Ashley Nickelsen: Empowering You to be Bold, Tenacious, & Resilient

Ashley Marie, Founder and Chief Snack Officer of B.T.R Bar joins Melissa on the mic for our Everyday Woman series. Ashley partnered with registered dieticians, a personal chef, and a food scientist to create a protein bar with the highest quality, cleanest, best ingredients on the planet AKA the first protein with a purpose! B.T.R is an abbreviation for her parents’ mantra, “Be BOLD, TENACIOUS & RESILIENT” and the company is a tribute to her parents who passed away from rare forms of cancer.SHOW NOTES:In this episode, we talk about:Ashley's experience as a caretaker for her parents Launching a business AND getting married during a pandemicCreating a protein bar with 7+ key functional superfoods & adaptogensKeeping your day job and transferring your professional skillset to your passion project or side business#BTRtogether Scholarship which donates a portion of proceeds to organizations that empower young women, such as Girls Who Code Putting your ego aside and listening to your customersManaging grief and coping with the loss of loved ones The meaning of SisterhoodRESOURCESB.T.R Bar website: https://www.eatbtrbar.com/B.T.R Bar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/btr.bar/B.T.R Bar recipes: https://www.eatbtrbar.com/blogs/recipesGirls Who Code Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlswhocode/Cancer Support Community: https://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mimosasisterhoodpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.