Ever wondered what really happens after you sell your business? Ashley Deland built and sold a top vegan restaurant—then watched the new owners burn it to the ground. In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Ashley and host Carrie Kerpen get brutally honest about burnout, regret, and the secrets nobody tells you about scaling and exiting. This episode is for anyone who thinks selling is the happy ending. Spoiler: it’s just the start of a whole new story.
 
01:00 – Meet Ashley: From Trend-Hopper to Serial Founder
02:15 – Why She Ditched Corporate for Entrepreneurship
03:45 – How Opening a Yoga Studio Changed Everything
05:00 – Riding the Trends: Juice Bars and Vegan Restaurants
07:00 – The Real Cost of Starting Businesses Alone
08:30 – Scaling a Restaurant to Sell: The Hard Truth
10:10 – She Sold For Double—But There’s a Catch
11:15 – Burnout, Breakdown, and the Year She Took Off
13:00 – What It Feels Like Watching Your Business Collapse
14:30 – Letting Go: The Emotional Side of Selling
16:00 – Lessons She Wishes She Knew Sooner
17:10 – The Power of Vulnerability and Owning Your Story
19:00 – Turning Loss Into Purpose: The Birth of “Unreserved”
20:15 – Starting a Movement for Women Founders
22:00 – What Nobody Tells You About Exiting
23:45 – Upcoming Book, Summit, and Where Ashley Is Now
25:00 – Surviving Chaos: Wrapping Up the Wildest Interview
26:15 – Final Thoughts & How to Connect with Ashley

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