Credibility Counts: How to Build It, Share It, and Use It - Presented by Women of StartUp Westport

As a woman, your credibility is one of your most powerful assets – and one of the most scrutinized. In this interactive session led by Ashley Zwick, we’ll explore how to build authentic credibility, communicate it with confidence, and leverage it strategically to open doors, secure opportunities, and grow your impact. Whether you’re launching a startup, running a business, or advancing your career, you’ll walk away with practical tools to own your story, amplify your expertise, and earn the trust of investors, customers, and collaborators. Join us to turn quiet credibility into visible influence.

​Ashley is the Executive Director of the Tuck Initiative on Workplace Inclusion at Dartmouth and an adjust professor at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. As an educator, strategist, and connector, Ashley has spent her career working to build inclusive teams and people-centered organizations to create a more just world.

​Previously, she was the Managing Director of Fellowships for the OpEd Project, a social venture with a mission to increase the public impact of our nation’s top and most diverse thinkers. Prior to her work at the OpEd Project, Ashley spent a decade directing academic centers at both the University of Michigan and Columbia Business School, focused on helping students and alumni lead and build organizations that matter in the world.

​Ashley is a Chicago native who currently lives in Westport, CT with her husband and two boys. She spends a lot of time on the sidelines of soccer games and track meets, cheering quietly (but fiercely).