Ashley Rudolph: Speaker Profile

career & leadership strategist // Executive coach // former executive

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About me

I’m a former tech exec turned career strategist who helps high performers navigate job searches, land competitive roles, and communicate their value with confidence. I’ve led teams at high-growth companies like General Assembly and supported professionals at places like Harvard, A24, and Citi.

Now, I bring those same frameworks to students—breaking down what actually works in a modern job market. I cover everything from positioning and storytelling to strategic networking and navigating imposter syndrome in early roles.

Career centers bring me in when they want more than surface-level advice. I equip students with the tools and confidence to stand out, get hired, and build a career with direction from day one.

What’s Work with Ashley R.?

Work with Ashley R. is a boutique coaching practice built for high achievers navigating career growth, leadership transitions, and high-stakes opportunities. While I work with professionals at companies like A24, Disney, Simon & Schuster, Harvard, and more, I also partner with universities to bring this same level of strategy and clarity to emerging talent.

I teach students how to:

  • Position themselves for competitive roles and internships

  • Navigate early career decisions with strategy, not guesswork

  • Build confidence in interviews, networking, and leadership moments

The result? Students walk away with real-world insight, a clearer sense of direction, and the tools to make smart career moves from the start.

Real Talk - CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

  • “I reached out to Ashley at a time in my career when I needed guidance and someone to remind me how much I have to offer. Ashley is an expert at listening to you and truly understanding what you are passionate about and skilled at and then coming up with a strategy to get you into roles that utilize those skills and passions. I felt strongly about having a woman coach who truly understood some of the hurdles women face in career searches. With Ashley's expert guidance, I was able to ultimately a new role with a significant salary increase and leadership advancement opportunity.”

    Assistant Director, Learning at an Ivy League Institution

  • "I initially sought a coach to help me find clarity and meaning in my next career move. What I received in Ashley was a coach who helped me unlock my purpose and instilled in me the courage to ask for what I deserved. She is smart, caring, and exceptionally strategic. Every time we spoke, I left feeling more empowered and confident in my abilities. She knows exactly the right questions to ask, and she was quick in tailoring her approach to meet my specific needs. Ashley has been an invaluable partner in the short time we've worked together, and I can't imagine a world where she is not a part of my journey."

    VP, Marketing at one of the world’s leading publishing powerhouses

  • “I was looking to work with a coach because I felt that I wanted some outside insight about my current role, my career, and my professional future. I especially wanted to work with Ashley because I knew there would be a level of shorthand because she is a high-performing senior level Black woman executive. This meant that we were able to be efficient with our time together; I wasn’t educating on intersectionality, identity politics, representation gaps, microagressions and more. She immediately understood what it meant to be a high-performing, high-level executive. Ashley provided validation, clarity, and tools to own my leadership free of self-doubt and fear. With Ashley, I have become a more sure-footed leader of teams that I managed. It has been valuable context for setting expectations, understand my worth and value, not only in my place of employment, but also in my industry. Ashley, you are my secret power.”

    SVP, Communications at an award-winning PR agency

  • “Ashley is an exceptionally talented coach and I would recommend her to anyone. From our first meeting, she instantly connected with me and was able to listen and uncover insights about myself that I was blind to - it felt like she really 'got' me, despite us having just met. For every session Ashley came prepared and clearly having put deep thought into the time we were going to spend together. Despite having a week or two between sessions, she was able to seamlessly pick up where we left off, continuing the flow of the prior work. I am so grateful to have worked with Ashley and would recommend her to any high performer looking to refine their vision and take action.”

    Student at Harvard Business School

  • “I would describe my coaching experience with you as meeting with a highly qualified distant cousin. The coaching felt tailored to me, you gave me real-time feedback and homework, and you were very direct about the things I needed to improve versus where I was doing well. As someone who always looks for ways to do better, you took time to make sure I acknowledged my wins and not just move on to the next thing without congratulating myself. You were very encouraging, thorough, warm, and relatable. I appreciated how you allowed for space to vent a bit professionally, but you always tied it back to a few actionable items so that it didn't just feel like a venting session. You listened, processed, and then provided me with ways to solve the issue or pivot. I would give a 10/10 rating on coaching.”

    HR & Experience Lead at a leading entertainment company

  • “I am more self-assured, empowered and intentional in how I communicate with my my CEO. When I started I felt like often what I said or shared with my leader fell on deaf ears or wasn't relevant. Now I have greater confidence in the impact, relevance and reception of what I communicate - that's huge! That's been a gamechanger for my sense of self worth at the work.”

    Director of Executive Operations at a venture-backed tech company

  • “Ashley rotated between guide/coach, understanding ear, and mirror beautifully and in all the ways I needed it most but didn't know it. As a result, I was able to take a challenging onboarding experience into a new company and bring up my confidence. Working with Ashley has helped me to identify and name where issues and triggers come from, and as a result I truly feel like I got my mojo back. I am so grateful for Ashley. The only negative is that I've never had a coach before this experience and I am nervous that Ashley is as good as it gets?”

    Head of HR in the Beauty Industry

  • “Ashley was able to help me think creatively and strategically through workplace challenges that were directly tied to my career progression in my organization. Her support and advice were precise, timely, and spot on. She was effective and helped me impress the right people. After the end of our initial engagement, I achieved all of the goals I had and was able to successfully get a major strategy approved. I look forward to working with her in the future and she comes highly recommended!”

    Director of Digital Learning at a top non-profit

Workshop/Talk topics

  • Tell Your Story, Get the Interview
    Resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn strategies that help students stand out and get noticed

  • Interview Like You Belong
    How to answer confidently, speak to your strengths, and make a lasting impression

  • How to Be a Great Intern
    What top-performing interns do differently to get hired again (and again)

  • Figuring Out Your Career Path
    Tools to explore your strengths, clarify your goals, and make smart early-career decisions

Previous features & collaborations

I’ve been a featured guest on:

  • The Impactful Conversations Effect podcast. My podcast, co-hosted with Winy Bernard Bertin

  • I Am Not Fine - How to Advocate for Change without Ruining Relationships

  • Educators Leadership Convening - Mastering Negotiations (live in person sessions)

  • SxSWEDU - Panel speaker

  • I’ve also participated in numerous panels and have been invited to speak with corporate audiences virtually and in-person

Why book me?

  • Career-tested expertise – I've worked at high-growth companies and led large teams—so I know exactly what skills, behaviors, and mindsets set early-career talent apart.

  • Proven methods, real results – My frameworks have helped professionals land jobs at companies like Citi, Harvard, and A24—and they’re just as effective for students starting out.

  • Engaging, practical delivery – I turn abstract advice into clear, actionable steps. Students walk away more confident, more focused, and ready to take action.

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Book me for your event

I have limited openings for speaking engagements. If you're interested in having me, let’s talk!

📩 Email: hello@workwithashleyr.com
🔗 Website: www.workwithashleyr.com

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