onedegree° Podcast: When Success Isn’t the Finish Line and Growth Means a New Direction with Anna Masker

Learn how Roth & Company is building a stronger, more scalable firm while remaining fiercely independent.

What happens when you reach the goal you worked so hard for—and realize it isn’t what fulfills you?

In this episode of onedegree°, Mary Ardath sits down with Anna Masker, Senior Vice President of Client Accounting Services Development at Dark Horse CPAs, to explore a career shaped by entrepreneurship, reinvention, and the willingness to ask what comes next.

In this episode, you will be able to:

  • Recognize when professional success may no longer align with what gives you energy and fulfillment.
  • Understand why asking for help and seeking an outside perspective can accelerate personal and professional growth.
  • Learn how to identify the strengths that can carry across different chapters of your career.
  • Explore how accountants can shift from a compliance mindset toward advisory and better communicate their value.
  • Understand why human judgment, perspective, and relationships will remain essential as AI reshapes the accounting profession.

Listen to the full episode of onedegree° with Mary Ardath and Anna Masker.

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