{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hustle with Aloha","title":"Unexpected Entrepreneur: A Career Pivot in My \"Terrible 40s\" (w/ CPA Melissa Armstrong)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1200,"description":"After years of building a successful corporate career in finance, Melissa Armstrong found herself at a crossroads. What followed was an unexpected pivot into entrepreneurship, along with a crash course in uncertainty, personal growth, and discovering what really matters.\nIn this episode of Hustle With Aloha, Melissa shares her journey from corporate leadership to business ownership, the realities of starting a new business in your 40s, and the lessons she's learned along the way. We discuss career transitions, perimenopause, entrepreneurship, financial awareness for business owners, and why growth often requires stepping outside your comfort zone.\nTopics discussed include:\n• Making the leap from corporate life to entrepreneurship\n • Starting a business in your 40s\n • Navigating career transitions and uncertainty\n • Perimenopause and changing priorities\n • Financial lessons for entrepreneurs\n • How entrepreneurship changes more than just your career\n • Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable\nConnect with Melissa Armstrong:\n • Website & Newsletter signup: https://steadyhandaccounting.com/ • Podcast: https://nosehablataxes.buzzsprout.com • Substack: https://nosehablataxes.substack.com/ • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armstrongmelissacpa/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steadyhandacct/\n\nConnect with Hustle With Aloha & Alicia:\n • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hustle-with-aloha/id1835465180  • Podcast Website: https://www.hustlewithaloha.com/ • Work with Alicia: https://www.alicianagel.com/ • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hustlewithaloha  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hustlewithaloha","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Nx3t0mkwlaK8XFdZN5AHVNEewAS59_rIXbTfkQrZb0g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iODFk/YzFjN2ZiM2Y3YzYw/MjhjNjM1ZGQ5OTEx/MTIwNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}