Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Courtney Carlton and Ashley Paul. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Courtney and Ashley, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?
After we graduated college in 2020, we soon realized the need for hobbies and passions outside of our new 9-5 realities. We craved a creative outlet after 5pm that allowed us to build something for ourselves, and showed us that there’s more to life than just Corporate America.
Courtney and Ashley, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
You Can Do Both is a Boston-based lifestyle podcast hosted by two best friends, Courtney Carlton and Ashley Paul. We met during freshman year at Bentley University & 7 years later, are still best friends. We both work in Corporate America – Courtney in Marketing, and Ashley in FinTech. Upon graduating college, we soon realized that there needs to be more to life than just 9-5s.
One night after attending a Celtics game in Boston, we decided to act on our long-lived podcast dream. The name of the podcast came to us over 2 spicy margaritas and our conversation about tomorrow morning’s workout class. We ordered our podcast equipment at the bar, secured our Instagram handle & 2 Amazon-Prime days later, we were teaching ourselves how to become podcasters.
We started You Can Do Both in hopes of creating meaningful & relatable conversations for the twenty-something Corporate girls that’s trying to achieve balance in her everyday life. And officially 2 years later, we’ve embodied just that and built a community of doers with the same “You Can Do Both” mentality. You Can Do Both means something different to everyone. To some, both means thriving in Corporate America AND having a side passion. To others it means, you can eat that 1am slice of pizza AND make it to your morning workout class.
We talk all things wellness, productivity, 9-5s, relationships, friendships & side passions on a weekly basis. Our episodes share everything we go through as a twenty-somethings – from making new friends as an adult, to switching jobs, to finding your significant other, and all the in-betweens. We also share a love for wellness and becoming the best versions of ourselves, so our listeners feel inspired to be on this journey with us.
Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?
The Skinny Confidential Podcast, The Mel Robbins Podcast, The Ed Mylett Show, & Atomic Habits by James Clear
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
Not everything is an overnight success. From an outsider, it looks like anyone and everyone can become successful overnight, setting an unrealistic expectation. We have realized that success ebb and flows. Some months we’ll grow super fast, and others feel like we don’t grow at all – but we are learning to appreciate every step of the way. We’ve cultivated confidence in what we’ve built and enables us to show up for You Can Do Both every day. We truly feel that being committed to the journey and celebrating all wins (or lack thereof) is what motivates us to keep going. We’ve fallen in love with the journey instead of the destination.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/youcandoboth
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youcandobothpod/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@youcandobothpodcast