Ask Ashley

In Ask Ashley, wealth management advisor and award-winning media personality Ashley Russo sits down with leaders who bring purpose and humanity to business.

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2 October 2026

Mentorship, Tech, and Giving Back with Jahmai Brown

With Jahmai Brown, IT Specialist, BuzzFeed Inc.

Jahmai Brown was failing every class with 55s across the board, smoking weed before school, and drifting through the hallways with no sense of direction.

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Ashley Russo

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Russo Wealth Management

Named one of the Top 100 Women to Watch and recognized by Forbes as a Next-Gen Wealth Advisor, Ashley Russo is a nationally acclaimed financial strategist, speaker, and founder of Russo Wealth Management, an all-female advisory firm serving clients across the U.S.

A trusted voice in finance and leadership, Ashley has been featured on Fox, CNBC, and CBS, and across top business publications. Through her work with companies like Apple, Airbnb, Lyft, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, she’s helped thousands of professionals turn complexity into clarity — making financial planning feel human, achievable, and empowering.

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In Ask Ashley, wealth management advisor and award-winning media personality Ashley Russo sits down with leaders who bring purpose and humanity to business.

Each episode explores how people navigate uncertainty, lead with empathy, and create meaningful change in their organizations and lives. Listeners gain practical insights on resilience, leadership, and financially confident decision-making amid disruption.

This podcast is brought to you by Ask Ashley Wealth Management. If you’re interested in building a confident, purpose-driven wealth plan, reach out to Ashley at ashley.russo@nm.com.

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25 September 2026
Daniel Torres on Family, Debt, and Building Community at Docusign
With Daniel Torres, Strategic Customer Success Account Manager, Docusign
Daniel Torres paid off roughly $40,000 in student loans and credit card debt, then taught himself to invest by running his own accounts alongside a fully managed one to see if he could match it. He did.
18 September 2026
Steven Holt: Keeping the Human Experience at the Center
With Steven Holt, Human Resources Business Partner, Apple
Empathy and business results pull in the same direction, and Steven Holt has spent his career proving it. Steven is a Human Resources Business Partner at Apple whose path ran through Google DeepMind, Tesla, Archer…
11 September 2026
Why Jennifer Fields Creates Conflict on Purpose
With Jennifer Fields, CDO - Chief Delivery Officer, Acklen Avenue
Grace at work gets read as weakness, and Jennifer Fields makes the opposite case: extending it takes more courage than bringing the hammer down, and it serves the bottom line.
4 September 2026
How CallRail's Nakita Duffus Builds Belonging at Work
With Nakita Duffus, Support Specialist, CallRail
Nakita Duffus wants everyone who touches a product or walks into a room to leave feeling capable. Growing up in a Jamaican household in New York as the older sibling to her brother David, who had down syndrome, she…
28 August 2026
Layoffs, AI, and Respect: A Conversation with Shashank Bhushan
With Shashank Bhushan, Head HR, Americas & Global People Partner, Amagi
Skills now depreciate in weeks, and the AI revolution is reshaping work faster than any industrial shift before it. Shashank Bhushan, Head HR, Americas & Global People Partner at Amagi, has spent over 25 years in HR and…
21 August 2026
Self-Care, Sour Candy, and Showing Up: Destiny Young
With Destiny Young, Senior Manager, Experience Quality Programs, ActiveCampaign
Moving fast can get you to the wrong answer faster. Destiny Young makes that case from her own marathon training, and applies it to how leaders support people through constant AI-driven change.
14 August 2026
Amber Master on Building High-Performing Remote Teams
With Amber Master, Director, People Operations, Freestar
People operations does not own a company's culture. Amber Master, Director of People Operations at Freestar, argues the people who show up each day create it, and her job is to equip them.
7 August 2026
Do You Belong? Stephanie Hernandez on Navigating Imposter Syndrome
With Stephanie Hernandez, Employee Experience Manager, Thumbtack
In this empowering episode of Ask Ashley, host Ashley Russo welcomes Stephanie Hernandez, a dedicated advocate for employee experience and belonging, currently based in Phoenix, Arizona.
31 July 2026
Mental Health Matters: KK Mayo on Supporting Employees in the Workplace
With KK Mayo, Sr Director of People Operations, Ava Labs, Inc.
In this episode of Ask Ashley, host Ashley Russo sits down with the dynamic KK Mayo, a leader in people operations at Ava Labs, Inc. With a career that began in civil engineering and transitioned into the tech space…
24 July 2026
How Authenticity Can Transform Workplace Culture with Mao Vang
With Mao Vang, Sr People Business Partner, Samsung SmartThings
In this episode of Ask Ashley, host Ashley Russo sits down with the dynamic Mao Vang, an HR professional from Samsung SmartThings. With over 12 years of experience in the industry, Mao shares her journey and the…
17 June 2026
Creating Genuine Connections in a Virtual World with Parker Nielson
With Parker Nielson, Head of People Strategy & Operations, Thoropass
In this enlightening episode of Ask Ashley, host Ashley Russo sits down with Parker Nielson, Head of People Strategy and Operations at Thoropass, to explore the intricate balance between leadership, vulnerability, and…

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Mentorship, Tech, and Giving Back with Jahmai Brown

Daniel Torres on Family, Debt, and Building Community at Docusign

Steven Holt: Keeping the Human Experience at the Center

Why Jennifer Fields Creates Conflict on Purpose

How CallRail's Nakita Duffus Builds Belonging at Work

Layoffs, AI, and Respect: A Conversation with Shashank Bhushan

Self-Care, Sour Candy, and Showing Up: Destiny Young

Amber Master on Building High-Performing Remote Teams

Do You Belong? Stephanie Hernandez on Navigating Imposter Syndrome

Mental Health Matters: KK Mayo on Supporting Employees in the Workplace

How Authenticity Can Transform Workplace Culture with Mao Vang

Creating Genuine Connections in a Virtual World with Parker Nielson

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