We’re glad you’re here!

Nearly two decades ago, we looked at the traditional path to success and said, "Thanks, but no thanks." We decided to design a life rooted in self-discovery and fulfillment, with a little less convention and a lot more purpose. We didn’t have a road map – just a shared desire for more meaning, more connection, and ample time for what mattered most to us: exploration, giving back, and doing work that lifts people up.

What started as a personal quest to reclaim our lives became No Vacation Required, which is:

• A philosophy for fulfillment, centered on the idea that you can build a life you don’t need a break from.

• Inspiration and advice to motivate you to create a No Vacation Required life.

• A suite of services – under the banner The Change Laboratory – designed to help people get to know themselves better and build more fulfilling lives.

• Hyperbole! Even fulfilled people appreciate vacations.

What We WE’RE DOING HERE

We created No Vacation Required to challenge the idea that fulfillment is something you chase “someday” or get only when you step away from your “real life.” We believe fulfillment is something you can achieve right now, right where you are. (It's a much shorter trip, trust us.) And it all starts by knowing yourself.

As we said above, what started as our personal journey to be more fulfilled became a philosophy, a framework, and a business. Today, through our services arm – The Change Laboratory – we offer a variety of ways to help you get to know yourself, connect with what matters, and build a life that feels meaningful every day.

We do this through:

• Inspirational and informative content – Our blog offers a unique perspective, fresh ideas and actionable tips for building a life you love. Our podcast challenges outdated traditions by asking, “Why are we still doing that?”

• Personal and professional development services – A suite of services built to help you tackle big changes, clarify your goals, and unlock your potential. We support individuals and teams in adopting a deliberate, fulfillment-forward mindset – starting with figuring out you.

• A framework for building a No Vacation Required life – Our book, No Vacation Required, details how we built and maintain a deeply fulfilling life—and gives you the framework to do the same. It’s full of robust tips and exercises to guide you toward creating your own No Vacation Required life.

WHY YOU CAN TRUST US

We don’t just teach fulfillment, we live it.

No Vacation Required and The Change Laboratory were built to help people create lives they don’t need a break from. Our work is the direct result of decades spent aligning expertise, education, and lived experience into something real, actionable, and impactful.

With over 20 years of experience in HR, organizational development, leadership, and operations, we’ve helped individuals and teams around the world reconnect with what matters most. Our credentials back that up:

• Kent holds an MBA with a focus in Global Organizational Development and recently completed post-graduate studies in wellness-forward change methodologies, including Positive Psychology, Appreciative Inquiry, and Motivational Interviewing.

• Caanan is a tech-forward People Experience strategist who holds the distinguished SPHR certification and advanced training in HR analytics, career development, and organizational systems.

We’ve chosen to stay intentionally small, with a commitment to delivering high-touch, deeply personalized services. No outsourcing. No scaling. It turns out that focusing on a few people at a time is a much more effective strategy than trying to be all things to everyone.

That commitment has built the trust of a loyal client base – thousands of satisfied partners that comes back again and again. And – what we consider to be the highest compliment – refer the people they care about. It's a win-win.