Kim (right) with her daughter.
Kim Lucas was in her mid-40s when she took her sabbatical. The owner of a 16-person consulting and assessment firm, Kim worked with a coach to create a careful plan for how she would unplug for three months. During her break, she traveled to Nicaragua with her only child and cared for her mother, who was dying of cancer. Ultimately, she decided to sell her business. “The sabbatical was life changing for me,” she says. What became clear to Kim was that, in her role as CEO of her business, she was immersed in operations – what needed to be done for the business, which processes needed to be more streamlined and
Kim (left) with her daughter.
tighten down, etc. But, she says, “I’m an innovator and an entrepreneur. I got a better perspective on the business and realized that’s not what I want to do. I couldn’t go back and be more effective in that role – it wasn’t the right role for me.” Today, she lives on St. Croix and works in real estate.
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