Design Better Collaborations. Cultivate Brave Leaders. Unlock What’s Next.
I design and facilitate high-stakes strategic experiences for senior leaders and teams navigating complexity, change, and growth.
When organizations hire me, they are not just hiring a facilitator – they are hiring a thought partner with over 15 years of experience in:
Innovation and design thinking
Organizational change
Leadership development
Team dynamics and decision-making
Coaching and emotional intelligence
Every engagement integrates clear frameworks, practical teaching, and experiential design so leaders don’t just have a good conversation… they leave with a new way of seeing their work and themselves, and a plan they’re ready to implement.
“Ashley expertly facilitated a recent strategy workshop aimed at creating shared definitions and thinking big! While ramping up to a brand new topic area, she designed a session that perfectly addressed our most critical questions, doing so in a fun and new way. We came away from the session energized, united, and excited to build together. I’d highly recommend Ashley for any group navigating or driving big change.”
My Point of View
Across my work, I consistently teach and apply a few core beliefs:
Change happens through small, intentional risks, not grand plans
Innovation requires intention and reflection, not just new ideas
Teams move faster when people feel seen, trusted, and clear
Leaders must learn to manage both strategy and nervous systems
Decision-making improves when structure and humanity coexist
These ideas are woven into every agenda I design – through teaching, framing, and experience.
Let’s Design Your Next Gathering
I regularly design, facilitate and host events across industries and audiences. In the past year, this has included:
A 60-person, two-day practitioner convening for public service leaders across the U.S.
A 50-person, one-day stakeholder convening on Artificial Intelligence for a global philanthropy
An 8-person, two-day executive retreat for leaders at a global nonprofit
A 40-person, two-day gathering of state and federal civic technologists for a U.S. academic institution
A 60-person, three-day design thinking and innovation training for a global marketing team
Recent Clients
How to Work with Me
Option 1: Strategic Leadership Retreat
Teaching, Facilitation + Decision-Making for Senior Leaders and Leadership Teams
(8-20 people)
These retreats combine thought leadership, coaching, and facilitation to help leaders align their teams, clarify priorities, and make meaningful decisions.
I often open these experiences by teaching core frameworks around:
How change happens
How teams manage risk and resistance
How leaders show up emotionally under pressure
These ideas then come to life through carefully designed conversations, exercises, and decision-making moments.
Includes:
4–8 weeks of strategic design and preparation
Leadership interviews and planning conversations
Teaching and framing grounded in innovation and design thinking
1.5–2 days of in-person facilitation
Custom activities for alignment, cohesion, and prioritization
Visual synthesis of insights and decisions
Post-retreat wrap-up and strategic reflection
Travel and on-site preparation
Outcome:
Leaders leave with shared language, sharper priorities, and a practical path forward – not just alignment, but momentum.
Option 2: Enterprise Convenings + Events
Thought-Leadership and Experience Design at Scale
(40-100+ people)
These engagements are designed for moments when organizations need to:
Align diverse stakeholders
Advance complex initiatives
Build trust across systems
Create shared direction
In addition to facilitation and MC support, I often:
Deliver opening and closing frames grounded in my perspective on change and innovation
Teach core concepts that participants carry throughout the event
Synthesize themes and decisions in real time
Includes:
End-to-end experience architecture
Teaching and framing around innovation, risk, and leadership
Agenda and participant journey design
Facilitation and/or MC support
Interactive sessions and decision-making structures
Speaker and panel flow design
Subcontractor coordination (when needed)
Visual synthesis and post-event reflection
Outcome:
Participants are engaged, grounded in shared frameworks, and aligned around what comes next.
All of my facilitation engagements are custom-designed and scoped in partnership with my clients. I work with a small number of organizations each year on high-stakes leadership retreats and convenings.
Additional Support
Many clients choose to continue working with me through:
90-day leadership or strategy arcs
Quarterly or annual facilitation rhythms
Follow-on retreats or convenings
Executive coaching and decision support
Cascading experiences for additional teams
How I Work
I bring a clear point of view – and adapt it to your context.
I balance rigor with empathy.
I design for trust and traction.
I help leaders think and take action differently, not just talk more.
I care deeply about people – and about real progress.
