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What They Don't Tell You When It Comes To Entrepreneurship
Ashley Williams
Thinking about becoming an entrepreneur? Or if you are one, are you kind of feeling alone on your entrepreneurship journey? Well, this virtual chat is just for you.
Join founder and CEO Ashley M. Wiliams as she shares life-changing lessons and insights that she has gained from her...
Thinking about becoming an entrepreneur? Or if you are one, are you kind of feeling alone on your entrepreneurship journey? Well, this virtual chat is just for you.
Join founder and CEO Ashley M. Wiliams as she shares life-changing lessons and insights that she has gained from her journey in building her tech company, RIZZARR. We believe this talk will not only empower and inspire you, but it will also help you to become more informed about what it really takes to be an entrepreneur – particularly understanding that there will be many not-so-glamorous moments. We hope you join us for this candid conversation and that you leave realizing that regardless of what you may face in your journey, you have the power to become who it is that you ultimately aspire to be!
Meet The Speaker
Ashley Williams
Founder, CEO of RIZZARR
Ashley M. Williams is the leading Millennial strategist, spokesperson, consultant, and speaker for brands that want to reach Millennials — helping brands to create the right campaigns, craft the right messages, and produce events that bring brands and Millennials together.
She is the founder and CEO of RIZZARR, the Millennial Marketplace.TM. She is also the founder of Millennials Change, an event series created to inspire Millennials to make a positive impact on the world. In addition to managing the company and its event series, Ashley is the host of the RIZZARR TV Show and podcast series, "The Ripple Effect of You". Ashley is passionate about using journalism, social media, and live experiences to inform and inspire her generation.
Before starting her journey into entrepreneurship, Ashley was an award-winning journalist. She worked for NBC News, WBAL Radio, and USA TODAY. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California, earning a B.A. in broadcast and digital journalism as well as minors in international relations and Spanish.
Ashley has received many accolades, including the 2011 Student Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Black Journalists; the Pat Tobin Scholarship from the Black Journalists Association of Southern California; a Hearst Journalism Award Nomination; and more. In addition, in 2013, Ashley and the rest of the WBAL Radio team were the recipients of the Associated Press ‘Outstanding Website’ award.
