Ashley has always been a creative force in and outside the advertising industry. At a young age she took a keen interest in subjects like illustration, music and fashion.

After graduating high school, with the encouragement of her family and friends, she decided to pursue a career in something that brought her passions of imagination and problem solving together: creative design. Being the second child of a four-child household meant that she had to earn her way through college working long hours on top of a full schedule of classes, not to mention driving from her hometown of Palm Springs, California, to Newport Beach four days a week. She enrolled in the renowned Platt College and earned a degree in graphic arts, graduating at the top of her class in the process.

Shortly after graduation Ashley decided to venture out into the world and landed in Las Vegas, a forward thinking city that wasn’t afraid of innovation and risk. She immediately secured a job upon her first interview with just her college portfolio in tow. Ashley was immediately pushed to excel and truly grow as a designer in a fast-paced and deadline driven industry with no room for error. Her drive to produce quality designs while also conveying the client’s message was quickly recognized and within just two years she was promoted from graphic artist to art director, then finally creative director.

Today, she helms her own company, delivering standout creative solutions for clients in a diversity of industries. At akdc, she leads a team of collaborators who live to make a difference for their clients – and who are skilled enough to make it look easy in the process.