Owen Ashton
CPA
Owen strives to help individuals live more satisfying and fruitful lives. He also helps organizations be more effective in achieving their missions. He does this through:
- Executive coaching
- Authoring books, blogs, and periodical articles
- Inspirational speaking
- Serving as a member of the board of directors of multiple organizations
- Teaching mental health advocacy courses and leading support groups
Owen's Background
- Senior financial executive with AT&T, NEXTEL, XO Communication and smaller organizations in Los Angeles, New Jersey, Chicago, and Salt Lake City
- Developed breakthrough methods of tying KPIs to employee compensation incentive plans using activity based costing and economic value added concepts. Developed and implemented processes for billion-dollar transactional processing centers that significantly enhanced efficiency and internal controls
- Served audit clients for nine years with KPMG and Deloitte
- Member of the executive board of the Utah Association of CPAs; Past president of its southwest Utah chapter
- Board of directors of NAMI Utah; Instructor of NAMI courses and support groups
- Featured author and presenter at Mental Health America’s annual conference in Washington, D.C.
- Past Board of Directors and Treasurer of the National Speakers Association Mountain West Chapter
- Author of Rising Above Fog: A Riveting True Story of Personal Triumph
- Featured blogger for Esperanza Magazine
- Authored articles on emotional fitness and full engagement in the workplace in professional periodicals