Claim your creative leadership.

Personal, creative practices can help you thrive as a leader.

My personal, creative practices of reading and writing poetry saved me when I got burned out after two decades as a secondary school teacher and leader. Now, after 30+ years of designing learning spaces in K-12 & higher ed, 500+ hours of yoga teacher training, and 8+ years of actively cultivating a poetry practice, I support individuals and teams to reclaim their creative inner teachers so they can do their work in the world with more meaning and purpose.

With virtual workshops and courses, 1 :1 coaching, and free resources in my Substack newsletter, you can unearth renewed confidence and strategies to help your creativity and your leadership thrive.

Overcome leadership obstacles

Create rituals that work for you

What small moves can you make to signal to yourself that your creative leadership matters?

Befriend artistic companions

Discover artists whose ways of being and seeing inspire you and your ways of leading.

Cultivate a spirit of feedback

Learn to create gentle and safe feedback spaces for yourself and others.

Take different shapes and sizes

Engage in different types of creative practices to help reignite your leadership.

Choose your own adventure.

Explore resources, 1 : 1 coaching, virtual workshops & courses 

Free Resources

Subscribe to my newsletter on Substack for a window into how creative rituals have shaped me and my leadership practices personally and professionally. Access free resources there to support your own creative reading and writing.

1 : 1 Leadership Coaching

Individual coaching sessions provide an opportunity to clarify and explore your vision and action plan for yourself as a creative, vibrant leader. These personalized sessions with me are centered around you and thought partnership about your leadership.

Workshops & Courses

Gather with others for a virtual workshop or take yourself silent and solo through a self-paced course that weaves together creative writing & reading rituals to deepen your leadership.

Access resources to support you in solo creative time or join a workshop to be in community with others exploring creativity & leadership.

What my poet-leadership coaches are saying

Lucille Clifton

Poet


Ted Kooser

Poet


Joy Harjo

Poet


Stay inspired in your leading and in your living with poets. Check out my Substack for short essays and ideas for creative reading and writing practices.

Let’s cultivate both your

creativity & your leadership.

I’ll be alongside you.

  • "Ashley consistently challenges my thinking, asks the right questions, and helps me translate my vision into actionable steps that move both people and systems forward."

    —Lindsay Osika, District Literacy Coordinator

  • "Ashley has incredible ideas backed by research and knows how to work with diverse teams to help them thrive."

    —Leanne Derosa, Assistant Principal

  • "Ashley asks probing questions that cause you to think with your head and your heart. She offers wise counsel that has really helped me through some challenging situations."

    —Erin Linville, Senior District Leader