Press + Media Kit

This page is maintained as an evergreen link. Assets are updated following each major engagement or rebrand. Last updated 6/3/26.

For Media + Event Planners

For interview requests or booking inquiries, please contact ashley@meaninginpractice.com. Limited availability for 2026, now scheduling throughout 2027.

Journalists, podcast hosts, and interviewers can access suggested interview questions below.

Find Ashley Online

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Ashley is available for expert commentary via Qwoted or by email at ashley@meaninginpractice.com.

Published Writing

Ashley publishes ongoing essays on organizational culture, burnout, and the gap between mission and meaning on Substack.

Bio Downloads

All bios are approved for print and digital use. Please do not edit without permission. Full, medium, and short versions available.

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Headshots + Photo Downloads

All high-res photos are approved for editorial and promotional use with attribution to photographer Sandy Swagger Jones. Minor cropping is acceptable as required by outlet. Please refrain from further edits without advance approval.

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Meet Ashley Gibson

Selected Media

  • NBC Washington | “Broadway at the National Unveils Shows…" | Quoted as Vice President of Marketing, The National Theatre, Washington, D.C. | Read

  • Zesty Marketing Podcast (now archived) | “Early Artwork for Hamilton" | On the original marketing campaign for Broadway's Hamilton at The Public Theater, New York | Listen

  • Zesty Marketing Podcast (now archived) “Engaging Today's Theater Guest" | On audience development strategy for regional performing arts centers | Listen

  • Hood Magazine | Named 2022 Michele Dowdy Emerging Leader, Virginia Counselors Association | Read

  • WFMD 930 AM | Recurring featured guest re: arts and community engagement, Morning News Express with Bob Miller (2015-2017)

Past Speaking + Teaching Engagements

  • VASGW Annual Conference | Virginia Association for Specialists in Group Work | 2024

  • VCU Robertson School of Media & Culture | Guest Lecturer, Virginia Commonwealth University | 2022

  • Washington DC Women in Public Relations | Panel Moderator, Authentic Storytelling in Public Communications | 2020

  • Story District (Washington, DC) | Board Retreat Facilitator - Strategic Positioning | 2020

  • Hood College | Guest Lecturer, Department of Business & Management | 2018

  • Hood College | Adjunct Instructor, Nonprofit Management - Developed original curriculum for ACBSP-accredited undergraduate program | 2015-2017

  • Mount St. Mary's University, School of Business | Guest Lecturer | 2017

  • Arts and Communication Academy, Frederick County Public Schools | Guest Lecturer | 2017

  • "I had 16 years in clinical practice and zero idea how to market myself. Within months of working with Ashley, she built up my practice - and somehow made the whole process feel completely manageable."

    -Dayna Kumar, LPC

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Sample Interview Questions

Journalists and podcast hosts are welcome to use or adapt the following:

  • You describe burnout in mission-driven organizations as a structural problem, not a personal one. What does that distinction actually mean in practice?

  • You've said the more someone cares about their work, the higher the risk of burnout. Why is that counterintuitive, and why does it matter for leaders?

  • You spent 13 years in arts and nonprofit marketing before becoming a psychotherapist. How did that career shape the way you think about organizational culture?

  • Most organizations respond to burnout with wellness benefits - apps, meditation rooms, mental health days. What's wrong with that approach?

  • What does it look like when an organization is structurally producing burnout, even when leadership has genuinely good intentions?

  • What's the first thing a leader should do if they suspect their culture is the problem?