302: From Survival Mode to Systems: How Ashley Ortiz Built a Million-Dollar Family Business Without Burning

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Ashley Ortiz shares her journey of building a million-dollar family business while managing the challenges of raising a family.

Send us Fan Mail What does it really look like to build a business while raising a family? In this episode of Call Me CEO, I’m joined by Ashley Ortiz, founder and CEO of Bella Vista Painting, a woman- and minority-owned, family-run painting company she built alongside her husband in the Pacific Northwest. But this isn’t a highlight reel conversation. Ashley shares the behind-the-scenes reality of building her business from the ground up—working full-time jobs, bringing her kids to job sites, ...

People in this episode

Host: Camille Walker

Guest: Ashley Ortiz

Topics covered

• business building
• family business
• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance
• women in business

Keywords

• family business
• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance
• women entrepreneurs
• business growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bella Vista Painting

Places: Pacific Northwest

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