Welcome to the Strong Women podcast, where we explore a deeper understanding of the humanity, value, intellect, and creativity of women.

I'm your host Sarah Stone Street. And I'm your co-host, Erin Kunkel.

On today's episode of the strong women podcast i am really thrilled to have our friend

ash marsh come on and tell us her story and i think you guys are just going to fall in love

with her right away because she's, first of all, adorable.

And she and her husband have this fantastic story that you're just going to love.

But I want to tell you quick introduction to who she is.

And then we're going to unpack some of the things that I say in the introduction further with her in throughout her story.

So anyway, she and her husband John are co-founders of the Marsh Collective.

And she is actually, her official title is beauty curator, which I know you all are like, I'm listening now because we love beauty on this podcast and we love to

talk about the different ways that plays out.

So I can't wait to hear more about that, Ash.

And anyway, part of their story is that they live in a small town of Opelika, Alabama.

And her husband likes to say, hope you like a kind of thing.

I don't know.

You'll have to tell us that joke officially because I probably just messed it up.

But so I first met Ash and her husband, John, at a Wilberforce weekend a couple years ago.

And just a side note, if you aren't familiar with Wilberforce Weekend,

that is the gathering that Colson Center puts on every year. And we have one coming up,

an in-person Wilberforce Weekend in Fort Worth, Texas coming up in May. So if you're interested

in that, you can find the link in the show notes okay so I met

Ash and her husband John at a Wilberforce weekend and I was really struck by

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