Susan Ascher is President and CEO of The Ascher Group, an award-winning
national consulting firm, Founder of The Sphere of Excellence in CommunicationTM, Course Connections, and most recently Culinary Connections. Susan is an executive coach, as well as a business coach and keynote speaker, having helped countless executives, their teams, as well as individuals, raise the bar in their careers and organizations. Her experience with professionals in private equity, accounting, consulting and legal professionals runs deep and wide. Susan is the author of Dude, Seriously, It’s NOT All About You! and Dude, Seriously, Get Your ASK In Gear! She is currently at work on her third book in the trilogy, Dude, Seriously, It’s STILL Not All About You!
A graduate of Lehigh University’s first class of women, Susan is a sought after national media resource. Susan has been interviewed on Bloomberg, ABC, NBC, CNBC, CNN, News 12 and My9TV, and is a frequent commentator on numerous national podcasts. Susan has presented workshops at universities throughout the country including Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Colorado Mountain College in Edwards Colorado, William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey, Caldwell College in Caldwell, New Jersey, and Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. She has been published in Forbes Magazine, Crain’s New York Business, The Star-Ledger and NJBIZ.
The Ascher Group is an INC 500 company. Susan has been a 4x finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award and has been named Small Businessperson of the Year. Susan’s other awards include being honored as one of the Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs in New Jersey, as well as a recipient of The SmartCEO Brava Award.
Susan is an advocate for women’s and children’s causes. She is an officer emeritus of the board of The Metro YMCAs of the Oranges and the founder of its Annual Kids’ Care Club Golf Tournament. The tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019 and her achievement of raising over $2MM helps families and their children lead more productive lives. She is Chair of Play for Pink’s annual golf tournament at Montclair Golf Club, President of her alma mater’s class, a supporter of CASA of Essex and Union Counties, Spence Chapin Services to Families, as well as a founding patron of The Yogi Berra Museum.