Curt Sassak

Teaching Mid-Career Leaders how to navigate life & career transitions using my Proven Recipe / Improve the quality of your life / Create your next chapter by design, not default / Former Chef

Live workshop on July 28th:  Land your next 6-figure role faster. Stop getting ghosted. Start getting noticed. See my featured section for details

𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙨 𝘼 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙡 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙤𝙧

Imagine eating your favorite dish every day for 20+ years, until one day it doesn’t taste good anymore.

Worse, is you don’t know why, and have no idea of what you want. 

That was me at 39.

Award-winning chef. Five-star kitchens. I had everything I wanted on paper. But inside? Empty. 

I had climbed every mountain only to find myself thinking,  “Is this it? What’s next”

I couldn't figure out why I felt like this, and it frustrated the f*ck out of me. 
I pushed through thinking it would pass. Wrong.

Eventually, it all caught up.
I was 60 lbs overweight, drinking to cope, lost $250K in potential earnings, and in a miserable career that no longer fit. 

So, at 40, I took a bold step: I reinvented myself in every way.

I left the only career I knew with no idea and not job; just the gut instinct that I had more to offer.

So I used what I knew:
Recipes.

A recipe is a process. It’s clarity + execution.
That’s how I reinvented myself. 

The result?
I’m in the best physical and mental shape of my life. And, I'm helping change lives for the better. 

I help high-functioning, high-achieving professionals (35+) who want freedom from a toxic job. Freedom to build something with meaning, and leave a legacy. 

You don’t need another “mindset guru” with motivational memes.
As one client put it: “Curt cuts through the noise fast. No fluff. Just results.”

That’s me.

A few wins:

→ Reena beat 457 applicants to land her dream hospital job.

→ Jordan pivoted to a new career he loves, with better pay and family time.

→ Matt said: “Curt didn’t just help my career. He helped me take back my life.”

Enter: The Career Recipe Boot Camp

Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients
 ✓ Get clear on your values, skills & goals
 ✓ Ditch the limiting beliefs holding you back

Step 2: Start Cooking
 ✓ Build a roadmap tailored to your life
 → So you move with purpose—not by default

This isn’t a pep talk. It’s a tactical reinvention plan.

You don’t need to burn it all down.
We build upon what you've already built.

You just need a better recipe.

Ready to cook something that feeds your soul?

Curt

DM me the word "Recipe," and let's write your next chapter. 

Common keywords:
Career coach. Personal development coach. Executive coach. Midlife career change. Career clarity. Personal reinvention. Transition coach.

Founder

So, you’re career driven, have had success, and now you feel like there are no more mountains to climb.

You got to the top of the “mountain,” and achieving your goals only to find you don’t feel fulfilled or happy. It’s like, WTF?

Your life/career no longer serves you. All you know is that you feel stuck and see no way out. You need to make a change. But doing what?

Then fear creeps in. You have questions.  “What do I do now?”  “I don’t know what else to do” 

“If I change careers how will I make enough to pay my bills?” and so on

These are the same questions (and more) I asked myself when I did a career change after 27 years as a chef and started over at 41 from zero.

Did you know a New York Times study found that 75% of Americans don’t have a clear sense of purpose?

And, there are serious health risks associated with a lack of purpose

A lack of purpose affects your self-worth, self-confidence, and self-esteem.
Which, in turn, can lead to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other health issues.
I experienced all of those.

The good news is this: You’re only 5 steps away from finding the purpose, fulfillment, and new career you so desperately want.

They are the same 5 steps I used to go from feeling lost/stuck and finding a purpose and fulfillment

All it requires from you is self-honesty and a commitment to change

I coach people through one-to-one sessions

You think asking for help is equivalent to failure? Yep, I used to think the same, but that’s your ego talking

Consider: If you’ve been stuck, and the steps you’ve taken have not yielded results, what makes you think anything will change by repeating what you’ve done?

What got you here will not get you THERE.

Just like a car needs realignment from time to time, our personal and professional vision needs realignment from time to time

So, you can remain stuck and lost, or you can send me a DM

Mike Jones

I help founders live a life of joy and meaning | Fractional Integrator for EOS companies | Growth Coach for Entrepreneurial Leaders

I'm a founder who implemented EOS® to build, scale, and exit multiple businesses.  I understand the highs and lows of entrepreneurship firsthand.

Now, as a Certified EOS Implementer®, I help leadership teams of businesses with 10–250 employees get clear on their vision, build healthier teams, and gain traction—without burning out.

If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just ready to break through to your next level of growth, EOS is a simple, proven system that works.

I’ve walked this path myself—and now I help others walk it faster.

Visit www.worldwide.com/mike-jones to learn more and connect.

Fractional Integrator and Growth Coach

I help founders break through their ceilings | Fractional Integrator for EOS companies | Coach for entrepreneurs

8 Morning activities for a 10/10 day.

Productivity hacks are a dime a dozen.

But with four kids and busy jobs for both parents,
my morning routine will make or break my day.

Follow my 8 most important morning activities to supercharge your day and make it a 10.

Bonus - all this can be done in less than 30 minutes.

What's one I should add?
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PS - I help entrepreneurs achieve breakthrough growth.

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Built and sold multiple businesses and now I help other entrepreneurs grow faster | Father of 5 | Wellness enthusiast | Purveyor of fun

How many people should be on my leadership team?
 
That's a question I get with most teams,
 
and the answer is simpler than they think.
 
What's the right structure of the company?
 
And who are the right people in each seat?
 
Answering these two questions allows leaders to get clear on who are the key leaders they need in the room to get:
 
• All major functions represented
• Strategic thinking
• Development of key leaders
• Fast decision-making
• Efficient communication
 
The tool we use is called the accountability chart,
 
it's like the org chart plus more usability.
 
If you're an entrepreneurial leader,
 
do you know the right structure of your org?

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PS - I help entrepreneurs get what they want from their business.
 
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Have you heard of organizational whiplash?
 
It's when an organization switches priorities faster than the teams can keep up with, causing issues like: 

-Confusion about what the priorities are 
-Competing work around multiple projects 
-Harm to team morale 
-Collective team burnout
 
I see this every day in entrepreneurial teams I work with.
 
Being a visionary and jumping to whatever idea will get you enough sales to build a team works for a while,
 
until you're trying to lead that team - then it doesn't.
 
What's the cure for this? 

-A crystal clear vision communicated frequently 
-Crystal clear priorities that everyone knows 
-New ideas stay in the parking lot until it's time to prioritize
 
There's a cure for organizational whiplash.
 
Have you experienced this in a company before?
 
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PS - I help entrepreneurs get what they want from their business.
 
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Disagree and commit.

This is an essential skill of high performing teams.

The best teams embrace healthy conflict when making decisions - truly healthy teams don't exist without it.

But once a decision is made,
great teams fully commit.

That means everyone presents a unified front to the rest of the company, regardless of their opinion of the decision.

Teams that disagree and commit enjoy:
-Faster decision-making
-Stronger team cohesion
-More open dialogue
-Higher trust

Do you see this in your teams?
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Meeting preparation is boring,
 
it's also the difference between mediocre and great meetings.
 
And great meetings make teams that: -Stay focused on their priorities -Diagnose where attention is needed -Work on the right issues each week -Remove barriers to allow better performance
 
I coach every client I have on how to have better meetings,
 
and also lead all day meetings as my primary work.
 
I dive deeper into how I prepare for great meetings in tomorrow's newsletter.
 
Subscribe if you'd like to learn more.
 
Do your teams have great meetings? Or are they meh like most?
 
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