“I don’t just help people get hired. I help them come home to themselves — through the work they do.”
🌿 The Mission Behind the Work
Ashley believes your career should feel like alignment, not obligation.
Through Chance Create, she’s rewriting what it means to be “qualified” — centering authenticity, soul, and strategy in everything she builds.
📖 Ashley’s Career Story
Curious how I got here? Here’s the real story — no fluff.
📌 It started with a course I didn’t expect.
I entered college as a Finance major — totally unaware that tech would change everything. One required course, Management Information Systems, shifted my path forever.
A professor pulled me aside and said:
“You’re a natural at this.”
That moment planted a seed.
🚀 The Internship That Changed My Life
She encouraged me to apply for a competitive internship that blended class credit with real-world experience. I took the leap.
Interview #1: Brutal. No smiles. Rapid-fire questions. I thought I bombed.
Interview #2: Real conversation. Calm. Ease.
Weeks later, I got the call:
“You got the internship.”
And just like that, my life changed.
💻 Building My Technical Foundation
I entered a rotational tech role doing project management, fraud system design, and even hands-on coding. That role gave me structure — and stretched my belief in myself.
🌍 From Tech to DEI Talent Strategy
Then came the pivot: diversity recruiting.
I built programs that brought underrepresented talent into tech — starting with students who reminded me of me.
That work expanded into:
National DEI leadership
University recruiting at scale
Engineering talent strategy at Fortune 500s
⏸ The Pause That Brought Me Home
Eventually, I hit pause.
I took a career break. I realigned.
And now?
⚙️ I’m Back in Tech — as a Mainframe Developer
Learning COBOL
Writing JCL
Building the systems that power the world
This journey hasn’t been linear. But it’s been mine.
I’m not just pivoting careers —
I’m claiming who I’ve always been.