About
I didn't plan my next act. Life did.
I'm Andrea. I know what it's like to hold everything together for everyone else and go quiet when someone asks what you want.
In 1998 I moved from Germany to the United States, got married, and became a mom to 2 boys. In 2001 we moved our family to Florida, and I built a life in a place that was completely new to me.
Over the years I learned something important: you can build a life once and still have to build it again.
After my 23 year marriage ended in 2022, I had to ask what I wanted for myself. I'd spent years building a family, a home, and a career. I knew how to take care of everyone else. Choosing what came next for me felt different.
So I rebuilt. I turned a part-time real estate career into a full-time one. I've watched 2 hurricanes hit my business. I built a spray tan business and sold it. I created online courses and taught myself AI, all while navigating changing family responsibilities, including aging parents, and a body that was asking for different things than it used to.
Starting over doesn't mean starting from zero. You take your experience with you.
Your skills.
Your relationships.
Your mistakes.
Your lessons.
Your ideas.
Your resilience.
Eventually I realized I wasn't the only woman asking, "What now?" Women reach a point in life where the old definition of success doesn't always fit anymore. The kids are grown. A marriage may have ended. Parents need more from us. Our finances need a reset. Our health matters in a different way. And somewhere in all of that, we can lose track of what we actually want.
I've lived enough of those transitions to know your next chapter doesn't have to be smaller than the one before it. It can be different.
That's why I created Next Act Rising: a place for women 45+ who are great at taking care of everyone else but aren't sure what they want for themselves next. You don't need to reinvent yourself from scratch. You need room to hear your own wants again and take the first real step.
I don't have your answers. I'll help you find them.
What we believe
- Experience is an asset, not a liability. You are not late. You are informed.
- Small beats big. 10 women who know your goals will change your year more than 10,000 followers.
- Money is part of freedom. We talk about income plainly, without apology or hustle language.
- You don't need to be a tech expert. Anything technical gets explained slowly, in plain words, as many times as you like.
- Pace is personal. Ambition and calm are allowed in the same room.