No emails, no meetings, just time to reset—Kate is about to find out how that feels.

In this season ender of Whiskey Fridays, Kate and John reflect on the busy fall and Kate’s upcoming six-week sabbatical from Wanderwell.

Kate discusses how she’s prepared her business for her time away.

They touch on the importance of taking time off, delegating tasks and setting boundaries - wrapping up the season with a look ahead.

Resources:

Learn more about Kate Tyson:

• Wanderwell
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Sign up for Kate’s Newsletter

Learn more about John Gerber:

• Unlawyer
• Instagram: @un.lawyer
• Connect on LinkedIn

Featuring Music by Billy Dufala:

• @bdufala

Kate chats with Nic Antoinette about her plan to take an “adult gap year” in 2025: Nic will hit pause and step back from most of her business and work life for 12 months. Nic shares her journey with work, autonomy, and the struggle between traditional productivity standards and personal freedom. They dive into how to prepare for such a big shift and how Nic is approaching her year off.

About Nic Antoinette: Nic Antoinette is a business owner, writer, and creator who has spent the last several years exploring the balance between personal freedom and work. Nic is currently taking a year off to pause her business, reflect on her life, and better understand herself. Through this process, she hopes to gain deeper clarity and reconnect with what truly matters to her.

Resources:

Learn more about Nic Antoinette:

• Nic Antoinette on Substack
  
  

Learn more about Kate Tyson:

• Wanderwell
• Connect with Kate on LinkedIn
• Sign up for Kate’s Newsletter
  
  

Learn more about John Gerber:

• Unlawyer
• Instagram: @un.lawyer
• Connect with John on LinkedIn
  
  

Featuring Music by Pete Angevine:

• @pete_angevine

Kate talks to Neily Jennings of AORTA Cooperative about the organization's process of designing a transparent, equitable, and just compensation framework for their team. They discuss the history of AORTA’s compensation experiments and how they have worked to embed values of equity and justice into their pay structures. Neily also offers practical advice for businesses and organizations seeking to approach pay structures with more transparency and values alignment.

About Neily Jennings & AORTA

Neily Jennings manages finance and operations at AORTA Cooperative, a worker-owned co-op offering facilitation, consulting, coaching, and training to support organizations in practicing democracy and building strategies for liberation. With over a decade of experience, Neily has helped AORTA evolve its pay structure to align with its values, political analysis, and business growth. As a democratically run cooperative, AORTA's workers are also its owners, practicing collective decision-making. Neily's work reflects a deep commitment to equitable systems and transformative change.

Learn more about AORTA:

• Aorta’s Website
• Instagram: @aortacoop
• Connect with Neily on LinkedIn

Learn more about Kate Tyson:

• Wanderwell
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Sign up for Kate’s Newsletter
  
  

Learn more about John Gerber:

• Unlawyer
• Instagram: @un.lawyer
• Connect on LinkedIn
  
  

Featuring Music by Billy Dufala:

• @bdufala