She had more questions. Ashley had more answers. And this conversation delivered.

Dr. Sima Shahbandar — founder of Omri Med and a woman who approaches everything in life with intention and care — came back to The Ashley B. Cash Show, and this time, she brought even more to the table.

From education reform to the realities of parenting in a broken system, to building financial literacy no matter where you are in life — this episode covers it all. Dr. Shahbandar puts Ashley in the hot seat, and Ashley doesn't flinch. What unfolds is one of the most dynamic, wide-ranging conversations this show has seen.

Whether you're a parent trying to navigate the system, a professional playing catch-up on your finances, or someone simply ready to do life differently — there is something in this episode for you.

About The Ashley B. Cash Show: The Ashley B. Cash Show features conversations with education leaders, policy experts, parents, teachers and reform advocates who are working to transform K-12 education. Host Ashley B. Cash brings her perspective as both a parent and business owner to explore systemic education issues and practical solutions for creating better outcomes for students, families, and communities.

About Ashley: As both a mother and business owner, Ashley brings a unique dual perspective to education reform advocacy, driven by her desire for better educational outcomes for future generations and informed by her firsthand experience with the skills gap facing employers today. Her passion for transforming K-12 education stems from witnessing the real-world consequences of educational failures and recognizing the critical need for a system that prepares students for diverse career pathways, not just college. Through this podcast, Ashley champions solutions including aptitude-based education tracks, expanded school choice, practical skills integration, and alternative career pathways that align with students' individual strengths and interests.

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What happens when a former classroom teacher gets tired of watching unions and bureaucrats suffocate students — and decides to do something about it? You get Ryan Walters.

As Oklahoma's former State Superintendent of Public Instruction and now CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance, Ryan Walters has become one of the most disruptive forces in American education reform. And he's just getting started.

In this episode, Ashley and Ryan get into the real conversation about teachers unions — what they were supposed to be, what they've become, and why so many teachers feel trapped inside a system that was never built for them. Ryan breaks down the Teacher Freedom Alliance, an initiative powered by the Freedom Foundation designed to give educators a genuine alternative to union membership and the space to actually exercise their First Amendment rights. He also talks about the critical need for a Teacher Whistleblower Bill — protections for the educators who are seeing what's happening inside classrooms and don't have a safe way to speak up.

This is a conversation about being for teachers — for their freedom, their voice, and their ability to actually do the job they showed up to do.

If the system was built this way on purpose, then dismantling it is going to take people who refuse to back down.

Ryan Walters is one of those people.

Listen and learn on how you can make a difference for your teachers and classrooms in your state.

About The Ashley B. Cash Show: The Ashley B. Cash Show features conversations with education leaders, policy experts, parents, teachers and reform advocates who are working to transform K-12 education. Host Ashley B. Cash brings her perspective as both a parent and business owner to explore systemic education issues and practical solutions for creating better outcomes for students, families, and communities.

About Ashley: As both a mother and business owner, Ashley brings a unique dual perspective to education reform advocacy, driven by her desire for better educational outcomes for future generations and informed by her firsthand experience with the skills gap facing employers today. Her passion for transforming K-12 education stems from witnessing the real-world consequences of educational failures and recognizing the critical need for a system that prepares students for diverse career pathways, not just college. Through this podcast, Ashley champions solutions including aptitude-based education tracks, expanded school choice, practical skills integration, and alternative career pathways that align with students' individual strengths and interests.

Follow @AshleyBCashOfficial on Instagram & @Ashley Bowes Cash on Facebook.

Visit www.AshleyBCashOfficial.com for more content and features.

What does it mean to truly care for someone? Dr. Sima Shahbandar has built her life around that answer.

As the founder of Omri Med — a concierge medical practice rooted in elegance, intention, and depth — Dr. Shahbandar approaches everything she does with precision and purpose. The name itself says it all: Omri, an Arabic term of endearment meaning "my life," reflects a philosophy of treating what is most precious with the reverence it deserves.

But in this conversation, Dr. Shahbandar steps out from behind her white coat and shows up as something just as powerful: a concerned parent and an adult learner hungry to expand her financial literacy.

Ashley goes deep on her movement — the why, the how, and the urgency behind the Great Education Reset — while delivering straight, unfiltered advice for every parent, every professional, and every person who recognizes the gap between the education they received and the life they were expected to navigate.

A doctor who believes medicine is both a science and a craft. A mother who wants better for her children. A woman investing in her own financial education. Dr. Shahbandar is proof that the most accomplished people in the room are often the ones most willing to say, "I still have more to learn."

This is the reset. And it starts with conversations like this.

About The Ashley B. Cash Show: The Ashley B. Cash Show features conversations with education leaders, policy experts, parents, teachers and reform advocates who are working to transform K-12 education. Host Ashley B. Cash brings her perspective as both a parent and business owner to explore systemic education issues and practical solutions for creating better outcomes for students, families, and communities.

About Ashley: As both a mother and business owner, Ashley brings a unique dual perspective to education reform advocacy, driven by her desire for better educational outcomes for future generations and informed by her firsthand experience with the skills gap facing employers today. Her passion for transforming K-12 education stems from witnessing the real-world consequences of educational failures and recognizing the critical need for a system that prepares students for diverse career pathways, not just college. Through this podcast, Ashley champions solutions including aptitude-based education tracks, expanded school choice, practical skills integration, and alternative career pathways that align with students' individual strengths and interests.

Follow @AshleyBCashOfficial on Instagram & @Ashley Bowes Cash on Facebook.

Visit www.AshleyBCashOfficial.com for more content and features.