Rethink Your Career Goal: A Conversation for Every Professional
Navigate Forward’s Author’s Breakfast is an exclusive gathering of senior leaders, designed to spark meaningful conversation and expand your thinking about the traditional goal of working UNTIL retirement. Surrounded by accomplished peers, you’ll explore how today’s professionals (at every stage) are redefining success, impact, and what comes next. This isn’t just a discussion for those nearing retirement; it’s a chance to reimagine growth, purpose, and fulfillment throughout your career journey. It’s also an incredible opportunity to strengthen your network with other forward-thinking executives committed to leading with intention and curiosity.
Registration fees from this event were donated to multiple charitable causes, selected by some of our attendees, helping extend the impact of this gathering well beyond the room.
We’ve been told that traditional retirement is the ultimate goal, that life will be better in the future than it is now. We’ve bought into this idea so thoroughly that we continue doing work we don’t enjoy right now for the promise of better days once we retire.
In the USA TODAY Best-seller Let’s Retire Retirement, author Derek Coburn challenges the traditional concept of retirement and offers a compelling vision for a more fulfilling life. He explores the origins of retirement, debunking outdated myths and presenting a new approach that aligns with modern realities. Through relatable anecdotes and thought-provoking insights, he guides readers to rethink their long-term goals and embrace a life of continuous growth and satisfaction.
Let’s Retire Retirement is more than just a guide―it’s a manifesto for living a balanced, joyful life without the constraints of a traditional retirement plan.
A complimentary copy of the book will be provided to all attendees thanks to our sponsor, NorthRock Partners.
September 30, 2025
7:15 am – 9:30 am
Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom
5418 Wayzata Blvd
Golden Valley, MN 55416
About the Author
Derek Coburn is an entrepreneur and financial advisor with over twenty years of experience. His passion for connecting remarkable professionals led him, along with his wife, Melanie, to start a professional community for CEOs and entrepreneurs called CADRE. He enjoys traveling and live music, and cherishes being a husband and father above all else. Coburn is the bestselling author of Networking Is Not Working. He lives in Virginia with Melanie and their two sons.
As the co-founder of CADRE, an exclusive “un-networking” community for top business leaders, Derek specializes in fostering meaningful professional connections. Through his work, he continues to help individuals and businesses create lasting value beyond conventional career paths.
A Great Place to Connect
Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom is conveniently located off Highway 100 and 394.
Free Parking
We’ve made parking easy—and free. The Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom offers a large parking lot. Additional street parking is also available.
