Episode 149 with Ash Riley - Ethics & approach in business & coaching

On this episode we talk with Ash Riley, a trained journalist and business consultant with nearly two decades of experience across advertising, retail, ecommerce, tech, nonprofit, b2b, and higher education. She has led marketing, branding, and operations initiatives for organizations ranging from early-stage startup to $20M in annual revenue. As an advocate for ethical, socially responsible, and trauma-informed approaches, she educates entrepreneurs about the nexus of business and social systems to catalyze a culture shift toward a more conscious paradigm of business and marketing.We explore coaching, online business, ethics in business, sales, manipulation, the merging of western perspective with spirituality, the commercialization of the sacred, finding a niche and emotional manipulation, building relationships and referrals, understanding power dynamics, ethics in capitalism, relationship with money and self-worth.Ash talks about her journey, her background, how she spends her spare time educating people online, how online coaching industry uses marketing to manipulate potential clients, red flags to be aware of, becoming aware of tactics to sell and how you, ethical entrepreneurship, quality over quantity, trauma-informed businesses, laws and regulations for business and coaches, and critical thinking.For more about Ash find her on Instagram, Facebook and https://inmysacredspace.com/.Support the showSupport the show_________Ready to embark on your journey to wellbeing and conscious living? ✨ Transform your life🟡 Experience transformative events💥 Explore holistic therapies for healing & mindful living🙋‍♀️ Book Brian as a speaker to inspire your audience🟠 Support your employees' physical & mental wellbeingConnect with Brian:Website | https://www.brianberneman.com/Instagram | @brianberneman LinkedIn | @brianbernemanFacebook | @brianberneman