Get to Know
Demir & Carey Bentley
Get to Know
Demir & Carey Bentley
Welcome!
We’re Demir & Carey Bentley, founders of the Lifehack Method.
Our mission is to show professionals and entrepreneurs how to perform at the highest level, and get back to enjoying their lives
(without burning out).
Welcome!
We’re Demir & Carey Bentley, founders of the Lifehack Method.
Our mission is to show professionals and entrepreneurs how to perform at the highest level, and get back to enjoying their lives
(without burning out).
We’ve shown over 50,000 professionals how to “get it together” and create more freedom in their lives.
The clients who work with us have added millions in revenue and saved thousands of hours after implementing our advice.
So, how did we get here?
Here’s Our Story
Having started our careers on Wall Street (Demir) and corporate America (Carey), we both chased the “corner office” version of success.
Demir became the youngest Sr. Analyst at his firm, while creating millions in new revenue streams for his Wall Street employer. Carey managed billion-dollar CPG brands while climbing the corporate ladder.
But all that came to an abrupt halt when a mysterious illness landed Demir in the hospital, undergoing emergency surgery.
The doctors called it a “stress related chronic illness” and told him that reducing his hours was the only way to regain control of his spiraling health.
Having started our careers on Wall Street (Demir) and corporate America (Carey), we both chased the “corner office” version of success.
Demir became the youngest Sr. Analyst at his firm, while creating millions in new revenue streams for his Wall Street employer. Carey managed billion-dollar CPG brands while climbing the corporate ladder.
But all that came to an abrupt halt when a mysterious illness landed Demir in the hospital, undergoing emergency surgery.
The doctors called it a “stress related chronic illness” and told him that reducing his hours was the only way to regain control of his spiraling health.
As daunting a task as that seemed (he was working 80 hours a week!), we knew the doctors were right.
Frankly, we were burnt out, overworked, and stressed to the max. We were sick of never taking vacations, never having time for each other, and working around the clock. How was it possible that we working ourselves to the bone and not saving money or hitting big milestones?
So we hit the brakes on that dead end lifestyle, and went all in on figuring out ways to reduce our work hours and increase our output.
We couldn’t have imagined how far we could take it.
As daunting a task as that seemed (he was working 80 hours a week!), we knew the doctors were right.
Frankly, we were burnt out, overworked, and stressed to the max. We were sick of never taking vacations, never having time for each other, and working around the clock. How was it possible that we working ourselves to the bone and not saving money or hitting big milestones?
So we hit the brakes on that dead end lifestyle, and went all in on figuring out ways to reduce our work hours and increase our output.
We couldn’t have imagined how far we could take it.
Eventually, Demir went from working 80 hours a week to just 2 hours a week! And then he got promoted.
(He used all that spare time to start up a technology company and raise $1.5 million dollars in funding.)
For the first time in our careers, we felt rested, energetic, excited to go to work, and of course we had plenty of time for our health, our relationships, and each other.
We started showing friends our productivity strategies to avoid burnout and enjoy life more. And when we saw the huge difference we could make in people’s lives, we decided to quit our job and dedicate ourselves to showing others how to balance the scales between work and life.
Eventually, Demir went from working 80 hours a week to just 2 hours a week! And then he got promoted.
(He used all that spare time to start up a technology company and raise $1.5 million dollars in funding.)
For the first time in our careers, we felt rested, energetic, excited to go to work, and of course we had plenty of time for our health, our relationships, and each other.
We started showing friends our productivity strategies to avoid burnout and enjoy life more. And when we saw the huge difference we could make in people’s lives, we decided to quit our job and dedicate ourselves to showing others how to balance the scales between work and life.
We started our own productivity coaching company centered around our methodology, the Lifehack Method.
Over the last 5 years, we’ve worked an average of 28 hours a week, all while growing our company and traveling full time.
We’ve lived in many countries, including Bali, Spain, France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, and Colombia, and we’ve even filmed a TV pilot about our lifestyle.
Today, we’re focused on living a lifestyle of freedom where we have the time and money to enjoy homeschooling our daughter Genevieve.
We started our own productivity coaching company centered around our methodology, the Lifehack Method.
Over the last 5 years, we’ve worked an average of 28 hours a week, all while growing our company and traveling full time.
We’ve lived in many countries, including Bali, Spain, France, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, and Colombia, and we’ve even filmed a TV pilot about our lifestyle.
Today, we’re focused on living a lifestyle of freedom where we have the time and money to enjoy homeschooling our daughter Genevieve.
We’re here to help you do the same.
Today, we show smart, driven people how to avoid burnout and become the most productive version of themselves.
We’ve helped thousands of clients slash their hours, make millions more in revenue, and hit their 3 year goals in 3 months. And we’ve been featured in numerous online and print publications including Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, and more.
If your goal is to get 5 hours back, get a raise, completely design yourself out of your business, or anything in between, we can help you get there.
We’re here to help you do the same.
Today, we show smart, driven people how to avoid burnout and become the most productive version of themselves.
We’ve helped thousands of clients slash their hours, make millions more in revenue, and hit their 3 year goals in 3 months. And we’ve been featured in numerous online and print publications including Forbes, Inc, Entrepreneur, and more.
If your goal is to get 5 hours back, get a raise, completely design yourself out of your business, or anything in between, we can help you get there.
We Can Help You If…
- The staggering amount of work on your plate is keeping you from doing the work that could really move you forward.
- You want to know how to get massive clarity on the small percentage of work that yields the biggest results.
- You don’t want to choose between caring for yourself, or fulfilling your commitments to your job and family – you want to be able to do it all.
- You feel pulled in a million directions. Others on your team aren’t doing their jobs well and you’re not able to trust that things could function without you.
- We’re here to serve YOU and show you that the sky’s the limit when it comes to your productivity.
Want To Know More
About Us?
Here’s our official bio.
Demir & Carey Bentley are the “productivity couple.”
They work with successful people who have secretly struggled with their productivity. They founded The Lifehack Method, where their team has helped over 50,000 professionals “get it together” and create more freedom in their lives. Their coaching combines personal accountability with daily practice to get you taking action, not just watching videos.
Demir has personally coached executives from Facebook, Google, Uber, PepsiCo, and Lexar. And his clients have added millions in revenue and saved thousands of hours after implementing his coaching.
Before starting Lifehack Method, Demir & Carey worked in the CPG, government, technology and finance industries. Their work has been featured in Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and many other media outlets.
Fun fact: They live a nomadic lifestyle and are based out of Medellin, Colombia.
Fun facts about us:
- We’ve lived in 23 cities and 17 countries in the last 5 years.
- We love learning new languages. In addition to English, Demir speaks Italian and Spanish. Carey speaks Spanish, a little German, and a little Mandarin.
- Demir went to school at UC Berkeley, while Carey went to school at University of Michigan… so they have the same school colors!
- Our first “child” is our blue merle border collie named Gaia
- Our daughter Genevieve is 1 year old and has us wrapped around her little finger!
- We run a non-profit called The Lifehack Method Foundation where we share our profits with causes we feel passionate about supporting.
- We love traveling, eating delicious food (especially spicy food!) and spending time with our family
- Currently, we live in Medellín Colombia, which is a beautiful city about 2.5 hours direct flight from Miami.