Founder, CreateNext
Breakout Session
“This is it?" Leveraging Your Expertise to Create Work and a Life You Love
You’ve built a remarkable career. From rising through the ranks to leading at the top, you’ve mastered the art of delivering results, achieving goals, and exceeding expectations. Yet, after decades of success, the question lingers: “Is this all there is?” The good news? You’re not alone—and there’s never been a better time to create your next chapter. A growing number of executives like you are leveraging their expertise to build consulting practices, advisory roles, board memberships, or entrepreneurial ventures. In this breakout session, Kevin Kermes of CreateNext will walk senior executives through the proven framework he’s used with thousands of leaders to transition out of the traditional W-2 model into fulfilling, high-impact careers on their own terms.
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Bio
Kevin Kermes is the Founder of CreateNext, where his team helps senior executives transition from traditional roles into fulfilling, high-impact next chapters. With 25+ years of experience, Kevin has guided thousands of leaders in redefining success through consulting, advising, entrepreneurship, and portfolio careers—achieving financial stability, autonomy, and meaningful impact. Kevin is a LinkedIn Top Voice and inspires over 300,000 weekly subscribers with actionable insights on breaking through self-limiting beliefs, clarifying vision, and building lives they truly love. His career includes founding two search firms (both with successful exits), launching Career Attraction in 2008 to help over 17,000 professionals land six-figure roles, and serving as an Infantry Officer in the U.S. Army. Through his programs, coaching and advising, Kevin empowers senior leaders to leave behind corporate politics and bureaucracy, translating their expertise into opportunities that reflect their full potential while delivering freedom, impact and profitability.