Hello and welcome to the first taste of the No Straight Path podcast! This is the show in which Ashley Menzies Babatunde will be exploring the idea of success with special attention given to the areas that we so often gloss over. You can expect to hear interviews with an array of fascinating guests from many different fields and backgrounds, all with the unifying theme of honesty, process, and the hurdles that are common in all of our journeys. We hope that through these conversations, success and achievement can be humanized and that the myths of success can be made more nuanced. So thanks for tuning in, and we hope to see you back here for our first full episode!

Key Points From This Episode:

Our mission to unpack the process of millennial success. 

The kinds of conversations we will be having with guests about challenges and achievements.

Hopes for the podcast: inspiration, nuanced perspectives, and more. 

Getting to grips with Ashley's 'why'; bringing more honesty into the conversation about success.

The letter that Ashley wrote to herself when she was ten! 

An example of the adversity and failure that Ashley has encountered along with her many successes.


Tweetables:
“This podcast aims to humanize success from a millennial perspective.” — Ashley Menzies Babatunde [0:00:16]
“No Straight Path aims to delve into the story behind the success, with a closer to real-time approach.” — Ashley Menzies Babatunde [0:00:37]
“I will speak with various guests about their definitions of success and how they overcame failure and life's unanticipated challenges.” — Ashley Menzies Babatunde [0:00:55]
“Sharing personal stories allows us to connect with one another, inspire each other, and build empathy.” — Ashley Menzies Babatunde [0:03:15]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Ashley Menzies Babatunde
Ashley Menzies Babatunde on Instagram
Harvard University
Stanford University