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

Founder - Entrepreneur - Dad. B2B Jedi. LinkedIn Shedder of Light.

Co-founder of Find the Needle and the Arena group of platforms. Sales consultant to a select number of SME clients in the UK. I have helped hundreds of UK companies to sell smarter, and sell more.

After creating some of the UK's largest B2B directory platforms, I am now setting out on a new adventure in 2025..

.. where I am offering bespoke virtual sales management (VSM) services to a select number of B2B clients (most of which I already knew, and many have come to me via referral). I shall be capping my client base during 2026. So if you want 'in' then please drop me a DM and I'll arrange a one hour session with you to see if we would be a good fit for each other (which is vital for both parties). 

Over the decades, I have trained hundreds of sales professionals all over the world.

I have 25 years experience of building marketing platforms in the UK. I helped launch the Arena trade platforms, and also the number one B2B trade website in the country, Find the Needle (with almost 10,000 active members).

Sales aren't optional. They are everything.

If you want more sales - Drop me a line.

Robert Coe

Have a great 2026 everyone. Wishing you all a fantastic business year, and most importantly, a fantastic year for you all on a personal level. Let's go.

Helping UK Business Generate more revenue since 2001 | Sales That Works | UK B2B Cheerleader

I trust our teams, and I trust our products. I trust our client retention rates. And I trust that our intentions are always good. And I trust in the results that we deliver. And this trust means I'm never going to stop selling our services to anyone and everyone that I believe we can help. Until retirement (or nature) decides to call time on me... 

Trust is the biggest driver of growth in sales. It's where you need to start looking if you are seeing sales stagnation within your teams. 

Internal trust can slowly be eroded over time, so keep your sales team motivated by addressing trust at every sales meeting. Where are the gaps that need fixing? Honesty is key. If they have any doubts, you need to address them before they pitch any prospects. A lack of trust, even if very slight, is extremely dangerous to conversion rates.

Business owners would do well to listen to their sales reps, as they see small problems before they become fatal flaws.

Good luck. I am going to be posting less in 2026, considerably less, you lucky people.

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