Ashley Pontius is a talented and accomplished certified executive and life coach, producer, singer, and award-winning actor. She holds a BA in Acting Performance from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and studied at Envision Global Leadership. Ashley's background includes a five-year stint in the UK working with companies such as BBC, Channel 5, Vanishing Point, Talk Back Thames International, and Poor Boy Productions. She won awards such as the McBrydon Prize during her time there. Ashley has also worked as a resident producer at HFC Pictures, producing theater, film, and the popular pilot, "JoJo," which was optioned by various networks in 2013. She is currently in pre-production on the short film "Detka," which is slated to appear at International festivals in 2013. Her passion for storytelling and creating awareness led her to focus on the issue of sex slavery, which "Detka" will highlight. Ashley is a co-leader of the New Coaches Special Interest Group at the International Coaching Federation Los Angeles and is the Membership Director on the board of ICFLA for 2013. Her women's workshop "My Name is on the Label - Wearing Your Personal Power" is a collaboration with Spirit Tree Consulting and launched in San Francisco on January 28th, 2013.