Across the Pond & Over the RainbowCo-Founder & Co-Host
May. 2023 - Jan. 2024APOR (Across the Pond & Over the Rainbow) is the sales and marketing live show that no one asked for yet everyone needed. Hosted by Ashleigh Early and Evan Patterson. In each episode, Ashleigh and Evan talk about life lessons we've gained along the way (some more painful than others), the unique experiences we share as friends separated by an entire f*cking ocean, sales and marketing tips, career advice so you don't mess sh!t up, and of course...plenty of unhinged hilarity as Ashleigh and Evan navigate lives as the professional weirdos that they are. ABOUT THE HOSTS Ashleigh Early (she/her) is an American expat living in The Netherlands with her talented husband and two adorable dogs. Ashleigh is a #LinkedInTopVoice in sales sharing tips and strategies to help sales professionals and leaders do better at what they do. She has a love for all-things diversity, equity, and inclusion and demonstrates this passion by uplifting the voices of underrepresented identities in sales with her leadership, services, content, and allyship. Evan Patterson (he/him) lives in Chicago, Illinois but is originally from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He's an openly gay, polyamorous man with four loving partners. Evan is an award-winning B2B SaaS marketer providing freelance and full-time marketing and consulting services to innovative companies around the world. He is a proud college dropout who dedicates time to helping marginalized groups, especially LGBTQ+ folks, break into SaaS in order to help boost their lives for themselves and their families. Both Ashleigh and Evan are strong supporters of injecting humor into work as being professional doesn't mean you have to boring. They don't believe in gatekeeping knowledge and love to tell the stories that need to be told. Their mission is to have fun, learn, teach, and uplift others in the sales and marketing communities who don't have enough representation.