The WALK Podcast interviews Dr. Ashlei Evans of The Ash Exchange International.    Dr. Ashlei shares her journey and her passion for God's people and how often leaders lose their focus, while striving to be BIG!  She also shares with us, the power of community and collaboration.  Her experiences and wisdom is both inspiring and encouraging to any leader who is serving and leading in the Kingdom of God.   Dr. Ashlei N. Evans is a Christ-led author, educator, coach, mentor, and consultant who's been called to where she's been. She uses wisdom gained through the word of God to speak life into those who are where she struggled in life. As a child, writing became an outlet for her and as an adult, writing has become a resource to spread the word of God.   In 2016, she started The Ash Exchange, later to become The Ash Exchange International LLC,  as a blog with the sole purpose of living out Isaiah 61:1-3 by embracing the brokenhearted, educating the lost, and empowering the hopeless to walk into the life God has called them to.  Over the years, the vision has expanded to embracing, educating, and empowering Christians globally through Christian education, mentoring, and coaching. On January 7, 2019,  Dr. Ashlei released her first book, The Ash Exchange: How One Woman’s Life Changed When God Exchange His Beauty for Her Ashes, encouraging women to exchange their ashes for God’s beauty. On June 16, 2021, she released a devotional for singles, Dear Singles L.I.V.E.

Being an advocate of education, she has been blessed to obtain a B.A. in English Literature, M. Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, and  Ed.D. in Language, Literacy, & Special Populations. She desires to intertwine her love of the Bible and education to establish and support mentoring and literacy programs, schools, and orphanages that are founded on the principles of God's word and located in Africa and the African diaspora. In order to further equip herself for the role she plays in missions, she is currently pursuing a M.A. in Intercultural Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Aside from writing, teaching, coaching, mentoring, consulting, and traveling, she enjoys singing, reading, listening to music, watching movies, and fellowshipping with friends.    To connect with Dr. Ashlei, her website is- www.theashexchange.com