Entrepreneur Keynote Speaker, Panelist, and Podcast Guest
No one needs to hear another talk on
"slowing down"
or
"being mindful"
[barf.]
When you bring me in to speak to your community, I'm going to put a spotlight on all the societal bullshit that's been telling the women in your audience they can't be badasses who can do whatever the fuck they want. You in?
Your audience is filled with brilliant, driven, successful women who feel like they can’t keep going but have zero desire to slow down.
And these are the conversations they're craving.
I bring my 13+ years of experience as a therapist, business mentor, and entrepreneur to the room, and no matter if it’s virtual or in person, your audience will leave different — and that's a promise.
Here’s how you can bring them a speaker they won’t roll their eyes at
choose your stage
01 / choose your stage
Available for virtual or in-person engagements. Based in Colorado and available for travel!
02 / choose your topic
topic option one
topic option two
The hidden psychology of high-functioning burnout in highly ambitious women
If you want to leave people's jaws on the floor AND give them the tools to begin making massive changes in their lives — this is the talk they need to hear. So many incredibly competent, wildly successful, “I can do it all and do it really fucking well” women are dealing with high-functioning burnout, and they don’t even know it — let alone where the hell it’s coming from. That stops now.
Why high-achieving women are being taught to fear their own ambition (and we’re going to do about it)
Somebody had to say it, so I am: Enough with this performative “ease” culture that’s completely taken over the online space. This talk explores what it actually looks like to build a big, full life without abandoning yourself in the process. It’s for the women who don’t want to do less, don’t want to slow down, and need to finally hear there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Have another idea? I'm open to creating custom talks. Tell me what you’re thinking when you inquire!
collaboration fees
03 / pay your collaboration fee
for virtual guest coaching on one of my two signature topics
for virtual guest coaching on a custom topic of your choosing
For an in-person event up to 60 minutes (plus travel, if applicable)
for a custom 60-min in-person event (plus travel, if applicable)
*There is no investment for a podcast interview!
04 / be the leader who gave them an experience like this:
“Ash’s words changed the way I show up for myself.”
“It’s rare to leave a workshop and have the takeaways still shaping how you move through your life a week later. Ash’s words haven’t left me, and more importantly, they’ve changed the way I show up for myself.”
- workshop participant
- I earned two master’s degrees. And served a jail sentence for a silly mistake.
- Purchased a nearly $1 million home. And sold everything I owned four times to travel the world and live nomadically.
- Created and maintained three incredibly successful businesses. And a mom of three who walked away from burnout, then rebuilt my life and business from the inside out.
THERE’S A LOT OF ‘AND’ IN MY STORY
Hi, I’m Ash — the entrepreneur’s therapist, a mom of 3, and the keynote speaker your audience will be raving about for years to come.
(seriously, it's happened before)
I may have a background as a therapist (with an actual Master’s degree in my craft), but I’m anything but calm, beige, and neutral.
I’ve built, run, and sold businesses while birthing and raising 3 babies and experiencing loads of loss. I’ve tried the slow living, the sabbaticals, the “do less” lifestyles, and I’m here to call bullshit.
So whether you bring me in to help your audience identify & dismantle high-functioning burnout or empower them to take back their ambition without the shame, you’re giving them a gift — one that has the power to fundamentally alter their lives. Damn, they’re so lucky they’ve got you!
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testimonials
“Within minutes, she had our entire audience nodding, tearing up, and taking notes all at the same time.”
If you haven’t encountered Ash McDonald yet, let me just save you some time — go find her immediately. Ash came into our Modern Direct Seller community to deliver a guest masterclass, and within minutes, she had our entire audience nodding, tearing up, and taking notes all at the same time.
She doesn’t just talk at you — she meets you right where you are, in the overwhelm, in the overcommitment, in the “I should be grateful but I’m exhausted” moment that so many high-performing women know all too well.
What I appreciated most was that Ash didn’t show up with a polished, everything-is-perfect persona — she was real, raw, and refreshingly honest.
And she didn’t leave us just feeling something; she gave us actual tools and tangible strategies to start thriving again — in our businesses and our lives. If you’re a high-achieving woman who’s tired of running on fumes, Ash is the person you need in your corner.
CEO & Co-Founder of Modern Direct Seller
testimonials
“Her story cracked something open in me and in my listeners.”
“Having Ash on the podcast felt like the kind of conversation you walk away from still thinking about days later. She doesn’t just answer questions, she brings nuance, honesty, and storytelling that shifts the entire conversation. It felt like therapy, storytelling, and mentorship wrapped into one.”
host of the How Moms Make It Work podcast
