Woman of the Week - Ashley Flaska - Zones

For Ashley Flaska, life and leadership have a way of coming full circle—from starting her career designing pizza boxes for Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria to now driving global marketing strategy at Zones, she’s proof that creativity, courage, and grit never go out of style. 

In this week’s Woman of the Week conversation, Ashley opens up about the pivotal moment she chose growth over comfort—leaving a 15-year corporate career at NEC to take a leap into the uncertainty of a startup. That bold move, she says, transformed her from a marketer into a true business builder, teaching her to lead with both strategy and purpose. 

Ashley also shares the people who’ve shaped her journey—from her sister who first sparked her passion for marketing, to mentors who taught her to “do the job before you earn the job title,” to her daughter, a collegiate athlete whose drive and resilience inspire her daily. 

Her story is a reminder that the path to impact is rarely linear—but it’s in those moments of risk and reinvention that we find our greatest growth. 

💫 Join us in celebrating Ashley Flaska as this week’s Woman of the Week! Drop your high-fives and takeaways in the comments below.