April 15, 2026

Your Business Grows When Your People Grow With Rich Ashton

What if a 45+ year leader could show you how to build a business where your team actually cares and performs? Rich Ashton
shows how to create leaders from within, build accountability, and use simple systems that drive real results.

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What if a 45+ year business leader could show you how to build a company that thrives on culture, loyalty, and real leadership? Rich Ashton shares how he turned a struggling HVAC business into a powerhouse by investing in people, creating transparency, and developing leaders from within.

He breaks down his grow your own strategy, simple leadership systems, and why human connection not automation is still the ultimate competitive edge. Walk away with clear, actionable ways to build stronger teams, create accountability, and drive real results in your business starting today.

To connect with Rich Ashton:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61583797256864

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-ashton-397a2b10/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richashtongyo/

Twitter: https://x.com/ashtonrichgyo

Website: https://www.growingyourown.net/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Your-Own-developing-business/dp/B0F7MVN4F9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P3FHML67O1PU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IU7YZ3QReF7nJNzFntXQNg.aTb6uePd9q362cma0fo3-gT3pGIP0NDMHAwDxMCjTik&dib_tag=se&keywords=growing+your+own+rich+ashton&qid=1748995858&sprefix=growing+your+own+ric%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1

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Rich Ashton was fortunate to begin his business career with legendary real estate developer Trammell Crow in 1973, where he gained a valuable foundation in ethical business practices and people development. He left to pursue small business ownership in 1983 and had success with several companies before purchasing a nearly bankrupt HVAC company in 1988. As with every company he has owned, he developed a culture of exceptional customer service and employee empowerment which has led to many employee successes. Most recently he created a training program to develop blue collar employees into skilled small business leaders. The program was so successful that those employees now run his companies and he has retired from daily activities. Rich is the author of "Growing Your Own, Common Sense Advice for Developing Leaders Within a Small Business." Rich and Rene' have been married for 44 years, have 2 grown sons and 4 beautiful grandchildren. They live in Arlington, Texas.