Susan Ascher is President and CEO of The Ascher Group, an award winning national executive coaching and performance consulting firm. And the author of Dude, Seriously, It’s NOT All About You! and Dude, Seriously, Get Your ASK In Gear!
A graduate of Lehigh University, Susan is a sought-after national media resource. Susan is frequently interviewed on national podcasts and has been interviewed on national media outlets including Bloomberg, CBS, ABC, NBC, CNBC, and CNN. She has been published in Forbes Magazine, Crain’s New York Business, The Wall Street Journal and NJBIZ.
The Ascher Group is an INC 500 company. Susan has been a four-time finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and has been named Small Businessperson of the Year by The Small Business Administration. Susan’s other awards include being honored as one of the Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs in New Jersey, Best 50 Women NJ, CIANJ Women of Influence and many others including being a recipient of The SmartCEO Brava Award.
Susan is an advocate for women’s and children’s causes. She is an officer emeritus of the board of The Metro YMCAs of the Oranges and the founder of its Annual Golf Tournament which has raised over $3MM to help families and their children lead more productive lives. She is also chair of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s annual Play for Pink golf tournament at Montclair Golf Club, Chair of The Mid-Jersey Golf Conference, president of her alma mater’s class, a supporter of CASA of Essex and Union Counties, Spence Chapin Services to Families, as well as a founding patron of The Yogi Berra Museum.
When Susan is not planning her next event or party you can find her on the golf course, hiking, or fly fishing.