For 20 years, Elizabeth Rowe was a world-renowned principal flutist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. But in 2024, Rowe decided to leave her position to pursue a new full-time career as a leadership coach. At 50, Rowe was well under the typical retirement age, and, by all accounts, playing more beautifully than ever. But she had begun developing her coaching practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was excited by the growth and human connection that the work offered her. The case explores the factors that led Rowe to make such an unconventional decision, describing her musical formation, her time at the BSO, and the process of launching a coaching practice.