Life Throws Curveballs: Melissa Cole, Class of 2018. Accounting Major

In this episode of Beyond the Beach, I talk with Melissa Cole. Melissa was a student in my 2018 Business Strategy class and graduated from COB with a degree in accounting. Melissa became a CPA in 2020 and worked as an auditor at Deloitte before taking a break to deal with a family emergency. We talk about getting the CPA license, the culture of Big Four accounting, workplace harassment, advocating for yourself, work/life separation, broadening your thinking about accounting career paths, and adjusting to the curveballs that life throws.