ost, Writer, and Executive Producer Ashley Mengwasser is an eleven-time Emmy Award-winning television talent in her eleventh year co-hosting The InVenture Prize. Her first on-camera assignment at age 22 was a skydive with her late grandmother on the Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) travel show Georgia Traveler. Since, this high school Valedictorian has dedicated her career to making media that educates.  

Ashley hosts GPB Education’s Emmy-winning Live Exploration television specials, as well as the Classroom Conversations podcast, “the platform for teacher talk,” now in its eighth season. The podcast has won a Communicator Award.  

She is the creator of the GPB Education/K-12 InVenture Prize digital collaboration Tiny Mic, Big Designs, social media shorts showcasing the brilliant innovations of K-12 student inventors. The project won an Emmy in 2025.  

Ashley also hosts Georgia DOE’s ongoing Georgia EdTalks, featuring nationally recognized education experts and state leaders in conversation to inspire and support educators. 

As a popular media host and event emcee for galas, conferences, and awards shows, Ashley founded her company Host with the Most Media in 2025. Last year, she hosted the Georgia Allie Awards, the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center Governor’s Summit, and the Global IP Celebration at the Fox Theatre. As a live auctioneer, she has helped raise nearly one million dollars to benefit women and children.  

Ashley graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Agnes Scott College in 2009 with a B.A. in English Literature. She serves on the board of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA).