Join us for a special convo with Ashley Sutton, founder and CEO of Hustle and Hope Cards. From facing rejection to grinding, making room for faith, and much more, we unpack what it means to have both hustle and hope.

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR:

The story of Hustle and Hope Cards [3:23]

• Ashley’s relationship with hustle and hope

• How Ashley grew up with innate entrepreneurial spirit

• Balancing hustle and hope

Why greeting cards are the best [13:26]

• A great way to acknowledge and encourage someone’s effort

• A lovely way to say ‘I see you’ and ‘I acknowledge your hard work’

• Hustle and Hope Cards’ special free guide on how to give and receive gratitude

• How greeting cards are bringing back genuine thoughtfulness and communication between people

Hustle and Hope Cards’ impact [16:50]

• Getting rid of the stigma that cards are cheap and insignificant

• Sending the message “I see you and I want to help you” through greeting cards

• Supporting the idea that handmade gifts are actually thoughtful and the nicest thing that anybody could do for another

• Seeing ‘hustle,’ which usually has a negative connotation, in a positive light

• The harmony between hustle and hope

• Having a passion that fills your own and other people’s cup

Greeting card business tips [29:59]

• Having a sell sheet with all the necessary details

• Being ready for rejection (because it will happen)

• Being ‘teachable’ amidst rejections

Biggest lessons around hustle and hope [34:00]

• Keep your business grounded in purpose and intention

• It’s hard to have faith and hope, but you have to have it

• Don’t control anything; make space for God’s miracles

• Just because the results look different doesn’t mean you’re failing

RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

Follow Ashley on Instagram: @hustleandhope

Visit Hustle and Hope Cards’ website: https://hustleandhopecards.com/

Listen to You Gotta Be, a song by Des’ree

Listen to Who’s That Girl, a song by Eve

Listen to Hustle Hard, a song by Ace Hood and Rick Ross

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