An actress and creative entrepreneur who blends performance, mentorship, and strategy to support today’s multi-hyphenate performers.
Artist. Coach. Educator. Built From Passion.
I’m Ashlee Espinosa — a professional actress, career coach, and former theatre professor passionate about helping performers build sustainable, purpose-driven careers. With a background in musical theatre, higher education, and digital entrepreneurship, I guide aspiring theatre practitioners with expert mentorship and life coaching to navigate the industry with clarity, confidence, and creative direction—both onstage and off.
Artistry. Strategy. Inspiration.
Bridging Performance, Strategy, and Career Growth
Explore the Craft. Expand Your Career.
Discover my work onstage and behind the scenes as an actress and a coach helping performers thrive.
Real Stories. Real Results.
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"Ashlee has helped me regain confidence in who I am as a performer, and has guided me to have a more professional career path."
Katherine Tracy
Singer, Actor, Dancer [Sacramento]
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"I don’t dwell on missed jobs any more and definitely not missed opportunities because I rarely let those go by now!"
Lindsey ME Newton
Actress + Model [NYC]
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"Seeing you work with others has helped to give me strategies to fight my own anxieties."
Vanessa Evans
Actor, Singer, Director [LA]
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“Working with Ashlee is like enjoying a sunbath, with all the wisdom and positive energy naturally pouring on you. She listens, communicates, and gives you all that she has to help you succeed.”
Leo Chang
Actor + Educator [NYC]
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"Ashlee meets you where you are at with no judgement and only respect."
April Audia
Actress [LA + NYC]
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"The greatest value that I've learned is literally the single mantra of done is better than perfect, it's changed everything for me."
Eliana Damaska
Performer [Maryland]
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"One of the most compassionate and informative artists I have ever had the pleasure of working with."
Lyndsee Bell
Actor, Singer, Vocal Coach [Boston]
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"I look up to her as a fellow educator as she has shown me class after class how much she cares for her students."
Ana Belén Croston
Performer, Professor, Artist [Panama]
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"I feel as though I am starting to really understand my own worth and build up my confidence."
Kenedi Chriski
Actor, Singer, Writer + Producer [NYC]
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"Ashlee is the coach I never thought I needed. I am so thankful for her patience, motivation, and guidance."
Estevan Luis Hernandez
Actor + Singer [LA]
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I was confused, unaware, and unorganized in this field and 2 weeks into the course I had 7 auditions from having nothing.
Ana Karla
Singer + Actress [LA]
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Ashlee is incredibly knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and kind. She helped me realize and project not only the artist that I am, but also the artist that I want to be.
Vinh G. Nguyen
Director, Actor, Playwright, Educator [San Francisco]
Career Tips for Performers
Free weekly resources to help performers thrive onstage and off — audition strategy, digital presence, and everything in between.
From campus to casting calls—this blog post shares 5 honest, actionable tips for musical theatre grads navigating the transition from training to career.