Amid Cancer Treatment, Gale's Kris Saim Finds Solace in Workplace Flexibility

The marketing leader urges employers to address the discomfort that typically comes with sharing a diagnosis

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When Kris Saim told his agency that he had stage four colon cancer, he was met with the stability that treatment had taken from him and the freedom to reroute his career.

“To just shift your career at the age of 50 is almost unheard of,” said Saim, who has pivoted from a client partner to an organizational development role defined by mentorship at full-service agency Gale. “Gale was better for me this past year than chemo was.” 

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