Ashley Garbarino

I would probably say it's the way that I grew up with a single mom and kind of just seeing the struggles, and always knowing that I never wanted to be that way. I wanted to always be educated and just work really hard, which I have done. The biggest driving force was obviously that, but also being with my husband at such a young age and us just always motivating each other. I've always wanted more than what I had when I was younger. I've always wanted to be able to give more than what I had to my kids and my family, and show them that they can do anything.

I think the best career advice I've ever received is to keep going and never give up. With everything, there's always challenges, and being in the medical device industry, you get a lot of no's before you get a yes. It's not taking that no and don't go back. You just keep finding different ways to make it happen, because it's all about providing the best care possible and educating on the advances of technology. For me, I've just never given up. I just keep going.

My advice would be to definitely get that degree, especially bachelor's. Having a Bachelor's of Science is pretty good, or having a bachelor's in business administration, even having a master's, but I think the bachelor's in business or bachelor's of science is the key to it. And utilizing LinkedIn. Those two go hand in hand, because when you're trying to get into the industry, due to the various companies and specialties, going in and utilizing LinkedIn to reach out to people to learn has been the biggest help for me, because you can actually talk to the people that are doing it and get some advice as you start to build your career in the industry.