Ashley Orton
General Manager, The Mule, Hamilton, Ont.
Ashley Orton has worked in restaurants for much of her life and has refined her skills and knowledge to be razor sharp. This has allowed her to climb the ranks of every company she has worked at — from Shoeless Joe’s where she started serving and by the time she left was guest services manager, to the Mule where she has quickly ascended to the position of general manager.
Her passion for her job and the people she works with is what impressed Orton’s superiors the most.
“I found her to be an inspiring leader, whom I trusted endlessly to make choices that I previously would have made myself. I know her to be strong, bold and independent in her leadership but not without being humble. She truly is an example of how to represent women in leadership,” says Erin Dunham, CEO, The Other Bird.
