My journey into entrepreneurship has been a long, twisty one, starting when I was 15-years-old scooping ice cream at Baskin Robbins and trying any other side hustle I could to make more money. Fast forward 20 years, and I’ve continuously worked multiple jobs, even while I was a grad student. (And no, that wasn’t popular with my professors.)

It was nothing for me to work two part-time jobs while in school and still hustle on the side selling things on eBay or Amazon to make a profit. It’s no wonder I have founded and run multiple businesses.

In 2013, I worked in the Psychology Department in a medium security federal prison. After an unfortunate injury in a training exercise, I was forced to make a change – job, lifestyle, location, everything.

The thought of working for someone else again made me cringe.

Continue here to find out more of Dr. Ashley’s story.