Articles, interviews and media featuring Ashley Mills and Built Without a Blueprint
Built Without a Blueprint by Ashley Mills has sparked national conversations around resilience, identity and modern fatherhood. Blending personal storytelling with leadership insight, Ashley’s voice has appeared across leading National outlets, including The i Newspaper, The Huffington Post, The Big Issue and is due to be published in several more. His reflections on breaking cycles, redefining masculinity, and leading with empathy position him as one of Britain’s most authentic new voices on transformation and belonging. Explore recent features, interviews, and opinion pieces below.
Press Coverage
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As featured in The i Paper
“I grew up mixed-race in Yorkshire in the 80s - I know why people vote for Reform”
October 13, 2025
Growing up in 1980s Yorkshire, Ashley Mills experienced the violent reality of racism. Decades later, he explores how absence, of fathers, belonging, and leadership, continues to shape Britain today. -
....in the Huff Post
“The Emotional Impact of Birth - And What It Taught Me About Fatherhood”
November 1, 2025
In this HuffPost feature, Ashley Mills reflects on the transformative power of becoming a father. From the operating room to the quiet moments that followed, he explores how birth can awaken identity, empathy and the resolve to break generational cycles. -
Also featured in The Big Issue
“Britain’s Mental Health Crisis Is a Crisis of Leadership”
October 21, 2025Ashley Mills argues that the roots of Britain’s mental health crisis lie in emotional disconnection at the top. Drawing on Built Without a Blueprint, he explores how empathy, vulnerability, and presence are the true foundations of effective leadership.