Ashley T.  Brundage is the Founder and President of Empowering Differences.  While  seeking employment  at  a  major  financial institution, she self-identified during the interview process as a male to female transgender woman and subsequently was hired. Starting as a part time teller she rose to VP, Diversity and Inclusion in less than 5 years.  She captured this 4-step process  of  using empowerment to cultivate change in her new book and online course. Ashley credits her success  to  those  closest  to  her  for  providing actionable allyship including her 2 teenage sons, Bryce and Blake.