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How To Take a "Gap Year" as an Adult Without Falling Behind with Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith

2024/8/21
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Ania Smith and her husband, both in demanding tech jobs, planned a family gap year to Argentina. The decision, years in the making, involved saving, budgeting, and finding a Spanish-immersion school for their children. The initial planning phase was intense, requiring significant effort to prepare for a year without income.
  • The Smiths planned their gap year for six years, starting when their youngest child was born.
  • Ania left her job in April to dedicate her time to planning the logistics of the gap year.
  • The family prioritized Spanish immersion for their children and sought a school in the city center of Buenos Aires.
  • The gap year planning involved finding renters for their house, selling their cars, and coordinating with the children's school.
  • They made a conscious decision to focus on decompressing and relaxing for the first six to eight months before thinking about their next career moves.

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Is it possible to take a "gap year" without falling behind in your career? Ania Smith says with careful planning, it is. In fact, Ania says the gap year she took with her family helped deepen a skillset that has benefitted her in her job as the CEO of Taskrabbit. Today, she tells Nicole how she and her husband prepped and budgeted for their gap year and the incredible point system they use to make sure that family comes first; and then, Ania and Nicole dive into all things Taskrabbit, including how the company is tackling the supply and demand questions that are stumping other gig employers, and the oddest jobs– literally— people post on Taskrabbit

For more on Ania, follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniasmith