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Sagmeister’s One-Year Sabbatical Idea Not Extraordinary
Super successful designer (Stefan Sagmeister) waves good-bye to clients (HBO, the Rolling Stones, Time Warner) every seven years for a one-year sabbatical. His shop (Sagmeister Inc.) is closed. Ideas generated during the sabbatical year fuel the creative genius and the firm’s bottom line grows substantially during the next six years – all a result of the one-year sabbatical. Sagmeister is on his second sabbatical.
Sabbatical Lessons for a Small Business Owner
Dave Withbroe is one of two active owners in Dental City, a dental supply firm. In 2000, he took a one-month break from the business to tour Europe with his girlfriend. “It was the trip of a lifetime,” he said. “I got to check a whole bunch of boxes.” (Like running with the bulls in [...]
Surf's Up For Sunny
During his sabbatical, Sunny Trinh started 9 Fish Surfboards, which he now runs in the evenings, outside of his management position with Arrow Electronics. “By starting a business, I learned quite a bit that I bring to my job at Arrow,” he says. “I am also able to use the surf business to build relationships [...]
Break for a Business Owner
For Michelle and Jon Richard, 2008 saw the culmination of a long-time goal. The couple spent seven months circling the globe, stopping at 22 countries along the way. They swam with manta rays in Australia, toured Vietnam on motorbike, and took a Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai.
Just a few short years after establishing Coalesce, [...]