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 You're here because your résumé feels outdated, interviews make you sweat, or you're just plain stuck.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.
“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.
You’ve nailed your story once. The problem? You keep reinventing it instead of reusing it, so it never builds the traction it could.
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.
The White Space 30-Day Promise
Take 30 days to dive into the tools, strategies, and frameworks inside White Space. If, after giving it a real shot, you’re not feeling any more clarity, confidence, or control over how to tell your professional story—no problem. You can change your mind. No matter what payment plan you choose, I want you to feel safe knowing you can step away if it’s not clicking. We’ll chalk it up to “Well, we gave it the ol’ college try.” If, for any reason, you’re not closer to feeling like you can own and articulate your story—even without the perfect next step lined up—just email us at [support email] within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll take care of it. Because you’re not just buying a program—you’re investing in the way you see yourself. And if it’s not helping you see that more clearly, I don’t want to keep your money.
A résumé overhaul
ATS-friendly format combined with compelling storytelling that highlights your unique value, even through career transitions.
Custom cover letter draft + template
A foundation document you can easily adapt for different positions without starting from scratch each time.
LinkedIn refresh
Strategic rewrites of your headline, About section, and Experience to attract recruiters and showcase your authentic professional story.
