What’s stopping you from scaling your business?
Learn from the strategist whose consulting portfolio represents over $45M in combined enterprise value.
a.M&G Report
Total Marketing Value Managed
$123M
Total Value Managed in Ad Spend
$12M
Total Revenue in Result of Growth Initiatives
$564M
We spend two days inside your business to identify what's slowing growth and deliver a clear plan to fix it.
In two days, we assess your operations, leadership, systems, communication, and execution to uncover the issues limiting performance and scalability.
Your company receives:
✔ Complete Operational Assessment
✔ Leadership Structure Evaluation
✔ Team Communication Analysis
✔ Offer and Process Review
✔ Cost & Risk Review
✔ Management Optimization Recommendations
✔ AI & Automation Integration
✔ Strategic Growth Roadmap
✔ 90-Day Priority Action Plan
This intensive is built for businesses that:
Have growth goals but lack operational clarity
Feel pressure from increasing complexity
Need an experienced outside perspective
Want a stronger organizational foundation
Are preparing to scale with confidence
Need alignment between strategy and execution
A modern guide to AI, systems, and sustainable growth built for founders and executives scaling real businesses. Inside the Scaling Playbook, Ashley breaks down what actually happens as companies grow, where businesses start breaking operationally, how AI should really be implemented, and what it takes to scale without creating chaos in the process.
Meet Ashley
Born and raised in Michigan. Lived and learned in Midwest. A visionary and creator at her core, she proudly owns Mute. The Agency.—an agency for women by women and evolved her freelancing career into a.M&G in 2025 after working alongside 100+ companies over the last 7 years. Ashley continues her legacy as a dynamic founder and industry leader.
Ashley’s Consultancy of Record 2019-2026: Indiana State University, Shoe Carnival, General Motors, US Bank, The Skin Cancer Foundation, Forbes 30 Under 30, Little Caesars, Equifax, Pure Michigan, Fender Guitars, Goodwill, Corewell Health, Ascension, Hungry Howie’s, Walmart, Google, Colgate, Apple, Hudson Bay, L’Oreal, Xbox, P&G, Maybelline, Garnier, Levi’s, Nerf, Melissa and Doug, Lol Surprise, Paw Patrol, Smart Water, Coca Cola, Xbox, Beats by Dre, The Aspen Group, Chapter Aesthetics, Inkbox, Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs, Eva NYC, Agua Bendita, Wallblush, Uber, Republic Brand Group, Dose, Laguna Institute of Functional Medicine, Dr. Lifestyle, My Autoimmune MD, Innerverse, The Clements Twins, and Kaveah.
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Learn from the strategist whose consulting portfolio represents over $45M in combined enterprise value.
The Intensive
A two-day, in-person intensive designed to identify what’s slowing growth internally so your business is prepared for rapid growth.
Day 1: Discovery & Diagnosis
We spend the day inside your business evaluating:
leadership structure
operational workflows
team communication
execution processes
financial inefficiencies
growth constraints
Our goal is to identify the root causes slowing performance.
Day 2: Strategy & Action Planning
We present our findings and build:
immediate priorities
operational improvements
leadership recommendations
process changes
growth strategy
implementation roadmap
You leave with a clear plan and defined next steps.
Fast facts
Brands recently impacted by Ashley
The Aspen Group, Walmart, L’Oreal Paris, P&G, Google, General Motors, and Republic Brand Group.
in multiple industries
Healthcare, retail, beauty, B2B, B2C, e-commerce, finance, and tech.
resulting in
564M revenue, 200M+ accounts reached and consulted 100+ brands.
Ashley was awarded the 2023 GDUSA Health & Wellness Award for: Best Brand Strategy, Packaging, Website & Microsite Design for the Aspen Dental Brand
During Ashley's tenure at The Aspen Group, her strategic initiatives and leadership significantly impacted the organization's growth and performance. Through her guidance, The Aspen Group experienced a remarkable increase in patient satisfaction, indicating heightened loyalty and advocacy among patients. Ashley's innovative digital strategies led to a substantial boost in brand awareness, resulting in a 40% increase in website traffic and a notable 25% rise in new patient acquisitions.
Straight talk.
Whether it's a podcast, panel, keynote, or guest interview, Ashley is known for saying what others won't. Her talks focus on business growth, mindset, leadership, and the realities of running a business when the textbook answers stop working.
She doesn't speak from a stage looking down. She speaks from experience—sharing the wins, the mistakes, the pivots, and the lessons most people only learn the hard way. Through brutally honest stories, sharp observations, and a healthy disregard for business clichés, she helps audiences see both business and life from a different perspective.
Built for the women changing the way business is done.
Mute. The Agency. was created by Ashley for female founders building businesses with real ambition.
What started as a creative agency evolved into something far more operational — embedding strategy, systems, media, execution, and growth directly into the businesses they partner with.
Today, MTA works as an extension of the brands it supports through creative direction, content, AI integration, operational support, and embedded leadership designed for scaling.
How Ashley operates
Ashley blends logic and instinct to make decisions quickly.
She is ruthless in the way she analyzes systems, team roles, and operational behavior.
Growth should never come at the cost of identity, leadership, or human connection.
AI should strengthen how a business operates not replace the people behind it.
Ashley doesn’t work halfway. Neither does her team.
Every workshop is selective, hands-on, and built for long-term impact.
“AI will change every business. But human behavior still decides whether they survive.”
Ashley Gibbons
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