On today’s show, we interview Ashland Stansbury, one of our successful alumni who was part of the Young Entrepreneurs Program back in 2015. She was a freshman at Babson College when she joined our program and she sold over $165,000 that summer, winning the Entrepreneur of the Year award. Today, Ashland is the CEO of Because, a B2B software platform that she founded four years ago upon graduation. In this episode, Ashland is going to talk about the important lessons she learned at YEAA and how this experience helped her in the business she runs today. Ashland is also going to talk about the vision she has for her company and the goal of becoming a billion-dollar organization. She'll discuss challenges she experiences not only during our program but ones that she's faced today as a CEO at Because. She will also talk about how she got funds and fundraising to be able to have a business, will share a very inspirational and detailed story on how she started her business, the mistakes she made along the way and the lessons she took from them and so much more.   Enjoy!   What You Will Learn In This Show: A little bit about Ashland's story and how she got involved into our program. The difference between Student Painters and a regular internship.  The most important keys to success in Ashland’s preseason. The best mindset to have in order to achieve success in our program. About Ashland’s production schedule that we still use today. How NOT to manage your employees.  About Ashland’s business: how she started it, the challenges she had along the way and her goals for the future. And so much more…   Resources: YEAA Website Leaders Across America