Michael Ashley

Background

About Michael Ashley

As a Life Coach and long-time educator, Michael has expanded his reach to impact young adults and individuals who are experiencing challenges in their lives with proven evidence-based strategies to create a positive change. Michael works with student-athletes to help them improve their performance, motivation, stress management, visualization, successful teamwork, and other psychological variables in their life and athletic performance. Michael was a recipient of a football athletic scholarship from Texas A&M University, in College Station, TX where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Technology Education with a minor in Business Administration. Upon graduating, Michael continued to pursue his dream of becoming a professional athlete by trying out with various professional football teams. While doing so, he worked as a teacher for special needs adolescents in the Dade County Public School System (Miami, FL) and as a Residential Supervisor at Montenary Residential Facility where he worked with youth offenders. Michael’s opportunity to play professional football came to fruition when he committed to a contract to play football in Birmingham, England with the World Football League. After playing for more than one year, his football career ended as a result of a knee injury. Since then, Michael has dedicated his life to helping other athletes increase their confidence, performance, and happiness. Following his injury, he returned to school and received a master’s degree in Specific Learning Disabilities from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. With more than 25 years of teaching experience in the public school arena, Michael has taught middle and high school students and mentored student-athletes in the various aspects of collegiate athletics. He is the Co-founder and former President/Chief Operating Officer of two community-based youth organizations that provided residential services for at-risk youth in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, where he provided oversight for all aspects of the organization.