Ashley Alderson (of The Boutique Hub) delivers a short, motivational message emphasizing the importance of community and networking. She relays advice from her parents—"it's not always what you know, but who you know"—and urges viewers to make connections (comment, respond, DM, meet in person), arguing that belonging to a community yields long-term value and opportunity.
This is Ashley from the Hub, and one of the best pieces of advice I can give you, and this is something my parents told me a long time ago, is it's not always what you know, but it's who you know. And that's why the Boutique Hub was created to help you build a community and network with others who have maybe been in the same shoes as you before, or they know where you're headed in the future. So the most important thing you can do, whether you're in LA or at Market or here in the Boutique Hub, is meet somebody, find a comment, respond to a comment, send a dm, just make a connection. Because you will never, ever be able to underestimate, estimate the power of that community that you're a part of. The.
