Redefining Retirement with Corey Koehler · 2025-09-26 · 57 min
What happens when the career you thought you’d love forever suddenly feels like a trap? In this episode, I talk with Curt Sassak a former award-winning chef who hit the wall after 20 years in his “dream job.” Burnout, identity loss, and the Sunday Scaries forced him to reinvent himself - and today, he’s a career and personal development coach helping professionals do the same.
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