Ashly Priest

Ashly Priest is a highly experienced creative events director with a decade of expertise in designing and producing innovative events across various sectors such as startups, corporate environments, digital platforms, social enterprise, and experiential spaces.

She has a proven track record of generating significant funds, having raised over half a million dollars through the execution of numerous successful events and partnerships with renowned organizations like SXSW Conference & Festivals, The United Nations, Seventeen Magazine, and more.

Ashly excels in collaborating with cross-functional teams to turn creative ideas into successful events, showcasing strong leadership skills in managing and motivating teams to achieve desired outcomes.

Her specialization lies in event design, production, execution, and creative direction, with a focus on virtual, digital, and live events, as well as special events for nonprofits, NGO, charity, and fundraisers.

With a Bachelor's Degree from Parsons School of Design, Ashly has held key positions in organizations like Hopin, CBUS Retail, ZenGenius Inc, Convene, Rosé Mansion, and Women in Analytics Conference, among others, where she has honed her skills in operations, strategy, branding, social media, marketing, and stakeholder management.

Known for her prowess in relationship building, fostering innovation, storytelling, logistics, and sales strategy, Ashly's expertise extends to event planning, coordination, brand identity, content creation, client stewardship, and distributed team management.

She brings a wealth of experience in global events, events marketing, and ticket sales, making her a sought-after professional for those looking to enhance their brand awareness, growth strategy, and audience engagement through impactful events.