Welcome Ashlee to SOI!
Ashlee Sturme is a women on a mission - improving wellbeing for women and children in Aotearoa through her many different projects. She’s also our new Community Manager here at She Owns It!
Ashlee passionately believes in and advocates for collaboration - women are empowered, stronger and more effective when they work together. With a business degree , a number of small businesses under her belt, and five years in the She Owns It community, she’s excited about supporting our community to grow, learn and thrive!
What is your journey to SOI?
I’m an holisitic health coach and day to day I work in two different spaces.
The first is in the education/health intersect by leading two charities - one is a one-day forest school and the other puts mental health coaches into schools.
The second is Enspirited Wellness, a selfcare project for women that supports them to prioritise a self-care health practice that nurtures whole body & mind. I see women who really desire more balance, vibrancy and energy and it is so rewarding to support them to make changes in their lives that help them achieve that.
I’m run several small biz and the value of networking and communities is so invaluable.
Over my time as a member, I have been to face-to-face events, online masterclasses, and downloaded resources year after year to reset and grow my biz.
But what I have really valued is having a community that has my back - that I can ask how to fix domains, or for feedback on a marketing strategy I’m considering, or to chat out how Meta changes might impact my biz. It’s having people who are willing to share their own struggles, who post about legislation changes that I can learn about, that come together with the real, messy, authentic conversations as we all navigate the small biz world.
What does the new SOI Community Manager do?
I’m super excited about this new role! I’ve loved learning beside Rach and really getting to understand what SOI means to her and her journey!
The role is to manage the day-to-day running of She Owns It and moderate our two communities, support our membership, host masterclasses online, support our in-person meet up hosts, host weekly co-working sessions - all the stuff Rach was doing each week!
What would you like to see for SOI in the future?
She Owns It is such a beautiful authentic space of the loveliest women on the internet! I’d love to see more collaboration opportunities for us as small biz owners and with Rach focusing on ‘the beach house’, I’d love to see some She Owns It biz retreats on the calendar in the near future too!
How does being a part of She Owns It help you in your business journey?
We need each other and I truely believe we are stronger together. The SOI resources have been super helpful for me (I download the templates every single year) and having a community where I can ask anything about SEO, marketing, the best course platform, anything about pay etc is invaluable.
⚡️ FAST 5:
1. One thing you’d tell your younger self starting out?
Be brave and bold and listen more to those who have done it than the naysayers!
2. Your favourite biz or personal development books or podcasts?
I soak them all up - everyone has something I can learn from!
3. How many tabs do you have open right now?
Hundreds. I’m pretty sure there are 2500+ on my phone alone. I blame the ADHD! 🫣
4. What's your go-to power song?
Pink
5. A quote you love and why?
'Feel the fear and Do It Anyway’ - I wish I had been bolder and more ME years ago!
How can people connect with you and your business?
Website: Ashlee Sturme and Enspirited Wellness
Instagram: Enspirited Wellness
Facebook: Enspirited Wellness
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