Ashby holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University and has participated in additional continuing education courses including conflict management, negotiations, leadership, and business development.
He previously sat on the Mississippi State University MBA Advisory Board. He served as a Board of Fellows and is still an adjunct professor at the University of Tampa teaching Entrepreneurial Finance and actively mentoring many of his previous students.
In addition to his formal schooling, Ashby is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership St. Pete class of 2016. It was such an incredible experience that he now serves on the Leadership St. Pete Planning Committee. Ashby also travels to multiple Chamber (Tampa & St Pete) benchmarking trips including Raleigh/Durham, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Charlotte. He continues to stay heavily involved in community efforts.
Ashby is happily married to MacKenzie Green and has two children — daughter Jordan and son Ashby III.