In Her Own Words: Jennifer Ehlen takes mini-sabbaticals to save her sanity, career and family

As our communities reopen, women across America see their lives becoming more complicated as they juggle responsibilities at home and at work (which is often still at home). Jennifer Ehlen, CEO of St. Louis-based BGI, is an entrepreneurial mom who sometimes just needs to get away. Sara Blakely turns 50 this year. Her husband dutifully asked what gift she wanted and, of all of the things Sara Blakely - the founder of Spanx - could ask for, her response was “I want to be alone for 7 days”. …