In this candid conversation, Ashley Kent, founder and CEO of Clear Star Creative, shares the raw reality of entrepreneurship—from the highs of working with venture-backed health tech startups to the brutal lows that nearly made her "burn it all to the ground."

Ashley's boutique marketing agency specializes in helping early-stage companies navigate two critical inflection points: validating their go-to-market strategy and transitioning beyond founder-led sales to build scalable growth systems. But her real expertise lies in understanding what separates businesses that can scale from those forever dependent on their founder's personal relationships.

Revenue grow from existing accounts is crucial for SaaS success. That’s why Collette Health invested in an automated account management system built by Fortune’s Path.

Tom interviews Anderson Williams, Principal for Talent Development at Shore Capital Partners, a private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs and industry executives to drive growth in micro-cap businesses. Anderson brings a unique perspective from his diverse background as a classroom teacher, entrepreneur, sculptor, painter, writer, and corporate advisor.

In this podcast, David Ells, managing director of Open LMS, discusses his journey in online learning technology, touching on the creation of new standards like the Experience API (xAPI), which tracks comprehensive learning experiences beyond just course completions.

JJ Rosen is the founder of Atiba, an end to end technology services company with a 30 year history of serving clients of all shapes and sizes. A native Nashvillian, JJ talks about his childhood summers as a roadie with his Dad, how his obsession with computers began, and how being in the right market at the right time can mean you don't have to advertise your business.

Eve Eden, found of Eve UX, believes proper product design is the key to product-led-growth. In this episode of the Fortune's Path Podcast we chat with Eve about her expertise in design and thoughts on the slow shift from physical to digital technologies, designing products for every degree of ability and the natural kindness, thoughtfulness and patience she finds in Nashville. She also shares invaluable must-hear hints for UX design best practices.

With AI changing the landscape of software development, expert computer scientist and 20 year veteran product manager Jake Levirne offers a look into the future of software development and how it will change on the product and human level. Jake’s special blend of expertise and virtue led to his new venture Duckie.Foo, a platform teaching up-and-coming software developers the trade without internet troll scorn. Jake also teaches us some basic AI terminology to improve software literacy, part of his larger, honorable mission to prevent the bounty of AI innovation from remaining in the hands of the wealthy.

AI isn’t here to take your job (yet!) but it can help you do your job and enhance your x-factor as a creator. Today, we walk you through a multi step process that will inspire you to bring new AI tools into your creative process.

Entirely by word of mouth, educator and college counseling professional Beth Antony has built a successful business based on a simple truth: there is a better way to navigate the college application process. Her better way applies not just to kids applying to colleges, but to anyone who's trying to find their place, including businesses that are trying to find their market. Beth’s dedication to both her pro bono and for-profit clients is inspiring and uplifting.

By tracing the evolution of the concept of “authenticity,” we uncover its ambiguous, fickle definition and argue it is a useless virtue. Virtues should offer tangible standards with which to measure ourselves, which is why we emphasize accountability and community as virtues to strive for in order to show your customers love and build their loyalty.