Michael Ashford

The Receptionist

Director, Marketing

Michael Ashford has been a marketing executive in the software space for more than a decade, and he is a two-time TEDx speaker. But before his marketing career, he was an award-winning newspaper reporter and editor. His years as a journalist helped him hone his interviewing skills and taught him just how important listening and asking questions is to understanding peoples' full, real story. Michael is the Director of Marketing at The Receptionist, and he and his family live in the Denver, Colo., area. He enjoys hiking, weight lifting, cooking, reading, and making pop-culture movie references.

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Build Your Purpose

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Podcast Interviewing Masterclass

If you’ve ever turned on a podcast microphone and recorded yourself asking someone else questions about their life and work, you know that interviewing is far more than an innate ability. In this session, former journalist and long-time podcaster Michael Ashford will teach you how to master your interview technique to create powerful conversations. Michael will share hilarious, meaningful, and eye-opening examples of interview techniques, along with actionable tactics you can implement, to help you level up your interviews so that you, your guests, and your listeners leave satisfied.