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ASHLEY WILLIAMS co-host of hgtv’s flip or flop fort worth INTERVIEW NICOLE JORDAN
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shley Williams and her husband of nine years, Andy, live each day hyperfocused on the mission at hand: Integrating veterans back into civilian life by way of their Fort Worth–based real estate company, Recon Realty. More than a mission, it’s a passion project for Ashley and Andy, who are both military veterans themselves—the couple first met in Iraq. When they moved back to the States in 2012, Ashley had a difficult time making the transition. Then real estate came knocking. Andy had a growing portfolio of rental properties. Ashley discovered her talent for design, and the couple began flipping. In the years since, they’ve spun Recon Realty into a profitable venture that pays the bills and, more to their point, helps fellow veterans find success in civilian life. The couple sees themselves as mentors of sort, training fellow vets and partnering with veteran-owned small businesses. Ashley and Andy added to their A-team with kids Ashton and Amina, and in a serendipitous turn of events, landed an HGTV series, Flip or Flop Fort Worth. PHOTO COURTESY OF HGTV
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AGE 32 HAILS FROM Chicago LIVES IN Fort Worth SIGNIFICANT OTHER Andy Williams, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, co-host of Flip or Flop Fort Worth and founder of Recon Realty HOW THEY MET In a gym on deployment in Baghdad CHILDREN Ashton, 6, and Amina, 5 CV HIGHLIGHT United States Army veteran
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