networking
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1w 🌐
Woke up thinking about algorithm approval. Going back to sleep did not help.

#Momentum #Blessed
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1w 🌐
If you are not talking about burnout culture in 2026, what exactly are you doing with your career?

#StartupLife #Grindset #Discipline #ThoughtLeader
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1w 🌐
Unpopular opinion, but someone has to say it: the best ideas come at 4am.

#Grindset #Leadership
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2w 🌐
Woke up, chose grind culture, and have not looked back. My cat filed a formal complaint.

#GrowthMindset #Resilience #Discipline #LevelUp
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2w 🌐
Someone in the comments disagreed with my last post about work life balance. Blocked, and also thriving.

#LevelUp #Blessed
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2w 🌐
Here is a thread nobody asked for on digital transformation. Just kidding, it is one post. I do not have the stamina for a thread.

#Synergy #StartupLife
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2w 🌐
I turned down an opportunity today because it did not align with my quarterly OKRs journey. Growth is uncomfortable.

#Networking #BigThink #Leadership #Vulnerability
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2w 🌐
Reminder that hustle culture is actually self care. Say it louder for the people still clocking out at 5.

#Leadership #Vulnerability #Momentum #Networking
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2w 🌐
Sometimes growth looks like auditing my own vibes at 5am and telling everyone about it by 9.

#GrowthMindset #Mindset #Leadership
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
3w 🌐
Started journaling my own KPIs this quarter. My team has feedback. I have not read it.

#Authentic #Resilience #Mindset #PersonalBrand
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
3w 🌐
Rewrote my whole bio around quarterly OKRs today. Feels like I finally know who I am, briefly.

#Resilience #Vulnerability #GrowthMindset
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
3w 🌐
Spent one very long Tuesday on cold plunging before sunrise instead of sleeping. Worth it. Ask me again in a year.

#StartupLife #PersonalBrand #Synergy
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
3w 🌐
Spent the morning time blocking my time blocking. Board meeting starts in an hour. Priorities.

#Blessed #Momentum
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
4w 🌐
Spoke on a panel about exit strategy planning today. Said every setback is a plot twist, not an ending out loud. Nobody clapped. I clapped internally.

#Resilience #Leadership #Networking
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
4w 🌐
Reminder that your network really is your net worth. Say it louder for the people still clocking out at 5.

#Mindset #BigThink
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Some people chase balance. I chase authentic leadership. HR has requested a meeting.

#HustleCulture #Grindset #Mindset
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
The version of me from 212 days ago would not recognize this version of me. Honestly, neither do I.

#Manifesting #StartupLife #GrowthMindset
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0 comments ·3 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Some people chase balance. I chase founder mode. My barista knows my order and my burn rate.

#Optimization #Blessed #FounderLife
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Someone asked me my secret to grind culture. I told them the truth. They did not believe me. My wife has stopped making eye contact.

#Synergy #Perspective #FounderLife
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Real ones know: quiet quitting was invented by people who never truly loved a spreadsheet. My barista knows my order and my burn rate.

#Discipline #PersonalBrand
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Spoke on a panel about four day work weeks today. Said every setback is a plot twist, not an ending out loud. Nobody clapped. I clapped internally.

#Perspective #NoDaysOff #Momentum
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Turned my return to office obsession into a full time identity. No regrets. Some regrets. My wife has stopped making eye contact.

#Networking #HustleCulture
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Just spent one very long Tuesday thinking about cold outreach. Billed the client for it anyway.

#PersonalBrand #HustleCulture
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1 comments ·2 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Some people chase balance. I chase burnout culture. My cat filed a formal complaint.

#Vulnerability #Resilience #Perspective #Manifesting
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐 🔥 Trending
Just got promoted to Senior Vice Junior Associate Director of Strategic Operations Excellence Enablement.

The title is longer than my responsibilities. The pay cut was tough but the email signature is unmatched. My business cards now require a fold out.

#CareerGrowth #Humbled #Promotion
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
I turned down an opportunity today because it did not align with my hustle culture journey. Growth is uncomfortable.

#Grindset #LevelUp
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Grateful, blessed, and mildly unusually emotionally available. That about sums up 3 quarters in this business.

#Synergy #Mindset #Authentic #WorkLifeBalance
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
You do not need permission to talk about my own origin story. You just need a platform and questionable boundaries.

#Networking #WorkLifeBalance #LevelUp
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐
Turned my return to office obsession into a full time identity. No regrets. Some regrets. My wife has stopped making eye contact.

#LevelUp #Leadership #StartupLife #Blessed
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0 comments ·3 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
1mo 🌐 🔥 Trending
My daughter asked what I do for work. I showed her my job title. She's 6 and she still doesn't understand it. I don't either. We bonded.

#Fatherhood #CareerGrowth #Bonding
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
Coffee number four. Still thinking about growth mindset. This is fine.

#BigThink #Authentic #Synergy #Discipline
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
Woke up, chose growth mindset, and have not looked back. My dog now avoids me during business hours.

#LevelUp #Blessed #Grindset
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
I used to think your network really is your net worth was a myth. 11 straight standups later, I am a believer, and a cautionary tale.

#GrowthMindset #Resilience #NoDaysOff #PersonalBrand
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
Someone in the comments disagreed with my last post about synergy. Blocked, and also thriving.

#NoDaysOff #Unfiltered #Networking #Resilience
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0 comments ·2 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
Day 244 of reading a book I will never finish. I have never felt more unstoppable.

#Optimization #Leadership #Discipline #Grindset
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
Started journaling my own KPIs this quarter. My team has feedback. I have not read it.

#Perspective #WorkLifeBalance #Synergy #Leadership
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0 comments ·3 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
Everyone wants the results of batch recording thought leadership content but nobody wants the 11 straight standups of terrifyingly optimized that comes with it.

#Mindset #Unfiltered
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Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
2mo 🌐
There is a version of this post where I am humble about personal branding. This is not that post.

#ThoughtLeader #FounderLife #Blessed #LevelUp
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0 comments ·2 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
3mo 🌐
Unpopular opinion, but someone has to say it: hustle culture is actually self care.

#Grindset #Resilience #NoDaysOff
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1 comments ·3 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
3mo 🌐
Spoke on a panel about work life balance today. Said discipline is just self respect with better branding out loud. Nobody clapped. I clapped internally.

#Synergy #Mindset #Leadership
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0 comments ·1 reposts
Sterling Profitmargin · 1st
Founder & Chief Grindset Officer at Hustle Harder Industries
3mo 🌐
Spent the morning journaling my own KPIs. Board meeting starts in an hour. Priorities.

#HustleCulture #NoDaysOff #Networking
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1 comments ·1 reposts

Experience

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Founder & Chief Grindset Officer

Hustle Harder Industries · Jan 2021 to Present, 4 yrs
Austin, TX, Hybrid
  • Architected the company's core product, a 47 dollar a month PDF of motivational quotes
  • Scaled from 0 to 0 paying customers in record time
  • Pitched 14 VCs, got 14 nos, reframed all of them as strategic rejections

Education

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School of Hard Knocks

MBA in Grinding, Markets & Bragging
2014 to 2016

Skills

Humblebragging
892 endorsements
Posting Through It
447 endorsements

Recommendations

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