Babcox Media, serving the auto dealer, auto care and enthusiast industries, is sharing Ashley Butler's story with readers nationwide! The graduate of the Tampa Bay Chamber's Minority Business Accelerator 2021 Cohort is called a "Vehicle Care Rockstar" and with good reason! Listen to this.
"...not many communication majors graduate college and jump right into purchasing a business — let alone an auto repair franchise. But Butler did just that. Though she started out as a franchisee, she’s now the Beyonce of the company, running the world as the franchisor. But what’s even more impressive is that her days as an entrepreneur began even before graduation.
When Butler began attending the University of South Florida (USF) to get her bachelor’s in communication with a concentration in interpersonal and organizational communication, she got her first taste of entrepreneurism. In her junior year, she answered an ad in the university newspaper looking for workers to earn “$500 a week.” That job was for a Texas-based telecom company.
Butler developed a team of students at USF for the company, and even parents joined in. They built a team in Texas as well, and then Butler got the opportunity to live in Germany for a semester, organizing a European team."
Click to see the full story on Chamber Member Ashley Butler. Congratulations to Ashley! We're so proud of our accelerator program's Ambassador! She's an inspiration to the many Emerging Leaders of Tampa Bay she's mentored, in addition to the 4 MBA cohorts selected since her graduation in 2021!
