In this engaging conversation, Hazel Yap, co-founder and COO of Serious Media, shares her remarkable journey from being an electronics engineer to spending three decades building a successful marketing career before venturing into entrepreneurship. She opens up about her transition from employee to employer, the challenges of shifting mindsets, and how she dealt with burnout by launching "A Good Rest" a passion project advocating for intentional rest through forest bathing, community reading sessions, and creative play. Hazel reveals the unexpected way she stumbled into entrepreneurship, her struggles with the first 18 months of business ownership while still thinking like an employee, and the pivotal moment that forced her true transformation. She also discusses why marketing has become the heart of modern businesses, the importance of acknowledging fear and emotions, working in 90-day plans to avoid overwhelm, and why collaboration and community are essential for entrepreneurial success in today's challenging economic climate.This episode is brought to you by The Golden Nuggets Podcast.Listen on Spotify: https://tgnpodcast.com/listen Watch us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/thegoldennuggetspodcast Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tgnpodcast Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegoldennuggetspodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegoldennuggetspodcast Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/thegoldennuggetspodcast Visit our website: https://tgnpodcast.com/Subscribe to our newsletter 'Nuggets Digest': https://tgnpodcast.com/newsletter