Day 1: Permission
Wednesday June 3rd
Time Zone: PST
We'll focus on building the emotional and philosophical foundation for leaving, with talks from two entrepreneurs who did it and a conversation with a business attorney to start answering the questions you're already afraid to ask.
9:00am - 9:15am | Welcome & Context Setting
9:15am - 10:00am | A Talk with Rachael Dietkus: What We Carry When We Leave (35 min + 10 min Q&A)
10:00am - 11:00am | Business Attorney Fireside + Q&A with Patrice Perkins, Esq.: Everything You're Afraid to Ask a Lawyer
11:00am - 11:15am | Break (15 min) Step away, grab coffee, stretch, process
11:15am - 12:00pm | A Talk with Vivianne Castillo: Reimagining Entrepreneurship: A Map for Building a Business That Actually Feels Good (35 min + 10 min Q&A)
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Break for Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm | Workshops (Pick one from two workshop options)
2:30pm - 3pm | Day 1 Closing
3pm | Day 1 Ends
Day 2: Preparation
Thursday June 4th
Time Zone: PST
This is the most practical morning, covering the financial, tax, and health insurance realities of leaving corporate so you can make a clear-eyed decision instead of a fearful one.
9:00am - 9:10am | Welcome & Context Setting
9:10am - 10:00am | A Talk with Vivianne Castillo: How (and Why) to Heal Your Relationship with Money (40 min + 10 min Q&A)
10:00am - 11:00am | Accountant Fireside + Q&A with Ashby Kyhl: The Money Stuff Nobody Teaches You
11:00am - 11:15am | Break (15 min) Step away, grab coffee, stretch, process
11:15am - 12:15pm | Health Insurance Expert Fireside + Q&A with Erika Poole: The Health Insurance Talk You Actually Need
12:15pm - 1:30pm | Break for Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm | Workshops (Pick one from two workshop options)
3:00pm - 3:30pm | Day 2 Closing
3:30pm | Day 2 Ends
Day 3: Possibility
Friday June 5th
Time Zone: PST
We'll end The Walkout with a live Q&A with four UXers-turned-entrepreneurs who left corporate and built something worth leaving for. No corporate speak, no toxic positivity and the real answers about money, fear, timing, relationships, and more.
9:00am - 10:45am | Discussion and Panel: The Questions You're Afraid to Ask with All four speakers to tackle your pre-submitted and live questions. Note: no corporate speak, no toxic positivity and the real answers about money, fear, timing, relationships, and more.
10:45am - 11:00am | Day 3 Closing (with some surprises announced)
11:00am | The Walkout Official Closes
Why This Experience is Different (and Works)💙
Most conferences motivate you. We equip you.
Most conferences teach theory. We build plans.
Most conferences send you home inspired. We send you home with your next 30 days mapped.
That's the power of attending The Walkout:
You leave with clarity, community, and a concrete plan (not just a notebook full of ideas you'll never execute).