Ashley Wesolowski

Dynamic Executive Leader specializing in clinical counseling and mental health advocacy. Demonstrated success in strategic planning and operational oversight, enhancing service delivery while ensuring compliance with regulations. Proven expertise in fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders to improve community health outcomes. Adept at leveraging innovative approaches to empower people and enhance emotional resilience. I am committed to promoting aloha in all aspects.

Global Managing Director at GuidePoint Global (2009 – Present)

Responsible for overseeing a company's strategic direction, operations, and financial performance across multiple countries or regions. Drive growth, manage international teams, and ensure regulatory compliance, often serving as the primary lead for global P&L (profit and loss). Define and drive the company's strategy aligns with its long-term vision and short-term objectives. Oversee the overall business operations, ensuring efficiency.

CEO (Chief Executive Officer) at Western Financials (2023 – Present)

Responsible for strategic planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of financial resources to achieve organizational goals. Managing daily cash flow, budgeting, investment decisions, and ensuring regulatory compliance to enhance profitability and ensure long-term stability.

• Maximize company value, improve profitability, and maintain liquidity to sustain operations.
• Strategic Planning: Setting goals, budgeting, and forecasting to drive growth.
• Cash Flow & Resource Management: Monitoring inflows and outflows, covering expenses, and managing assets.
• Risk Management: Identifying and mitigating financial risks to maintain stability.
• Compliance & Reporting: Ensuring all transactions meet legal requirements and generating financial reports for stakeholders.
• Technology Utilization: Using ERP systems and accounting software to manage financial data efficiently.
• Directs overall financial strategy.
• Overseeing Controllers, treasurers, and analysts managing daily operations.

Student Advisor at NSLS - Hawaii Systems (2024 – Present)

Promoted position. Leading all executive boards for all Hawaii system chapters.

• Responsible for outreach, induction, and executive collaboration.
• Responsible for finalization of all Hawaii chapters Projects.
• Responsible for overseeing inductees into the NSLS.
• Stand-in for the presidents for meetings/ projects.
• Conflict/resolutions, holding team meetings, national communication.
• Monitoring/assisting all teams in projects.
• Finalizing interviewing/hiring executive board members.
• Assisting with engagement, events, and alumni.

Server at IHOP (2022 – 2025)

Ensuring each customer's dining experience is guided with the utmost efficiency and satisfaction.

Executive VP of membership - VP of veteran affairs at NSLS University of Phoenix Chapter (2022 – 2024)

Executive board member. Responsible for the membership team.

• Responsible for outreach, induction, and executive collaboration.
• Responsible for over 70,000 students being inducted into the NSLS.
• Stand-in for the president for meetings/ projects.
• Conflict/resolutions, holding team meetings, national communication.
• Monitoring/assisting all teams in projects.
• Lead the membership team.
• Interviewing/hiring executive board members such as membership outreach director and SNT directors.
• Assisting with engagement, events, and alumni.

Director of Membership Outreach at NSLS University of Phoenix Chapter (2021 – 2022)

Promoted to VP of membership. Encouraging & empowering students to return to NSLS to complete induction steps towards earning certifications in numerous areas, foundation of leadership advance and executive.

• Introducing student speakers.
• Facilitating groups.
• Training facilitators.
• NSLS Executive board member.

Mental Health Specialist - Covid strike at Premier Medical Group Hawaii (2020 – 2021)

Screen individuals coming through any covid drive. Utilize strength-based approaches mixed with psychoeducation and MI to work towards interpersonal skill-building and acceptance therapy.

• Assist in assessments and mental health treatment with PCP.
• Completion of billing and other notes, i.e., SOAP, DAP, etc.
• Collaborating and working with inner and outer agencies for public health and safety.
• Assisting in minutes, training, meeting, and more.

Day TX Substance Abuse Counselor at Care Hawaii Inc. (2019 – 2021)

Co-facilitate and facilitate mental health and substance abuse groups. Focusing on anger management, coping skills, psychoeducation, recovery, DBT, CBT, PC, communication, living skills, art therapy, etc. Utilize strength-based approaches mixed with psychoeducation and MI to work towards interpersonal skill-building and acceptance therapy.

• Assist in assessments and mental health treatment with Primary counselor 1:1.
• Complete documentation and clerical work, including but not limited to SOAP/ DAP notes.

Public Speaker / Lecturer at Self-Employed (2019 – Present)

Mental health/ motivational speaker. Deliver engaging, motivational speeches to live audiences, seminars. Assisting individuals, families, and community members in communication, understanding, and mindfulness using multiple psychological and communication models.

Create a bridge between individuals with autism and other special needs and their families and communities to live the best quality of life possible. Under professional mission, envision educating, motivating, and encouraging people to utilize personal tools to overcome obstacles and challenges throughout life by creating a champion mindset.

Service Supervisor / Registered Behavioral Technician / Developmental Disabilities / Adolescent Program Crisis Manager at Care Hawaii Inc. (2015 – 2023)

• Conduct supervisions of direct staff and teams.
• Implementation of Positive behavioral intervention plans under behavioral analysis.
• Design, develop, and complete crisis treatment plans, IPs, Quarterly and annual reports.
• Conduct hiring and disciplinary action and work closely with external agencies and community partners, i.e., hospital, law enforcement, emergency first responders, DD case managers, etc.
• Specialize in de-escalation crisis outreach, prevention, intervention, and support services, including but not limited to client stabilization.
• Implement positive behavioral plans 1:1 with disabled children.

Master of Science in Counseling / Clinical Mental Health Services – The University of Phoenix (2017)

Bachelor of Science in Psychology – The University of Phoenix (2015-03)

Certification in Covid-19 contact tracing – John Hopkins