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Coach to Black Women Creative Professionals & Consultant to Companies who want to retain and grow their leadership.📌📚 18+ years of experience in arts business management. Focused executive who manages operations of multi-layered organizations while keeping equity in the forefront. 🖤I am a diligent producer who is driven by authenticity and a love of people.My work addresses the disinvestment in Black leadership within primarily white-led institutions and black-owned businesses within the creative sector. Disinvestment=Slow promotion, no representation in C-Suite, lower salaries/contract revenue than white peers, and lack of respect.I help businesses within the creative and culture sector develop rare work environments that prioritize retaining growing and maximizing the effectiveness and productivity of black and brown professionals at their company through coaching and our signature Creative Flowers Professional Development Cohort programs.💡Did you know? It costs employers money when they loose talent and don't have diverse teams! 📍It's costs companies 150% of salary to replace We support professionals navigate their environment, build their personal career trajectory which supports them to be more effective in their roles with the company.💡Did you know toxic work environments costs team productivity, innovation and companies money? 📍85% of CEOs with diverse and inclusive cultures notice increased profits.📍Leaders with diverse teams notice a difference. 38% of managers and executives believe CEOs are responsible for increasing diversity and inclusion.We address the needs of professionals while building cohesive teams that are culturally competent and operate by policies that are inclusive and equitable. 🎨🎼🎭I help arts and culture institutions amplify their artistic work by developing and implementing administrative infrastructure to work more efficiently and effectively to decrease cost and increase revenue. 💡Did you know most artists don't see the work as a business and not working strategically?📍Our Org Operations Assessment identify the vulnerabilities and solutions to provide a roadmap to shore up infrastructure to be reflected in practices, policies, tools, and systems used to make work more efficient and aligned with companies values. 📍In 24 months, we have engaged with 100 women at 25 orgs saving $500K in lost productivity and increasing income by $2million+. PARTNER WITH US ✅ Request a consultation to at the link below https://airtable.com/shr8E1aWJAvi1Sdvg or email us at hello@unlockcreative.org.
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Founder And CeoUnlock CreativeAtlanta, Ga, Us -
Founder & CeoUnlock Creative Jun 2020 - PresentUnited StatesUnlock Creative is a social enterprise whose mission is to nurture, grow, and sustain Black creative leadership. We work strategically to hold human connection and design systems and structures where Black people and people of color thrive personally and professionally within organizations and independently. We center joy, love, racial, and cultural equity in all our programs and services. -
Creative Flowers Professional Development FacilitatorUnlock Creative Jun 2020 - PresentOur signature offering of our Creative Flowers Professional Development Programs is our Professional Sistah Circle, a customizable month+ cohort building program where participants in an intimate virtual or physical space will meet weekly to build relationships, cultivate culturally competent professional support networks to maximize productivity, and bolster the leadership of black and brown women professionals within their arts and entertainment company. -
Organizational Operations AssessmentUnlock Creative Jun 2020 - PresentWe offer operations assessments for small to mid-sized creative non-profit organizations and businesses. Assessments include a full review of current administrative practices, policies, tools, and systems used. We identify threats, opportunities, solutions, recommendations, and provide a roadmap and implementation plan to shore up organizational infrastructure. -
Work Culture GuideUnlock Creative Jun 2020 - PresentWe help our clients develop rare work environments that are supportive and prioritize retaining Black and people of color in leadership in the non-profit, creative, arts, culture, and entertainment sectors. We address the specific needs and challenges of these professionals while building cohesive teams that are culturally competent and operate by policies that are inclusive and equitable to team members of marginalized communities. -
President & Executive DirectorUnlock Creative Foundation Inc. Jan 2021 - PresentAtlantaAs Co-Founder and Executive Director, I develop and guide the non-profit toward its mission, fostering sustainability, and ensuring that the organization operates efficiently and effectively in achieving its mission of supporting Black and Brown creatives. I oversee the staff and work with the Board of Directors to manage external and internal communication and financial management. -
PresidentNational Black Women'S Creative Cooperative Sep 2020 - PresentThe National Black Women’s Creative Cooperative is born of an Unlock Creative Coaching and Management LLC initiative, Creative Flowers that focuses specifically on growing, nurturing, and keeping Black women in leadership within the creative sector including the nonprofit arts and the commercial entertainment industry. We define the creative sector broadly as the arts, commercial film, music and live entertainment industry, and nonprofit sector and is inclusive but not limited to visual arts… Show more The National Black Women’s Creative Cooperative is born of an Unlock Creative Coaching and Management LLC initiative, Creative Flowers that focuses specifically on growing, nurturing, and keeping Black women in leadership within the creative sector including the nonprofit arts and the commercial entertainment industry. We define the creative sector broadly as the arts, commercial film, music and live entertainment industry, and nonprofit sector and is inclusive but not limited to visual arts, theater, dance, film, music, and culture bearing. Creatives interested may define their artistry as graphic design, animation, music composition, production, songwriting, sound engineering, storytelling, museum management, costume design, lighting design, opera, fashion design, or technical direction. Show less -
LecturerCalifornia State University, Long Beach Jan 2021 - Dec 2021Teaching the Graduate Theater Management (MFA/MBA) program seminar. -
Director Of Strategic PartnershipsAlternate Roots Jan 2020 - Jun 2020Post sabbatical, Ashley has assumed the role of Pathfinder/ Director of Strategic Partnerships. Ashley brought her experience as a senior staffer to strength the network of artists, communities, regional and national partnerships in support of a progressive southern movement.Ashley engaged with ROOTS partnerships at every level of work including with the Partners in Action and Partners for Change artist and community partners as well as ROOTS funders and organizational partners. The… Show more Post sabbatical, Ashley has assumed the role of Pathfinder/ Director of Strategic Partnerships. Ashley brought her experience as a senior staffer to strength the network of artists, communities, regional and national partnerships in support of a progressive southern movement.Ashley engaged with ROOTS partnerships at every level of work including with the Partners in Action and Partners for Change artist and community partners as well as ROOTS funders and organizational partners. The goal of her work was to nurture and develop the vital relationships that support achieving the long range goals and objectives of the organization’s strategic plan grounded in the ROOTS mission. Show less -
Managing DirectorAlternate Roots Mar 2013 - May 2020Greater Atlanta AreaAshley built her career at Alternate ROOTS, a nearly 50-year-old Southern-based regional arts service organization for artists, cultural bearers, and organizers. In her seven years as a member of the ROOTS staff, Ashley wore many hats, implemented many new programs, and developed key systems and structures that have provided the stable organizational foundation we are thriving on today. Since joining the team in 2013, she has served as Programs Director, Managing Director, and Director… Show more Ashley built her career at Alternate ROOTS, a nearly 50-year-old Southern-based regional arts service organization for artists, cultural bearers, and organizers. In her seven years as a member of the ROOTS staff, Ashley wore many hats, implemented many new programs, and developed key systems and structures that have provided the stable organizational foundation we are thriving on today. Since joining the team in 2013, she has served as Programs Director, Managing Director, and Director of Strategic Partnerships. She launched the Partners in Action program and co-launched the ROOTS Weekend series, and provided her steady hand to the 2018 Executive Director search and transition. In the last four months alone, in collaboration with the staff, Ashley oversaw the launch of the Solidarity Fund, implemented the Partners for Change selection process and planning, initiated the Greenhouse (coming soon!), and planned for the Partners in Action reunion and evaluation, all the while supporting ROOTS’ increased fundraising efforts during the onset of the pandemic. Show less -
Assistant ProfessorKennesaw State University Aug 2014 - Dec 2014Kennesaw, GaAs Assistant Professor, Ashley reported directly to Director of the Theater and Performance Studies Department, taught undergraduate class entitled Producing Your Own Work: The Nuts and Bolts to Get it Done, instructed students on theater administration and business using real world scenarios and professionals in the field to increase hands-on learning opportunities. -
Associate ProducerCornerstone Theater Company May 2010 - Feb 2013Los Angeles, CaAshley worked in multiple capacities at Cornerstone Theater company including the Summer Institute Associate, Front of House Manager and Managing Director Fellow. As Associate Producer, she reported directly to Executive, Artistic Director, managed $350K annually for theatrical productions, events, workshops and short-hired production staff, scouted performance venues, negotiate contracts and managed Front of House and Box Office Operations we well as served as primary contact for community and… Show more Ashley worked in multiple capacities at Cornerstone Theater company including the Summer Institute Associate, Front of House Manager and Managing Director Fellow. As Associate Producer, she reported directly to Executive, Artistic Director, managed $350K annually for theatrical productions, events, workshops and short-hired production staff, scouted performance venues, negotiate contracts and managed Front of House and Box Office Operations we well as served as primary contact for community and artistic partners. Show less -
Assistant Company Manager (Theater)California Institute Of The Arts Sep 2008 - Aug 2010 -
Associate, Office Of Public AffairsCalifornia Institute Of The Arts Jan 2009 - May 2010 -
Media Relations InternArena Stage May 2009 - Jul 2009 -
Director Of Audience Development (Theatre)Old Dominion University Nov 2006 - Jun 2008 -
Administrative InternVirginia Stage Company Jan 2008 - May 2008Norfolk, Virginia Area
Ashley Walden Education Details
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Theater Producing -
Summa Cum Laude -
Certificate In Human Resource Management -
L'Institut De TouraineIntensive Classes, 2006, 2007, 2019
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Ashley Walden attended California Institute Of The Arts, Old Dominion University, Hudson Valley Community College, L'institut De Touraine.
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