Ashley Whitlatch

Something no one talks about when you leave your career to become a solopreneur. You will mourn your old career path. You will feel imposter syndrome without titles and big brands by your name. I struggle with this still. I was on the Fortune 500 CMO track. I wanted it so badly. It was the symbol of “making it” in my book. But I’ve traded that path in for one of freedom and autonomy. Control over my calendar and income. But I just think it’s important to share the other side of the solopreneur coin.

@nikita_ora @canva @ikweenk Same thing is happening to me. It’s clearly a reproducible bug. @canva please fix this!!! 😭

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I’ll be honest, Threads has made me almost completely abandon Twi—I mean X. Haven’t been here in a while, what’s new?

@AmandaMGoetz Haha yet another reason I love TikTok and how quickly something can bring us together. 🤣 P.S. have you heard the official collab version?! It’s 🔥

If you are a 6’5 guy in finance with blue eyes….. You are likely being recorded right now.

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@AmandaMGoetz I’m still waiting for this. 😞

Sometimes all you ever needed was someone to be in your corner. Like fully, catch you when you stumble, in your corner. With that feeling, you can take on the world.

My current user behavior on Twitter: - Rarely open the app unless I get a direct link to a tweet from @mrsharma or @ShaanVP - Read the ✨usually✨ epic tweet or scan the super useful Thread - Bookmark the link - Leave 🤷🏼‍♀️🙌🏻

NGL, Twitter feels like a wasteland right now…y’all still here?

Also interesting with the referral above,—it’s counting on the goodwill of others to want to help YOU the referrer “win free stuff”…and they can SEE the products you’re trying to get. 👀 so how ‘bout it Twitter—are you generous? Or just WIIFM? A little test if you will…🥰

The gamification of Temu is so crazy. As a marketer I’m curious how quick the U.S. is going to adopt this strategy (obvi gamification isn’t new, but the over-the-top amount of it in this app). I find it mildly annoying, but ya can’t beat the prices.👀 temu.com/s/6yarqTGTegqLc

ICYMI: my new bookish brand, Valor & Lore, focused on literary luxuries, launched one week ago w/the officially licensed 'Fourth Wing' back-to-school collection!!🏃‍♀️🏃🏿‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️💨 Check it out: valorandlore.com #fourthwing #rebeccayarros #romantasy #bookmerch

@AmandaMGoetz Never.

When was the last time your inbox was empty?

@kaleighf I completely feel this in my soullll! After working in tech for over a decade, I hit full send yesterday on creating a literary luxuries shop for fantasy book nerds 😏🤓 and it’s bringing me so much joy! 🥰valorandlore.com

The internet is changing, and so am I. Been asking myself lately: -Do I care about growing my newsletter? -Do I want to keep investing time into social media? -Do I have the desire/interest in doing work I'm not excited about? For the most part, the answer is no. So now what?

Every social media manager right now:

Seemed fitting to release a design to celebrate my fellow #introverts on #MemorialDayWeekend when many people take off to do...outdoorsy things. Some of us just want to stay home + read a great book, ya know? use code: MEMDAY10 to save #booklovers #introvertlife #BookTwitter

@SahilBloom Agree this applies to non-fiction, but hard disagree for fiction. Of course, the final part I agree with—every read should make you feel something. But I want to devour as many amazing fantasy + sci-fi books as I can. It’s not a race. It’s just what brings me joy. 🤷🏼‍♀️📚📚📚📚📚📚

16. We should all stop talking about how many books we read last year.

Harsh truths I know at 32 I wish I knew at 22. 1. Most of your friends aren’t really your friends. (a visual thread)

So we all hate the new TikTok font, right? 🤨

Had the best time visiting some of my fave indie bookstores in SF for #IndependentBookstoreDay yesterday! @borderlands_sf + @Booksmith 🥰 tiktok.com/t/ZTRw6tMHU/

Where to Buy Books Online After #bookdepository's Closure: 7 Alternative Sites You Need to Know — Books Are My Third Place booksaremythirdplace.com/articles/7-alt… #BookTwitter #onlinebookstores #bookblog