Ashley Merryman: Science of Competition

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And so this episode is with Ashley Merryman. And Ashley spent her professional career looking to understand and translate the applications of science as it relates to helping others become better or maybe even the best.

She's been hungry her whole life to learn. And oddly enough, she's she's followed maybe strike that not oddly enough. She's followed a very unique path. And it's akin to most people that we've had on these conversations, which is she started off wanting to understand film. So she got a degree from USC in the cinematic arts. And then she shifted gears and became an attorney. And she received her Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University. And she's done things as far out as being a speechwriter for folks on the Clinton campaign, as well as not only campaign, sorry, the administration, Clinton administration, as well as being able to help children in Los Angeles for a long time on how to apply the science that she's curated for them to have better lives. So she's on the spectrum of, you know, political leaders, as well as giving back and giving to folks that wouldn't have access to the information that she's been able to curate.