Staying Brave in Your Pursuit of Joy: Alicia "ACE" Easter on Creative Entrepreneurship

In this episode of Rock the Damn Boat, I sit down with Alicia "ACE" Easter, founder of Ace Yoga LA, for an honest conversation about leaving corporate life, navigating burnout, and building a career rooted in alignment rather than approval.ACE shares her journey from the corporate world into full-time yoga teaching in Los Angeles—and the emotional, financial, and identity shifts that come with making a major career pivot. We talk candidly about entrepreneurial alignment, trusting intuition after years of external expectations, and how yoga becomes a grounding practice during seasons of uncertainty.This episode is for women craving something more—those questioning the “safe path,” navigating a career transition, or craving more meaning in their work and lives. It’s a grounded, real-world look at what happens after you leap, and how to build something sustainable without losing yourself in the process.In this episode, we explore:Leaving corporate life without a perfect planNewfound freedom and nervous system regulationThe realities of entrepreneurship for womenYoga as a tool for clarity, resilience, and self-trustRedefining success beyond productivity and incomeWhether you’re a yoga teacher, creative, founder, or woman navigating a career change, this conversation offers reassurance, perspective, and permission to listen to what your body and intuition already know.Follow ACE and support her work at aceyogala.comSubscribe to her Substack The Life of a RamCheck out three of her boat-rocking role models:Rae Okino: https://www.raeokino.com/Maryam Hasnaa: https://www.maryamhasnaa.com/Imani Cohen: https://thehoodhealer.com/Learn more about Christy's work at thrivewithchristy.comincluding her upcoming Texas and Tahoe retreats