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Speak Your Way To Cash

Speak Your Way To Cash

By: Ashley Kirkwood
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 Ashley Kirkwood from the Speak Your Way To Cash podcast will share business tactics, tips, and strategies from her own experience and interviewing experts in the speaking, sales and entrepreneurship space.

Ashley has built several successful businesses including her law firm and speaking business, where she speaks to colleges and corporations on confidence, leadership, and student success. Her signature speech is entitled, The Currency of Confidence. Ashley has spoken to audiences with as many as 4,000 people in attendance. She has helped several universities reinvigorate student engagement and enjoys speaking to law schools and sharing her story, which is chronicled in her book, The Law School Hustle.

Ashley hosts an event called, Speak Your Way To Cash for speakers looking to enhance their speaking business and learn knock-it-out-of-the-park sales strategies!

Email Ashley at admin@passionpurposeandpaychecks.com.Copyright Ashley Kirkwood Economics
Episodes
  • How To Hire Your Dream Team Without Breaking The Bank

    How To Hire Your Dream Team Without Breaking The Bank
    May 19 2025
    Register for our Your First Corporate Offer Summit Free here:
    https://www.speakyourwaytocashsummit.com/

    Join our FREE Skool Community for Experts Looking To Sell More Services: https://rebrand.ly/SYWTCSkool

    ATTEND the 3-DAY In-Person Speak Your Way To Cash Live: https://www.speakyourwaytocashlive.com/ Ready to grow your business without drowning in payroll stress?

    🚀 In this episode, Ashley Kirkwood breaks down exactly how she scaled Speak Your Way To Cash® by building a lean, powerful team — starting with a $200/month assistant! If you're wondering when to hire, who to hire, and how to afford it without overwhelming yourself or your budget, you cannot miss this.

    ▪️ Why over-hiring leads to overspend, overwhelm, and underperformance
    ▪️ How Ashley hired her first assistant before she even landed her first client
    ▪️ The mindset shift from "making money" to "building a company"
    ▪️ How to hire with a small budget: Where to find talent internationally
    ▪️ Ashley’s full breakdown of her current team structure and monthly payroll
    ▪️ Common hiring mistakes to avoid and how to build smart onboarding systems
    ▪️ What systems to create before you even think about posting a job
    ▪️ How to lead your team with integrity and excellence (even if you're new to leadership!) If you’ve ever felt scared to hire after getting burned OR confused about how to build a real business team — Ashley’s practical advice, mindset shifts, and step-by-step systems will be a gamechanger! 💥

    👉 Drop "Energy High, Excuses Low!" in the comments if you're ready to lead like a boss! 💬 Connect with Ashley and Resources Mentioned:
    ✔️ Claim Your Free Speak Your Way to Cash® Book: https://www.speakyourwaytocash.com/BookPreviewLive
    ✔️ Get your FREE Ticket to the Your First Corporate Offer Summit: www.speakyourwaytocashsummit.com
    ✔️ Attend Speak Your Way to Cash® Live: https://www.speakyourwaytocashlive.com/
    ✔️ Pitch Your Way to Cash® Membership: www.pitchyourwaytocash.com
    ✔️ Millions From The Stage Waitlist: https://www.millionsfromthestage.com/waitlist
    ✔️ Join the Speak Your Way to Cash® Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakYourWayToCash/ ⏰ TIMESTAMPS (YouTube Chapters) 0:00 - Intro: Why Overhiring Hurts Your Business
    2:45 - Ashley’s First Hire Before Her First Client
    8:30 - Shifting From "My Money" to "Company Money"
    12:10 - The Best Sales Assistant Strategy For Beginners
    18:20 - When Should You Actually Hire?
    22:45 - Systems First, People Second
    29:00 - Avoiding Overwhelm and Overspend
    34:30 - Automating Onboarding: 30-Day Trial Period
    39:15 - The Full Team Behind Speak Your Way To Cash
    50:10 - Mistakes Ashley Made (So You Don't Have To!)
    57:30 - Hiring Based On Core Values
    1:05:00 - Healing After Team Betrayal
    1:10:15 - Final Thoughts: Build, Lead, Grow! 👉 To enable YouTube chapters: Add these timestamps directly into your YouTube description and make sure "Allow automatic chapters" is checked under video settings.
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    45 mins
  • How To Keep Selling Without Burning Out When Life Gets Hard

    How To Keep Selling Without Burning Out When Life Gets Hard
    May 12 2025
    Register for our Your First Corporate Offer Summit FREE here:
    👉 https://www.speakyourwaytocashsummit.com/
    ATTEND the 3-DAY In-Person Speak Your Way To Cash Live:
    👉 https://www.speakyourwaytocashlive.com/
    Join our FREE Skool Community for Experts Looking To Sell More Services:
    👉 https://rebrand.ly/SYWTCSkool Feeling overwhelmed while running your business and life is "life-ing" heavy? You're not alone! In this empowering episode, Ashley Kirkwood dives deep into how to keep selling and showing up even during tough seasons — without losing your momentum or your mind. If you’re a personal brand, a service-based entrepreneur, or simply someone with BIG dreams, this is the episode you’ll want to keep on repeat. 🎯
    Primary SEO Keywords: how to keep selling during hard times, entrepreneur mental resilience, building business systems for tough seasons ▪️ Why "energy high, excuses low" is the new life mantra you need today
    ▪️ The simple thought-check system Ashley uses to reset negative thinking fast
    ▪️ How writing a "future self" letter can instantly reignite your confidence
    ▪️ Emergency action plans every entrepreneur must have before a storm hits
    ▪️ How to restructure your business to thrive even when you can’t "be on" every day
    ▪️ Pro strategies to automate sales, repurpose content, and keep money flowing without daily hustle Ashley also shares raw, real-life stories of building a multimillion-dollar brand while navigating grief, stress, and major life tests — and exactly how you can develop the discipline to act in spite of feelings. ✨ Whether you're scaling, pivoting, or just surviving today — this will bless your soul and your business! Connect with Ashley and Resources Mentioned:
    ✔️ Claim Your Free Speak Your Way to Cash® Book: https://www.speakyourwaytocash.com/BookPreviewLive
    ✔️ Get your FREE Ticket to the Your First Corporate Offer Summit: www.speakyourwaytocashsummit.com
    ✔️ Attend Speak Your Way to Cash® Live: https://www.speakyourwaytocashlive.com/
    ✔️ Pitch Your Way to Cash® Membership: www.pitchyourwaytocash.com
    ✔️ Millions From The Stage Waitlist: https://www.millionsfromthestage.com/waitlist
    ✔️ Join the Speak Your Way to Cash® Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakYourWayToCash/ 🕰️ Chapters (Timestamps): 00:00 - Intro: Energy High, Excuses Low
    02:30 - Why Thoughts Matter More Than You Know
    06:45 - How to Reset Your Mind with a "Future Self" Letter
    10:15 - Building Emergency Business Plans Before Life Hits
    16:40 - Automating Sales and Content Creation 101
    22:00 - Managing Your Business Structure for Sanity
    29:15 - Practicing Discipline When Motivation Fades
    35:50 - Developing Systems to Outlast Storms
    41:20 - Why Every Hard Time is a Test You Can Pass
    47:00 - Final Pep Talk: It's Your Time, Sis!
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    43 mins
  • How To Get Your Partner's Buy-In Without Risking Your Marriage

    How To Get Your Partner's Buy-In Without Risking Your Marriage
    May 5 2025
    Register for our Your First Corporate Offer Summit Free here:
    👉 https://www.speakyourwaytocashsummit.com/
    Join our FREE Skool Community for Experts Looking To Sell More Services:
    👉 https://rebrand.ly/SYWTCSkool
    ATTEND the 3-DAY In-Person Speak Your Way To Cash Live:
    👉 https://www.speakyourwaytocashlive.com/

    Is it really possible to grow a successful business and a thriving marriage at the same time? 💍 In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode, Ashley Kirkwood sits down with her husband, Chris Kirkwood, to dive deep into how couples can navigate entrepreneurship, marriage, and money without losing each other in the process. You’ll discover what it really takes to work with your spouse without turning your home into a 24/7 office—and how to build a $25k+ offer with true family support behind you.

    ▪️ How to get genuine buy-in from your partner (even if they're skeptical at first!)
    ▪️ The truth about business seasons and why your spouse must understand them
    ▪️ How we made our first $1M year without sacrificing our marriage
    ▪️ The difference between needing your husband’s support vs. hiring them into your business
    ▪️ Signs your spouse is supportive... even if they don’t “get it” yet
    ▪️ How to pitch your dreams to your partner with clarity, confidence, and collaboration

    Chris shares incredible behind-the-scenes insights about what made him leave his 9-5 and join Speak Your Way to Cash® full-time — and the real conversations that made it possible without resentment or regret. If you’ve ever wondered if you could build your empire with your partner instead of at the cost of your relationship, this is the episode for you. Connect with Ashley and Resources Mentioned:

    ✔️ Claim Your Free Speak Your Way to Cash® Book: https://www.speakyourwaytocash.com/BookPreviewLive
    ✔️ Get your FREE Ticket to the Your First Corporate Offer Summit: www.speakyourwaytocashsummit.com
    ✔️ Attend Speak Your Way to Cash® Live: https://www.speakyourwaytocashlive.com/
    ✔️ Pitch Your Way to Cash® Membership: www.pitchyourwaytocash.com
    ✔️ Millions From The Stage Waitlist: https://www.millionsfromthestage.com/waitlist
    ✔️ Join the Speak Your Way to Cash® Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakYourWayToCash/
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    54 mins

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