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EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 8 MIN

How Senior Leaders Use Sabbaticals to Reset Their Careers

from Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy · host Fexingo

In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders use sabbaticals not as a pause but as a strategic career reset. They dissect the case of a chief marketing officer at a Fortune 500 consumer goods company who took a three-month sabbatical, used it to coach at an accelerator in Nairobi, and returned to land a chief operating officer role. The hosts break down the specific steps: negotiating the leave without burning goodwill, designing a sabbatical that builds rather than erodes your network, and framing the experience in interviews. They also discuss the stigma around career breaks at the C-suite level and how to neutralize it with data. If you are a VP or C-suite leader wondering whether a sabbatical is a smart move or a career killer, this episode gives you the framework to decide. #Sabbaticals #CareerReset #SeniorLeadership #ExecutiveCareers #C-SuiteStrategy #CareerPivot #NairobiAccelerator #Coaching #Fortune500 #CMO #COO #Negotiation #NetworkMaintenance #Stigma #Business #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how senior leaders use sabbaticals not as a pause but as a strategic career reset. They dissect the case of a chief marketing officer at a Fortune 500 consumer goods company who took a three-month sabbatical, used it to coach at an accelerator in Nairobi, and returned to land a chief operating officer role. The hosts break down the specific steps: negotiating the leave without burning goodwill, designing a sabbatical that builds rather than erodes your network, and framing the experience in interviews. They also discuss the stigma around career breaks at the C-suite level and how to neutralize it with data. If you are a VP or C-suite leader wondering whether a sabbatical is a smart move or a career killer, this episode gives you the framework to decide. #Sabbaticals #CareerReset #SeniorLeadership #ExecutiveCareers #C-SuiteStrategy #CareerPivot #NairobiAccelerator #Coaching #Fortune500 #CMO #COO #Negotiation #NetworkMaintenance #Stigma #Business #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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