Punch Out with Ashley Faus

Kiteboarding is just intentional waterboarding (and she loves it)

By day, Ashley Faus is the Head of Lifecycle Marketing Portfolio at Atlassian. By night (and weekend), she’s a kiteboarder, musical theater performer, and survivor of some truly epic wardrobe malfunctions. In this episode of Punch Out with Katie and Kerry, we talk with Ashley about the steep learning curve of kiteboarding, why "punching out" is a life-saving skill on the water, and her "almost" Broadway career that led her to the world of marketing.

In this episode we learned:

What a "dry hair session" is in kiteboarding and why it's the ultimate status symbol (or a sign of being too safe).
Why kiteboarding is essentially intentional waterboarding for the first few months of learning.
The "Show Must Go On" reality of having a 7-foot zipper fail in the middle of a musical theater performance.
How to handle a "loose bustle" on stage when it starts looking like a dead animal following you around.
Why Ashley prefers a "changing poncho" (a cross between a nun’s habit and a muumuu) as the ultimate beach-adjacent compromise.

Want to know more about Ashley? You can find her at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyfaus/
Professional Topics: Marketing Strategy, Thought Leadership, and Content Distribution.

Easter Eggs: Keep an eye out for the occasional kiteboarding video or theater update in her feed!

This episode is sponsored by Chloë Forbes-Kindlen.

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