I went on food stamps while pregnant. Years later, I sold my company for $47.5 million.

Ashley Tyrner-Dolce sold her company and created a trust fund for her daughter.

Courtesy of Ashley Tyrner-Dolce Ashley Tyrner-Dolce was on food stamps when her daughter was an infant.

She started a produce subscription box, which her daughter owned stock in.

Since her company sold in a $47.5 million deal, Ashley's daughter has millions in trust.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ashley Tyrner-Dolce, founder of FarmboxRX .

It has been edited for length and clarity .

I like to say you've either got the entrepreneurial spirit, or you don't.

Lucky for me, I have it.

When I was a teenager, I worked at Starbucks at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

I would buy the rare Beanie Babies in the airport gift shop and resell them on eBay.

That's how I paid for my first car.

When my husband left me while I was pregnant, I went on food stamps briefly after his income disappeared from my life.

Then, I started thinking like an entrepreneur.

I needed a job where I wouldn't have to be on my feet all day in the Arizona heat while I was pregnant.