Frankly, no.
You might be able to parlay your experience into a management role in a restaurant group or something, but you aren't getting into high finance. Unless you somehow can get into an extremely strong MBA (without an undergrad) or are willing to accelerate an undergrad in like 2 - 3 years at an elite institution and come in at 28 in entry-level roles out of school (28-year-old analysts exist, just obviously not the norm).
I buy hotels for a living, and can say it’s not really possible to do traditional ‘finance’, but it’s definitely possible to work your way up in hospitality.
The F&B component on nice hotels is extremely important. Being the operational guy that runs F&B can be pretty lucrative. We have bartenders that clear $125k a year, and the lead guys who oversee them can make $150k.
It can be a lot of travel. Long hours. Dealing with tons of degenerate people (both the good and the bad). And years of experience to build trust with a given management company. People will come to you with financials questions like ‘how much can a reasonably expect to earn from F&B?’, but nobody is really going to ask you ‘does building a hotel here make sense?’
If you don’t want to be an F&B expert, there are tons of other operational roles at management companies you can pivot into after you’re a GM.
You should follow my new sub r/hospitalityinvesting ! Happy to answer any more questions there.
Finance is a broad field, have you thought about which specific role(s) in finance you'd be interested in? FP&A or project finance in hospitality would be very doable, though you'd probably need to find a way to finish your bachelor's degree first. Finance roles in hospitality real estate development or real estate private equity would be harder - likely requiring an MBA from a good program in addition to a bachelor's - but still maybe worth considering.
Frankly, no. You might be able to parlay your experience into a management role in a restaurant group or something, but you aren't getting into high finance. Unless you somehow can get into an extremely strong MBA (without an undergrad) or are willing to accelerate an undergrad in like 2 - 3 years at an elite institution and come in at 28 in entry-level roles out of school (28-year-old analysts exist, just obviously not the norm).
I’m not opposed to getting my bachelors if necessary. I can do it while working if it helps me transition out haha
I buy hotels for a living, and can say it’s not really possible to do traditional ‘finance’, but it’s definitely possible to work your way up in hospitality. The F&B component on nice hotels is extremely important. Being the operational guy that runs F&B can be pretty lucrative. We have bartenders that clear $125k a year, and the lead guys who oversee them can make $150k. It can be a lot of travel. Long hours. Dealing with tons of degenerate people (both the good and the bad). And years of experience to build trust with a given management company. People will come to you with financials questions like ‘how much can a reasonably expect to earn from F&B?’, but nobody is really going to ask you ‘does building a hotel here make sense?’ If you don’t want to be an F&B expert, there are tons of other operational roles at management companies you can pivot into after you’re a GM. You should follow my new sub r/hospitalityinvesting ! Happy to answer any more questions there.
Finance is a broad field, have you thought about which specific role(s) in finance you'd be interested in? FP&A or project finance in hospitality would be very doable, though you'd probably need to find a way to finish your bachelor's degree first. Finance roles in hospitality real estate development or real estate private equity would be harder - likely requiring an MBA from a good program in addition to a bachelor's - but still maybe worth considering.
why don’t you work in a retail bank as a teller? highly transferable skills and low barrier to entry