7 e ASHLEY LEADING "The day that I got my first custome r was as a guide to LGBTQ and at-risk THE WAY life-changing," says Ashley. "I was broke. youth, helping them find their own One night, I tried to lighten my hair to paths. ALLEN a brown color but made a huge mistake, which resulted in a horrific shade of "When I was growing up, I was an at-risk FOUNDER & CEO , orange. Using what I had on hand, kid struggling with mental health issues. ITEQUALITY I covered it up with some old bright pink I would not be where I am today without hair dye. I had forgotten that I had the teachers, neighbors, counselors, and a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce friends I had to lean on. We have this vision the next day, and now I would be showing of creating a nonprofit tutoring cafe where up with pink hair." LGBTQ and at-risk kids can get tutoring "I was at rock bottom. I had nothing left help, do their homework , get free food , to lose. However, in a turn of events, and have a safe place to go after school. everybody at the Chamber of Commerce Most of all, I want kids to have people who loved my hair. They really loved it. It was believe in them, the way I had people the self-esteem boost that I needed so believe in me. Every child is important, and FAVORITE APPEXCHANGE SOLUTIONS there are people who care about them and "I WANT EVERY badly. Shortly after, I received a phone call genuinely want them to succeed. Profits to help a company with a Salesforce quick from ITequality kick-start this vision, and TO KNOW THE RE start. And so, the day after I dyed my hair the company is growing into a self- ITEQUALITY FORMSTACK DOCUSIGN IMPORTANT, A DTHERE pink, I had my first customer," shares Ashley. sustaining nonprofit ," Ashley says. DOCUMENTS Ashley always had the mentality of "ITequality runs its business on Salesforce, ARE PEOPLEW OCARE "If I was in charge, I would do it drafting consulting agreements using ABOUT THEM." differently." Now, as CEO and Formstack Documen ts, along with DocuSign founder of ITequaHty, Ashley serves e-Signature to get those agreements to customers and seamlessly into Salesforce." READ MORE ABOUT ASHLEY >