20 Under 40 | ASHLEY ESQUIBEL
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As the Vice President of Human Resources, Ashley Esquibel leads the human resources and training teams to cultivating an inclusive, results focused environment where each employee can grow throughout their career and is empowered to achieve their personal and professional goals.
Ashley started her career at Envista during college as a teller, where she was presented with experience and growth opportunities that helped her identify her passion to “ensure people feel supported and empowered to grow.”
Ashley serves as the finance director for Topeka Society of Human Resource Management where she also served as membership director, president and past president. She is a member of the Disrupt HR Committee, the Credit Union National HR and Organizational Development Council, and the National and Kansas Society of HR Management.
What do you love about your work?
I love working with my team to support and empower our employees throughout their career. During the recruitment and hiring process we strive to create the best experience by finding the right position that matches our applicants’ skills and interests. Once they have mastered their role, we get to work with them through our career pathing program to help them develop the skills needed to achieve their goals and grow with the company. Providing support to the people that work so hard to take care of our members is what I love most about my job.
What would have been some great advice early in your career?
Don’t be so hard on yourself! Learn from your mistakes and move on. I do not like making mistakes and used to be hard on myself when I made one. Reflecting back, I have learned more from my mistakes than anything. The perspective, wisdom, strength, humility, adaptability, and ideas derived from making mistakes are invaluable.
What motivates you?
Setting goals and achieving them. I am determined to continuously look for opportunities to learn something new. I know if I am not learning, I am not growing. Once I achieve a goal, I am immediately looking for what I want to strive for next. I am most driven when the goal I am working toward positively impacts others.
What is your most used emoji?
The “LOL” emoji is my favorite! Life is more fun when you surround yourself with people that make you laugh.
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