Discover how a well-planned career break or sabbatical can transform your life and recharge your career. This session demystifies the process and benefits of taking a career break, highlighting how stepping away can support your personal and professional development.
Uncover five critical steps to prepare for a successful break experience, supported by data from 100 successful breaks. Walk away feeling inspired and empowered to consider this powerful solution for overcoming burnout, realigning your career goals, and creating positive momentum in your life.
Katrina McGhee ’01 is a career break and sabbatical coach, speaker, and author of the bestselling book, Taking a Career Break for Dummies. With her wealth of knowledge and experience, Katrina helps mid-career professionals design transformative life breaks that lead to happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives.
Katrina developed the Break Blueprint©, a guiding framework she's used to help nearly 100 clients rejuvenate their lives by taking a break to travel the world, launch a business, write a novel, change careers, and more.
Katrina’s work was inspired by her own 20-month career break where she saved $40,000 in just 18 months to quit her corporate job to travel the world. As an avid world traveler and digital nomad, her expertise on career breaks and travel has been featured in prestigious outlets such as NBC, ABC, Forbes, Smarter Travel, Thrive Global, and Yahoo.