Holy Mother-preneur of the Week | Ashley Flores

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Ashley and I have known each other in passing and through following along on social media but today, we just hit it off! She’s so down to earth and just LOVES helping out other mother-preneurs!! My kinda girl!!

Her and I sat down and talked for several hours about mom life, being entrepreneurs and health nuts!

Ashley is the Executive Director at Beautycounter, an amazing stay-at-home momma to two babes (Olive who is five and Teo who just turned two), and a huge advocate for living a holistic lifestyle! She started with Beautycounter when they were just two years in and moved up the ladder very quickly!!

Just to give you a little background info. . .she started with the company when her daughter was just two years old. Her husband had just taken over a church, became the pastor and then they moved the church to a different town! Within that three month time frame, Ashely moved up to a leadership role over at Beautycounter. Isn’t it so incredible what we are capable of when we have a passion and mindset for something we believe in?! Oh, I LOVE IT!!!

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Now go get to know her better. You’ll fall in love with her too!!

HMP: What drew you in to working with Beautycounter?
Ashley: It just aligned with my beliefs and thoughts on raising my daughter in a natural environment. I believe in their mission and want to help empower other women to live a more natural way of life too. What really drew me to link arms with the company was the advocacy. Our laws in the US are so outdated. So many companies aren’t putting great ingredients into their products. Beautycounter has lobbyists going to DC to make our voices heard and advocate for safer ingredients. Over 1,300 ingredients have been banned in Europe and other countries. Currently, thanks to Beautycounter, the US is now up to 30 banned ingredients. Beautycounter bans 1,500 ingredients from their products!! If it’s in question they just search for safer ingredients because it’s just not worth the risk.

HMP: Where do you find your support system?
Ashley: My husband has been supportive since day one! He knew I was passionate about this company. Also, I couldn’t do all this without my family and close friends. When I need someone to help me with Tao, my family is right there for me! 
HMP: What are you thoughts on family and friends being more supportive:
Ashley: I need people in my life that add value and I can do the same for them. When Rhianna comes out with a new album, everyone knows about it! Be the same for your friends and family! People are so influenced by celebrities but when it comes to your family, we need that too! Support your friends and inquire about what they are doing!
HMP: It can be really overwhelming starting up a new business venture and I know so many people will come up with excuse after excuse. Any advice?
Ashley: You just have to ask yourself, are you too busy or is this just not a priority?! You just jump in and figure it out!!

HMP: What do you love to do in your time off?
Ashley: I’m a health nut! I LOVE cooking in the kitchen and swimming with my children. We love going to the lake with our family. I love heater shows. Date nights with my husband are important too!
HMP: What do you love about being a mother-prenuer?
Ashley: As a stay at home mom I just wanted something more and I wanted to tap into my entrepreneurial spirit. I want my daughter to see that I can do something important and care for my family tool.

HMP: What are three fun facts about you:
1. I love organizing anything and everything! If you need something in your house purged out (I love throwing things away haha!) I’m your girl. I hate clutter and want everything to have a place... it’s a little neurotic.
2. We want tons of kids! Our house stays chaotic with only two, but we welcome it. The more the merrier! 
3. I’m a musical theater fanatic! I did Theater growing up, and just feel like still as an adult it’s so incredibly magical. I could listen to showtunes all day every day. I’m so happy Olive has started at such a young age!

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Ashley would love to invite you to follow her along on social media! She has an amazing FB Group. She shares loads of info over there about living clean and healthy 👉🏼 Clean Beauty Talk + Holistic Health with Ashley Flores
website | https://www.beautycounter.com/ashleyflores
instagram | https://www.instagram.com/ashleysflores/


She is also working on a new project! A blog and Youtube channel! I can’t wait to see where she takes it!

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NOW! Let’s get to our giveaway! Ashley has picked what Beautycounter considers their “HERO” product!!! Like us mother-preneurs, it’s a multitasking product and considered to be “The Baum that does it all”!!! The Cleansing Balm melts your makeup off and cleanses your face. It can be used as an overnight mask by using a thin layer and you just leave it on over night. It’s great for children in the winter to help heal dry skin AND you can use it as a moisturizer too! That’s totally impressive!! 
Full size: 2.75 ounces
Retail: $80.00

Als0, you will be entering to win The Holy Mother-preneur, Thirty Nights of No Thinking, Just Healthy Eating e-cookbook, that includes four meal plans, four grocery lists AND a little bonus!
e-cookbook: $24.99
Grocery lists and meal plans: $8.00

This contest is valued at over $110.00!!

Here’s how to enter!!
We are hosting our giveaway on Instagram & over on Facebook. Click on these links to enter! Holly L. Robbins and/or Holy Mother-preneur from there you will find all the directions.

Good luck!!

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The Holy Mother-preneur of the Week! | The Willow Boutique & Salon

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This contest has turned into something WAY beyond what I envisioned and I'm SO thankful for that!! I'm so thankful that I can dream big and make even bigger things happen!! You can too ladies! You just gotta start and try and the BAM!!! That's how ALLLLL this got started in the first place! I prayed and asked God what he wanted me to do. He showed me the way! And I'm following him! It sounds simple and I know our brains can make things WAY more difficult than they are worth! But I would like to encourage you to ask God, "What are my God-given talents? What do you want me to be doing, Lord?" The answers may come fast than you were prepared for!!!

Today we are starting our Holy Motha Giveaway!! I will be featuring a Holy Mother-preneur of the week and the gifts we have up for grabs! Each winner will receive a copy of my e-cookbook, Thirty Nights of No Thinking, Just Healthy Eating, Four Grocery Lists and the Meal Plans too!!

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So, now, I would LOVE to introduce to y'all the Holy Mother-preneur's of the week: Candy Shipley & Brittany Pough, the owners of The Willow Salon and Boutique! These ladies are a force to be reckoned with!!! We met for a little interview and I got to know them both better!

HMP: Everyone has a story to tell! Why did you become a Holy Mother-prenuer?
Candy & Brittany: The opportunity arose and we jumped on it! The salon owner we were both working for decided to move on to greater things. So, we both became certified and approved in Aveda products and The Willow Salon and Boutique was born!

HMP: What drives you/keeps you going and serving your clients?
Candy & Brittany: We love giving our clients a safe place to feel special and the ingredients to feel healthier! We become their "therapists" and help them feel beautiful too!

HMP: What have you learned so far about being an entrepreneur that you can share with others?
Candy & Brittany: It takes a lot of dedication!! If you don’t have the heart for it, DON'T DO IT! There will be good times and overwhelming times - it’s all about balancing!!

HMP: What are three fun facts about each you?
Candy:
1. I’m a published author!
2. I’m an artist and I have paintings hanging around town.
3. I love to "play" with hair dresser!!! I never grew up!!
Brittany:
1. I'm a perfectionist!
2. I spend most of my free time reading.
3. My guilty pleasure is shoes!!!

HMP: What do you do in your off time?
Candy: I love to spend time with my husband and my two dog babies, Stella and Luna. We also raise sheep!!
Brittany: On my off days, I meditate and do yoga to relax.

HMP: How can people connect with you?
Candy & Brittany: Facebook + Instagram

HMP: What sets you apart from other businesses?
Candy & Brittany: Our product lines and our personalities! The way we connect with our customers is unique and on a very personal level! Plus, everyone just loves our Patsy!! She’s our receptionist and the welcome committee!!

And now for our giveaway!! These ladies offer a product that is great for the environment and safe for us!! In order for these ladies to even cary this product line they MUST be certified! Brittany and Candy are giving away $50 worth of Aveda lipstick in the perfect fall shades!!

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If you would like to enter to win, please go to @hollylrobbins and follow the directions! 

HUGE giveaway about to happen!

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Hi there! I've been super busy over hear meeting up with several amazing Holy Mother-preneurs to bring you a SUPER giveaway! We have worked so hard on this project! Starting on Monday, September 10th on my Instagram account @holymotherpreneur we will be sharing all the deets!

There were so many ladies that wanted to team up on this giveaway that it turned in to an ENTIRE month of goodness!! Each week of the giveaway, I will be featuring a Holy Mother-preneur of the Week and announcing our giveaway! These ladies are hard working mommas with lots of heart and I can't wait to share more about them with you!

If you don't already, go follow me on Instagram at @hollylrobbins & @holymotherpreneur  
By following those two accounts, you are ONE STEP closer to winning! **wink, wink*!

Happy Thursday!

 
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Something new. . .and a FREEBIE too!!!

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I haven't shared this enough around here but I've been working on something fun and NEW for you guys!! Earlier this year God made it very clear to me that I needed to start writing a book about my postpartum depression journey. I immediately started writing it all out! Then I started getting this excitement for something but I just couldn't figure out how to place it! I prayed that God would channel that positive energy and let me know what I needed to be doing with it. That's when the cookbook came to life!

Not only has a cookbook come to life but also a new brand! Holy Mother-preneur!!! This lifestyle brand is uplifting, positive and available to lend a helping hand to my fellow mother-preneurs!!

This cookbook is for the mother-preneur (dog mom's included!!!) that wants to eat healthy yet doesn't have a ton of time to put into a recipe!! These are quick and easy meals that my family loves and I can't wait to share it with you and your fam!

Holy Mother-preneur, THE COOKBOOK, Seven Nights of No Thinking, Just Healthy Eating AND a coordinating grocery list (to make it EVEN easier for you!) is available as a FREE download by using this link.
Sign up for the newsletter and I will send your FREEBIE
straight to your inbox!

👉🏼 https://mailchi.mp/bb4ca530cbf6/hollylrobbins

At the end of this month I will be publishing the
Thirty Nights of No Thinking, Just Healthy Eating cookbook!!!

Click the link above to follow me along on Instagram!!

Click the link above to follow me along on Instagram!!

I started this lifestyle brand in hopes of making your life a little easier with healthy recipes, tips and tricks with business/life hacks too!! Am I still a photographer??? HECK YES I am!! I have lots on the schedule coming this fall!

This cookbook really just combines all of my fave things: photography, writing, cooking healthy and helping others! It was the perfect outlet to channel my creativity and bless others with healthy simplicity!!

I've been so nervous to share this with you guys and I feel quite vulnerable. . .I guess because it's something new! I hope y'all love your FREE Seven Nights of No Thinking, Just Healthy Eating cookbook!

 
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P.S. Trey took these behind the scenes photos of me while I was cooking and styling a meal for the cookbook! This was the slow cooker BBQ Chicken Salad. . .It was SOOOO good!

New Headquarters!!! | Hello Social Circle!

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Woooooooooo! You guys! God answers prayers!!! Trey and I have been renting a T-Tiny little space in Covington for the past 8 months until we were ready to find our new headquarters for our businesses! Well, after praying lots and doing a little searching God just make it so clear to us that Social Circle was our place!!!

We are now located in our hometown, right behind the very famous Blue Willow Inn! This is such an exciting time for us! I'm excited to get to meet more local folks and start creating more friendships too!!!

To start off, I'll be there three days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:15am until it's time to go pick up our babes from school at 2:30pm. If you're in the area on one of those days PLEASE stop by and see us! I would love to say Hey!

We just started moving in yesterday and haven't really made much progress yet but I'd like to share some before photos with you! ;)

A lot of you may not know but my husband and I have owned and operated AllStar Alarms & Sound for over TEN years now!! We ran our business out of Social Circle for the majority of that time but spent a year at a beautiful downtown Monroe office located right in the heart of it all! While we loved that space (it was GORGEOUS!) it was just too far for us to travel. 

We are so excited to be back in Social Circle!!

 
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