Ashley currently works at Jones-Dilworth, a PR and Marketing firm specializing in early stage tech start-ups. Working with startups across the industry, Ashley has developed an expertise in leading teams, identifying market opportunities, and executing strategies that lead to measurable growth. With experience as both an internal member of a startup and an external Marketing and PR team member, Ashley has honed a practice of combining shared team dynamic with market data analysis to develop strategies that have enabled startups to succeed in core functions of product development, customer acquisition, and fundraising. She has worked with a variety of startups across all industries including SRI, Beluga, MyGengo, Roku, ChoiceVendor, Klout, WolframAlpha, Contently, Venture for America, Siri, Bottlenose, and Macmillan. Personally, Ashley's interests lie in academia and she enjoys spending time outside of the office researching neuromarketing, interpersonal communication and neuropsychology and (if applicable) applying these learnings to clients and companies. Originally from San Diego, Ashley has a BA in Communication: Advertising/Public Relations from St. Edward’s University. She currently lives in San Francisco.

Technology, interesting, SXSW,