Ashley Erlanger on Starting Her Social Media Agency after Corporate Layoff | Breaking Through Glass Ceilings

Ashley Erlanger returns to Breaking Through Glass Ceilings, this time a married woman, a mom, and a business owner. She, the founder of Main Street Social) sits down to discuss her decade-long journey through the evolving world of social media marketing.

From her early days in PR and media relations at Johns Hopkins to navigating corporate layoffs, Ashley shares how she pivoted to entrepreneurship to bring big-brand marketing strategies to local small businesses. She also opens up about balancing full-time motherhood with running a growing agency, the true difference between a content creator and a strategist, and how AI tools helped her launch her business from scratch.

Connect with Ashley Erlanger & Main Street Social: Website: 📸 Instagram: @mainstreetsocialagency (3:03) Quick hitters to open the show (3:16) Welcome back ashley (6:20) Ashley's time at Johns Hopkins Medicine (8:04) Teaching small businesses social media (11:49) Falling in love with social media (15:45;) Work ethic and mindset (19;20) Making a pivot after getting laid off (30:14) Keeping small business up to date (37:09) Breaking Through the Glass Moment (39:06) Balancing Being a Wife, Mother & Business Owner Support our All Love Collection. A portion of the proceeds will go to Know Your Lemons Become a 6HM Member to get exclusive content including instant reaction videos.