Experience

Hi, Bobbie. I'm Ashley.

Marketing executive with a track record of driving growth for $500M+ consumer businesses. Complex growth challenges are what draw me in.

When I'm not in Growth mode at work, I'm growing two dreamers at home, the hardest and best job I've had.

Babylist
SVP, Growth
Previously: VP, Growth
2022 – Present

Babylist is the leading registry, content, and commerce destination for new and expecting parents. I joined in 2022 inheriting an acquisition program where CAC was climbing and registry growth was lagging, course-corrected the engine, and have led a multi-year arc of compounding efficiency since.

  • Three-year arc of compounding efficiency under my leadership — registries grew +15% ('23), +8% ('24), and +24% ('25) with flat spend and CAC down -5% YoY
  • CRM and Lifecycle team management — own the CRM and Lifecycle function end-to-end, and am currently evolving the team into an AI-first production org
  • Retail channel development — lead Babylist Gift Cards as a net-new revenue line, now live in dozens of retailers including Amazon and Kroger. Users spend ~20% above gift card face value in the Shop
  • Site merchandising — lead the team driving Shop revenue. Own the promotional strategy, on-site merchandising, and the playbook that keeps our marquee brand partners front and center
  • Babylist Health acceleration — optimize pump attach rate to registry through CRM and Product partnership — the right message at the right time converting registrants into Health users. Also lead an OB/GYN outreach program placing printed promotional materials in nearly 2,000 doctor offices nationwide — a high-trust, physical touchpoint at the exact moment expecting parents are making category decisions
  • Innovation — run a structured marketing R&D function for experimentation, analytics, and trusted acquisition analyses, and reshape team cadences into hands-on AI workflows that unlock velocity and cross-team learning
  • Building the next generation of marketing leaders — multi-year track record of coaching team members into expanded roles; strong upward feedback on clarity, trust, and advocacy
SmileDirectClub
Sr. Director, Paid Media Strategy & Planning
Previously: Director, Paid Media Strategy & Planning
2018 – 2022

Disruptive DTC health brand with an 18-month consideration funnel. Owned a nine-figure global media budget across six markets (US, CA, AUS, UK, IRE, FRA).

  • Ran weekly plan-vs-actual reviews with the CFO and CMO on budget performance by channel and optimization strategy
  • Owned Neustar MMM for US channel allocation — planning, scenario modeling, and optimization across all marketing initiatives
  • Selected by the CMO as one of 17 high-potential leaders on the Senior Leadership Forum task force — a quarterly cross-functional challenge presented to the executive team
  • Migrated $90M in TV investment from R2C to Horizon Next in a single launch — optimized to a positive 2.11 ROAS
  • Launched affiliate program across financial services, content, and influencer partners — grew affiliate sales contribution from 8% (Q2 2020) to 14% (2022)
  • Developed custom CRM lead-stream flows for third-party leads from Hulu, YouTube, and partnership sources — tightening attribution and LTV on non-owned traffic
  • Landed first marquee brand partnership with SEC/CBS for college football — guaranteed inventory across all SEC matchups, digital, social, and on-site activation
  • Onboarded international agencies in AU and UK; led agency RFP and staffing plan for expansion into Partner Network and Oral Care business units
OMD USA
Media Director
Previously: Associate Media Director
2013 – 2018

Led media strategy and cross-channel activation for McDonald's across a seven-region Southeast portfolio — the commercial and analytical foundation of my career.

  • Directed $100MM in digital investment across General Market and Hispanic Market campaigns for 7 McDonald's regional markets
  • Drove launch strategy for McDonald's 2015 All Day Breakfast (5% sales lift vs. 3.2% forecast) and McDonald's Global Mobile App (7M installs, 30% above goal in first 6 months)
  • Built the National McDonald's measurement framework — Verification strategy, DMP onboarding, and Ad Serving RFP across social, search, programmatic, video, and display
MediaCom
Media Planner
2010 – 2013

Foundational experience in integrated media planning across financial services (Discover) and QSR (Subway).

  • Executed Discover's first new product launch in six years — the digital test performed so well the brand increased its multi-million-dollar digital budget by 400%
  • Built a first-of-its-kind Amazon and eBay partnership to drive consideration for the Discover It card
First Financial Bank NA
Marketing Intern
2008 – 2010

Early marketing experience in consumer financial services.

Capabilities

What I bring.

  • Capability Match
    Built for Bobbie's consumer — AI-first, quant and data-focused, results-driven. And I have spent years inside the life stage Bobbie serves — mothers and expecting parents — building for how they actually decide, shop, and switch. That's a perspective no other candidate can bring.
  • Capability Match
    Paid acquisition depth — paid social, search, partnerships, and all major channels in an acquisition program. Have managed hundred-million-dollar budgets across my career.
  • Capability Match
    Longer-lead-funnel scaling — 18-month consideration cycle at SmileDirectClub; 9-month registry lifecycle at Babylist. I know how to acquire against a high-intent, pre-purchase consumer.
  • Capability Match
    Advanced analytics — media mix modeling, incrementality, and attribution. Owned Neustar MMM for US channel allocation at SmileDirectClub and have worked directly with Haus incrementality testing. Built attribution frameworks across programmatic, social, search, video, display, and TV.
  • Capability Match
    Budget at scale with ROAS discipline — migrated $90M TV investment to a 2.11 ROAS at SmileDirectClub and grew affiliate contribution from 8% to 14% of sales in under two years. At Babylist, led a three-year arc of compounding efficiency — CAC down while registries grew +24% YoY on flat spend.
  • Capability Match
    Part of the executive team — report directly to the CEO at Babylist and serve on the Consumer Leadership Team committee. Earlier, selected as 1 of 17 high-potential leaders on the Senior Leadership Forum task force at SmileDirectClub. A seat at the leadership table has been part of every role.
Let's Talk

Ready to build
Bobbie's next chapter.

I know the parent audience deeply — from my years at Babylist and as a parent myself. I want to be part of what Bobbie is building.

Built with Claude Cowork — I brought the strategy and the taste, Claude brought the execution.