Episodes

As we close out the Impact Season, this episode focuses on one of my favorite activities: creating content. It's a personal experience for me because whatever I create for my tribe and myself comes from a place of truth. It's a way for me to tell stories, share my experiences, and help someone get to their next immediate step.

In this special solo episode, I discuss what Impact means to me! The definition of impact: to have a strong effect on someone or something. As I continue to reflect daily about my purpose, I continue to evaluate my decisions, my words, and my actions. I desire to be in alignment with God on what He has called me to do with my life.I encourage each of you to take time out and journal about this season in your life. What brings you joy? What doesn't fit in your life? What do you want your life to be?

their degrees before age 30. Generation Hope rallies around teen parents to help them earn college degrees and forge a path to economic opportunity and is now expanding its work nationally to help colleges and universities and policymakers across the country better meet the needs of the nearly 4 million parenting students who are working toward their degrees. This was an EPIC conversation on how Nicole found purpose, walked in it, and created impact through her personal story. Her new book: Pregnant Girl is a powerful story on resilience, hope, and faith. Make sure you purchase the book for yourself and a friend!

My next guest is the definition of fearless. She’s unequivocally 1 of 1 in the personal branding and content creation space. Nicky Saunders is a personal branding and content creation engineer whose messages make us think, snatch our edges, and empower us to be our authentic selves. Take a listen to our conversation as we discuss the understanding purpose, creating impactful content, and Nicky’s insights on building a business and her own brand.

In this episode, my guest Will Morris, Founder & CEO of EdConnective who is transforming education through providing coaching services for teachers to support student success in the classroom. Will’s forward-thinking vision of having an online instructional coaching tech company was birthed from his own classroom experience. Tune into this episode as you Will takes us through his entrepreneurial journey, pitfalls, and the success of EdConnective.

Welcome to the Impact Season! You’re probably wondering, Okay Ashley, what’s up with this topic? I’m here for the systems and processes. Well, the goal of Conversations With #AskAsh explores how systems and processes build our lives through business, technology, and life. This season we are leaning into the life sector. On today’s episode, meet Courtnie Gore, Esq, a person who embodies a deep understanding of serving others on a daily basis. As a lawyer, professor, and content creator, Courtnie’s turned her passion into a legal career where she dedicates her life advocating for children and families. Join us as we talk about discovering purpose, balancing career and life, and her mindset on creating impact in her career.

In this episode, I have the privilege of speaking with Yodit Smith, wife, author, bible teacher, ministry leader, and most importantly servant of God. Yodit and I have an honest conversation on what impact looks like on a daily basis and how God can call you to make a difference where you are - regardless of your circumstances. Take a listen to this conversation as Yodit discusses how she discovered purpose, lessons she learned in her career, and growing a ministry with grace.

My next guest is a marksman with her words. From an early age, Cierra Seay's destiny with words came into fruition when she was challenged to write her first sports article in grade school. And since that moment, she’s woven words together that leap off of social media pages and websites to help entrepreneurs make 6 and 7 figures. This conversation dives into the top 3 tips copywriting tips for entrepreneurs, how Cierra got her start in copywriting, the importance of niching down, and her path to growing a 6-figure copywriting business.

In this episode, you’ll meet my friend Cebien Alty who is changing the game in the corporate and talent pipeline by providing training and educational programs for college and graduate level young professionals seeking job skills and career opportunities. Cebien’s company, CBeyond Enterprises, partners with educational institutions to deliver emerging professionals to our partnering companies seeking trained and talented team members. Cebien’s passion and energy on equality and the talent pipeline are evident as we dive into how he started his company, the importance of equality in Corporate America, and a behind-the-scenes look at how he coaches his students to success.

Here’s what I love about my guest, Lamar Shambley: it’s his love for service, people and culture. One of the places that has changed my life is the College of William and Mary. I met Lamar when he was freshman at The College and it was cool to see him speak Spanish fluently and get to know through service activities, studying in the Library, and hanging out with friends. He’s the guy who’s rapping Biggie lyrics from start to finish. Over the years, I’ve seen Lamar making an incredible impact in the lives of young people as a Spanish and Math Teacher, but most recently as Executive Director of Teens of Color Abroad (TOCA). TOCA is a social impact organization that provides high school students of color with global language learning opportunities.This is an incredible conversation on discovering purpose, how your environment plays a role in your personal development, and the rise of TOCA!

Welcome to the Impact Season! You’re probably wondering, Okay Ashley, what’s up with this topic? I’m here for the systems and processes. Well, the goal of Conversations With #AskAsh explores how systems and processes build our lives through business, technology, and life. This season we are leaning into the life sector. When I first met Dr. Regina, we both connected through serving our local community with the Northern Virginia Urban League Young Professionals. One of the things that I love about Dr. Regina is about how each action she makes is intentional and impactful. Her ability to motivate and help people accomplish their goals is truly awe-inspiring. This episode is super special as we talk personally about finding purpose, what it means to work in and finding purpose through our work. Find out how Dr. Regina navigates life’s pitfalls and how to rise above uncertain circumstances to regain confidence and make an impact with your life.

Welcome to the Impact Season! Take a sneak peek into what to expect, as I interview my favorite human beings on how they found impact and purpose in business, life, and career. This season is different as I usually discuss systems and processes from a business perspective. If you think about it, our life has various systems and processes in faith, health, finance, relationships, and so much more. The interviews you will hear take you through their process of discovering impact in their life.