Susan Ascher is a transformational career and leadership coach, known for her impactful coaching programs and workshops. She is recognized for her work as a keynote speaker, success coach and author. Susan’s career coaching journey is distinguished by her prior experience as the CEO of the award-winning recruiting firm she founded at the age of 28.
Susan has built a coaching practice that offers individual coaching, team and group coaching, and courses to support people in finding their calling, especially during mid-career transitions. Her clients range from the Fortune 50 to start-ups, as well as healthcare organizations, non-profits and nationally ranked colleges and universities.
She is a serial entrepreneur and is frequently interviewed on national podcasts and 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.
Her friends and family describe her as a “150MPH Lamborghini who never runs out of gas”. When she isn’t reinventing the wheel, planning her events and coaching her clients, Susan’s volunteer work takes center stage. Susan chairs The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Play for Pink Tournament, The Metro YMCA’s Annual Golf Tournament, and the Mid-Jersey Ladies Golf Conference; her philanthropic work has raised millions of dollars to benefit women, children and families, and besides helping her clients, is what brings her the most joy and fulfillment. In between filling up her gas tank, Susan spends her downtime throwing parties, playing golf, snowshoeing and fly fishing around the world.