Entrepreneur, Leader, Speaker, Author
The Long Run Home
Raw and inspiring, Ashley's memoir The Long Run Home is a book of resilience, belonging, and the joy found in turning pain into purpose.
It's the story of one woman's 3,288 mile run across America for MS, proving the toughest terrain often leads us back to where we belong—and the truths that set us free.
Ashley abruptly left a dream job traveling around the world on a cruise ship to pursue an ambitious epiphany--to run 3,200 miles across America on her own to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for a cause. Read more about her journey.
Entrepreneur, Leader, Speaker, Author
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Ashley Schneider
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Meaning in the Mess
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Ashley helps audiences take action by speaking about purpose and how to turn ideas into a plan. Her keynote presentations are engaging and crowd-centered, leaving a lasting impact on audiences that creates momentum and actionable take-aways for their goals.
Comfortable in both intimate settings and large gatherings, Ashley connects her powerful story to tangible and practical steps, sprinkled with doses of realness and relatability from her own mishaps. Her dynamic stories, stemming from her experiences as an entrepreneur, leader, athlete, and parent, resonate across multiple mediums, appealing to a wide range of audiences.
Key Highlights:
Impactful Public Speaker: Ashley's presentations are dynamic and crowd-centered, providing audiences with actionable steps towards their goals and leaving a lasting impression.
Experienced Nonprofit Leader: With over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, Ashley has spearheaded initiatives that have raised millions of dollars for the MS cause and knows how to build a thriving program that lasts.
Entrepreneurial Background: As an entrepreneur, Ashley brings a unique perspective to her talks, offering practical insights into success and overcoming challenges.
Athlete and Parent: Ashley is a lifelong athlete and parent of three, offering unique perspectives that further enrich her storytelling, making her presentations relatable and inspiring.
Key Topics:
Beyond Fear: Strategies for embracing the unexpected and creating lasting impact.
The Power Of Adversity: Transforming pain into purpose, plans and tangible impact.
Lasting Impact: Navigating uncertainty with confidence and clarity.
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I Wrote A Book
I wrote a book, y’all. Like, I WROTE A BOOK.
This Is Your Life.
This is your life.
This is the mantra that keeps me grounded in the present. It arrives unprompted from my mind—This is your life—and causes me to take note of what I’m doing, because the thing I’m doing at that very moment is my life, made up of the thousand tiny decisions I make each day.
What’s Next?
A friend asked the question from the front row at my book launch event, right as we were wrapping up the program and closing Q&A. Her words hung in the air like a challenge. What would come after publishing a book—an accomplishment many dream of but few ever reach?
It wasn’t the first time I’d been asked something like that. After I finished my solo 3,288-mile run across America, people wondered the same thing: What now? “You’ve achieved something monumental at only twenty-five years old,” an older gentleman told me. “What could you possibly do next that measures up?”
Big achievements tend to stand like mountains along the trajectory of life—massive mounds of uphill effort leading to an apex. And once you get to the top, you look around and may wonder: Now what?
I’m reminded of a scene from my book, when I was running up Loveland Pass in Colorado—the tallest point in the entire event:
My lungs ached. My muscles throbbed. My whole body pleaded with me to stop.
I refused.
Running a switchback, I looked out at a stretch of stunning mountain peaks that went on for miles, far beyond what I could see. The raw beauty of the range at this height was powerful; it stilled me in my place.
What a dazzling place, this earth, I heard from within.
I marveled at the truth. I could not disagree.
Nearing a peak doesn’t show you the end of the journey—it reveals all the other peaks still waiting. From that height, “What’s next?” isn’t just logical; it’s inevitable.
But as my book launch approached, what I focused on most wasn’t the next mountain. It was the fundamentals—the practices that carried me to this summit in the first place.