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Q&A with Power Hour Founder, Ashleigh Young

Everything you need to know.

What made you start Power Hour Consulting?

After 25 years working agency and client side in New York City, I needed a change. I had cultivated a strong, multi-faceted marketing skillset from running billion dollar global brands across traditional, digital, and brick-and-mortar channels but grew frustrated by slow-moving cultures that prioritized politics over progress. I loved the energy and freedom I felt when working with start-ups and smaller companies, and knew I had a lot to offer. The only problem was that they felt they "couldn't afford me". So I decided to create a business model where they could. I've been told that I can do more in an hour to help spark new ideas to reinvigorate a business than most people can do in a full time role, hence "power hour". 

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Why would someone work with Power Hour?

Throughout my career, I sought out opportunities to learn from the world’s most famous marketers and brands to uncover what made them successful (and what didn't); brands including Avon, Dove, General Mills, Maybelline, and Ralph Lauren. My larger clients appreciate that they can tap into my C-suite expertise for as long as they need, without the commitment of a full time Agency, Marketer, or CMO. Smaller businesses and start-ups love how all the tricks and tools I learned about branding, marketing and growing a business can easily be adapted to their stage or budget to take their business to the next level.

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​How does the Resume & Career offering fit in?

After receiving my CWC1 Wellness Coach certification from the Institute for Wellness Education in 2018, I started getting requests for help from colleagues who were looking to update their resume, hack the interview process, and figure out how to better brand and market themselves. Some wanted new careers, others wanted more of an edge in today's competitive job environment. This is when I realized that branding is branding, whether you're marketing products or people!  

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Let's Get Personal

Where were you born?

Johannesburg, South Africa.

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What's your sign?

Aquarius ... 100% lol

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​Favorite Superhero?

Wonder Woman.

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​One thing you can’t live without?

Yoga.

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One piece of advice you always give brands (or people)?

You're never too old, and it's never too late!

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What’s your Myers Briggs Personality Type? 

INFJ which is apparently the rarest personality type in the US. Only about 1.5% of the population falls into this category.​

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​What’s the craziest thing you’ve done since starting Power Hour?

Making my national TV debut at 48 years old for one of my beauty clients, as their brand spokesperson in a 60 second News Watch commercial and On-Air Guest to launch the brand live on HSN. 

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