Renewing Communities and Rebuilding Marriages with John Marsh and Ashely Marsh

Today's episode is truly beyond the ordinary. Tommy talks with John Marsh and Ashely Marsh, Owners of Marsh Collective. They pioneered the redemption of the historic town of Alabama by renovating over 200 buildings within 10 blocks of downtown Opelika. Over the last 25 years, they have been involved in over 30 startup businesses in various industries, including construction, real estate investing, advertising, and hospitality. Today, John and Ashely focus on helping others make generational differences in their communities by helping patrons bridge the gap between redeeming vision and execution. John and Ashely candidly share their painful story of how they once broke their marriage, how they rebuilt it, and how they are now using that experience not just to help couples with troubled marriages but to rebuild communities as well. Key Takeaways [03:17] - A story about how John and Ashely met. [06:40] - How Ashely found out John was using drugs. [08:45] - Ashely's affair and how it happened. [11:22] - How John's business turned out after he hit rock bottom. [15:16] - Why Ashely came home to reconcile their marriage. [19:26] - Living a life of deceit. [25:32] - The rebuilding of John and Ashely's marriage. [29:37] - How John and Ashely's differences made them compatible. [35:48] - How John and Ashely's business is transforming communities. [40:13] - The role John's companies play in revitalizing communities. [43:35] - The power of love in rebuilding communities. Quotes [09:34] - "When I first met John, he filled the void in my life of always wanting to be seen and appreciated and seen as beautiful. And when he took it from me, it gave such a large void in my life." - Ashely Marsh [10:45] - "I didn't know Ashely was the most important thing until she left. A lot of times, you don't know what's important until you lose it. But then, once I lost her, I realized that nothing else I was fighting for mattered." - John Marsh [26:38] - "We realized that as people, we don't change unless it hurts too bad and costs too much, unless we know enough we want to, or unless the pain of changing is less than the pain of staying the same." - John Marsh [38:45] - "If Ashely and I didn't go through the brokenness in our marriage and find hope out of it, I would never have seen hope in broken buildings and people." - John Marsh Links  John Marsh on LinkedIn Ashely Marsh on LinkedIn Marsh Collective Connect with our hosts Mammoth Tommy on LinkedIn Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Learn more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1 When you move beyond the point of making sure your retirement goals are on track, your investment opportunities are wider than just publicly traded funds. Step into the world of investing in venture capital by learning more about Mammoth Scientific's Health & Tech Fund 1. Curated by some of the leading medical and fintech experts, Mammoth's Fund 1 is paving the way for health science and tech innovation. If you're interested in helping patient care, provider insight, and instrumentation go beyond possibility and into reality, check it out today at Mammoth.vc. Visit Mammoth.vc today! Suicide Prevention Helplines: If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned that someone you know may be having those thoughts, in the United States call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 (TALK) or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources. Please go here for resources outside the United States.