Whether you’re in the middle of a career gap, navigating a pivot, or just staring at LinkedIn like it personally wronged you, The White Space Career Lab is where we turn your “in-between” into your unfair advantage.
It’s time to reframe your career gap into your greatest asset:
Let's Keep This Simple.
You're not here for endless "career guru" fluff. You're here because your résumé feels outdated, interviews make you sweat, or you're just plain stuck.
That's not failure. That's White Space — the messy middle where your career story doesn't line up perfectly but your future's waiting.
I don't hand you cookie-cutter templates or sugarcoat your story. I help you tell the truth about your career — gaps, pivots, detours and all — in a way that gets you noticed and hired.
Most career coaches gloss over the awkward parts of your professional history. They'll tell you to hide your gaps or invent fancy titles for the time you spent caregiving, recovering, or simply surviving. That approach might get you past an ATS system, but it won't prepare you for the inevitable interview questions about those periods.
Instead, I'll help you transform those "white spaces" in your career into compelling stories of resilience, growth, and transferable skills that make employers lean in rather than tune out.
Work with me to create career materials that reflect your real value — and a process you can use for every opportunity ahead.
After hours of rewriting, overthinking, and Googling “how to explain a career gap,” you finally save your résumé and think…
“Whew, the hard work’s done!”
As you cross “Update Career Materials” off your list… and quietly avoid thinking about the interview questions.
In the world of job searching, creating a résumé or LinkedIn profile is one thing — but knowing how to talk about the unemployment, caregiving, illness, or pivot that came before? That’s the part that keeps you up at night.
The gap becomes this blinking cursor in your brain — waiting for the moment someone asks, “So… what happened here?” and you’re not sure if your answer will sound confident or like you’re making excuses.
But here’s the truth: your gap isn’t a flaw to hide. It’s part of the bigger picture — the photo on the puzzle box. When framed the right way, it connects your past to your future and gives you the clarity, confidence, and direction to own your next chapter.
… if you learn how to tell the story.
ATS-proof résumé, sharp cover, and a LinkedIn tune-up that gets you found.
No fluff—just traction, clarity, and momentum.
Everything in Essentials—plus positioning, storytelling, and interview reps.
Scripts, strategy, swagger—minus the overwhelm.
Your next chapter starts here.
Choose a direction, rewrite your story (gaps included), and launch a focused search. Realignment meets action.
“If you think a career gap is empty, you've clearly never tried to rebuild your identity in one.“ - Sara K
First impressions aren’t just a thing—they’re the thing.
We churn our mental gears for hours a week trying to figure out how to explain the gap — rewriting résumés, overthinking LinkedIn, and hoping no one notices the missing years.
Only to freeze the moment someone actually asks about it.
Or worse — you know that being upfront about your gap could actually build trust, buuuut you’re stuck in the paralysis of not knowing which parts to share, what to leave out, or how to make it sound like you’re still the one they should hire.
I get it. For years, I tried to package my own career breaks into something tidy — like they were just a quirky side note instead of the truth of my experience. In reality, I was hiding the best, most human parts of my story.
And it wasn’t getting me any closer to my goals. I’d send out a résumé, hold my breath, and quietly move on to the next application.
What if you could stop overthinking how to explain your career path—and instead have a clear, confident story that’s always ready when the moment comes?
HI! I’M
SARA K!
I’m a Midwest-born truth-teller, chaos-stabilizer, and unapologetic systems geek who has made a career out of turning “What now?” into “Here’s how.” A career storyteller, executive coach, marketing strategist, and former creative operations leader for Fortune 500 brands, I’ve worked with thousands of executives, leaders, and career pivoters to transform messy, complicated career histories into clear, compelling narratives that actually open doors.
My background spans running a global coaching team, leading creative operations for household-name brands, and building the White Space platform to help people navigate the seasons between “what was” and “what’s next.” I’ve climbed career ladders I wasn’t sure I wanted to be on—only to step off entirely when the view didn’t match the hype.
I’ve been laid off, burned out, sick, invisible, overqualified, underemployed, and hired for jobs that didn’t exist until I walked in the door. And through all of it, I’ve learned the same truth: the space between titles—the part we’re taught to hide—is where the real growth happens.
When I brought intention and a plan to career development, transformation followed-- for my clients and for me.Â
These aren’t vanity wins. They’re the measurable and meaningful results that happen when you stop winging it: clients landing interviews for roles they once thought were out of reach, feeling confident explaining career gaps without spin, and reconnecting with their value long before a recruiter ever calls.
Results don’t just come from updating a résumé or adding a generic “open to work” banner on LinkedIn. They come from building your materials and your narrative with clarity, strategy, and confidence—so you can carry the same message into every conversation. And that’s exactly what happens when you have a plan.
If you figured out how to pivot your story and make that whole work-smarter-not-harder thing an actual, real-life career move, you could:
Speak with foresight knowing exactly how one well‑crafted story can work for your résumé, LinkedIn, interviews, and networking conversations — without inventing new versions for every situation.
Follow a personalized action plan that moves the needle on your job search with intention and purpose, instead of crossing your fingers and hoping the right recruiter “gets it.”
Run a simple 90‑day narrative strategy that keeps you confident and consistent—so every application, coffee chat, and interview reinforces the same powerful message.
Repurpose your White Space story so it resonates across every channel you choose—résumé, LinkedIn, networking events, portfolio, cover letters, speaking opportunities… anywhere your next opportunity could be listening.
