Today we’d like to introduce you to Ashley Brock
Ashley, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Here’s the story that led me to growing my business to over $1M in the last 8 months with only 5k followers and only 2 of us in the company.
I’ve worked in marketing for over a decade – building marketing strategies for Fortune 500 companies.
I’d spent over $200M on paid advertising and worked directly with the CMOs of some of the largest retail, service-based, and B2B companies in the US and internationally.
I remember hearing, “If you repeat it, record it,” and that sparked the idea that I should start my own business… right when I was in the middle of feeling burned out in my role at the agency.
After doing marketing for this long, I was getting the exact same questions from every business owner..
When I was 6 weeks pregnant with my second son, I left my full-time job that offered 4 months of fully paid leave to go all in on my business.
I started consulting on the side with one client, while filling the remaining time in my business building my signature Marketing Matters™ program.
I “launched” my program once.
Then again.
Then again.
Then again.
I kept iterating, learning, investing… and refining my Marketing Machine™… and eventually, everything paid off.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I remember laying in bed 8 months pregnant with my second son right before I clicked “purchase” on a $3,900 course I found online that I purchased from two random girls I had never met.
I was about to throw up.
It was the biggest investment I’d made in myself, and it was the very thing that changed everything.
I developed a new skill, put it into action (although imperfectly) and it increased my sales drastically.
Then, I decided I wanted to host an event within 60 days for over 200 people… and on top of that, I decided to invest $50,000 with money I DID NOT HAVE for the next tier of coaching from those same girls…
I was in over $75k of debt… but I hosted the event, and ended up having my first six-figure-day.
On the other side of the thing that scares you the most – on the other side of PUSHING YOUR CHIPS IN – is a new version of you and the only way you can meet them, is from taking a leap of faith… in YOURSELF.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about The Digital Marketing Academy™, LLC?
I teach small business owners how to become findable™. Your ideal clients can’t pay you if they can’t find you, right? I teach small business owners how to build a Marketing Machine™ so that the right people can find you automatically (without having to post on Instagram 24/7 or spend a ton of money).
The fast-track to becoming findable is to attend the Marketing Matters Summit™ which is January 14-15, 2025 in Alpharetta, Georgia (you can get your ticket at ashleybrock.com/summit). There will be 500 female entrepreneurs LIVE in attendance. You’ll learn what you need to do to have a competitive advantage over everyone else who does what you do – because the best consultant doesn’t win, the best designer doesn’t win, the best therapist doesn’t win… THE. BEST. MARKETER. WINS.
In the meantime, you will LOVE the Marketing Matters™ Podcast at ashleybrock.com/podcast.
Can you tell us more about what you were like growing up?
I’m unrecognizable now vs as a child, and I think that’s a good thing. If you’re not growing, you’re dying, right? A few things that have carried into childhood from now are: curiosity, competitiveness, and passion for what I do.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.ashleybrock.com/summit
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ads.with.ashley/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.jetton.uga
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@digitalmarketingmatters
Image Credits
Kaitlyn Fellows Photography, Katelyn Macdowell
