Our guest this week is Michele Ashby. Michele is the CEO and founder of ACE LLC, Ashby Consulting Enterprises LLC. Her success in climbing up the ladder is undeniable as she makes big leaps in her career for the last 17 years as a board member. She specializes in corporate strategic planning, investor engagement, and financial and business advancement. The greatest struggle is to swim through this culture of patriarchy. This has been an age-old system that is hard to beat but evidently can be worked out. Michele is living proof of this. While she herself was mentored by men and is grateful for it, she often finds herself wondering why does she always see herself as the only woman in the board room? This is why she strives to help 1000 women in taking their seats on the corporate board. Her experience with fellow women in business isn't that great and this made her see an opportunity for her to provide support for women to be ready in taking the position of power.Michel was named Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Colorado last 2019. She serves as an inspiration to all the other women of our time. She wants us to stay curious and take advantage of the opportunity to get ahead. Instead of feeling inferior with men in business, embrace being a woman who stands out and brings a new flavor to the table. Like the show? Keep Katie running and show her your support)EPISODE LINKSVisit Michele's website: https://www.acellc.consulting/)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micheleashby1/)ACE Board Primer Series - https://aceboardtrainingforwomen.mykajabi.com/)ACE Board Certification Training for Women 2021 - https://www.acellc.consulting/new-board-training-certification-program)Learn more about Katie and Next Step Social Communications: Clubhouse: joinclubhouse.com/@katiebrinkleyhttps://www.nextstepsocialcommunications.com)linkedin.com/in/katiebrinkleyhttps://www.instagram.com/iamkatiebrinkley/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.