Kirkwood, Ashley: - Ashley Nicole Kirkwood has many titles: entrepreneur, lawyer, wife, and mom, but professionally, what excites her most is being known as a skilled presenter and valued teacher. Not many people would leave a safe job as a corporate attorney to start their own firm, but Ashley did it, and she has experienced exceptional success. After she started her own firm, she discovered her true calling-speaking. She knew she had a lot to offer, but she started getting small paid gigs. She quickly grew frustrated with the accepted roadmap to a speaking career (grind it out for years of low-paying gigs). No, no, no...Ashley got to work and cracked the code. By sheer will and talent, she discovered it's not a matter of making a name for yourself over time. A successful speaking career is about presenting yourself the right way to the right people in the right organizations. The big money gigs started piling up. Ashley then took it a step further and began Speak Your Way To Cash(R), which has grown to be one of the leading speaker training organizations in the world. The book you are holding is the literary version of this industry-busting brand. There's room for you in this billion dollar speaking industry, and Speak Your Way To Cash(R) is your ticket in.