Ashley Baxter

About Ashley Baxter

With over 15 years of multifaceted leadership experience, encompassing healthcare sales, coaching, and organizational development, my passion lies in aiding non-profits, businesses, and individuals in reaching their full potential.

Experience

1. Founder

   Missionforward

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Mission Forward is a leadership development organization equipping individuals, churches, and nonprofits to grow in identity, impact, and influence. I lead strategy, curriculum design, client engagement, and organizational partnerships across national networks.Key Highlights-Developed and launched a scalable leadership framework adopted by 250+ organizations across 17 states-Built and scaled a professional development academy, training 561 emerging leaders and professionals through a 12-week creative and leadership curriculum-Recruited, trained, and led 75+ team members and volunteers, supporting operations for organizations ranging from $5.2M to $24.7M in annual revenue-Managed a client portfolio of 27 organizations, achieving a 92% engagement conversion rate through strategic consulting and leadership solutions-Designed and implemented custom leadership development curriculum across 43 organizations, including nonprofits, educational institutions, and community groups-Facilitated 180+ executive coaching sessions and 65+ team trainings, driving measurable improvements in leadership alignment, team culture, and performance-Built a national professional network of 5,400+ leaders and entrepreneurs, fostering collaboration and peer-to-peer learning-Delivered keynote addresses and leadership talks to audiences of focusing on vision, organizational culture, and strategic growth

Education

• Lamar University

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, General, Marketing

• Anchor Bend

  Pastoral Ordination, Religion

Skills

• Key Account Management
• Rentals
• Leadership
• Account Management
• Sales Management
• Strategy
• Cold Calling
• Training
• Management
• Team Building
• Marketing
• Strategic Planning
• Healthcare
• Team Leadership
• Car Rental
• Direct Sales
• Rental Management
• Marketing Strategy