About Ashurance Recruiting
Ash Anunsen Owner & Principal
Ashurance Recruiting is a premier advisory firm founded by Ash Anunsen, a seasoned sports and tech executive with over 20 years of leadership experience. Based in Portland, Oregon, Ashurance specializes in strategic talent consulting, helping organizations thrive in the dynamic landscapes of sales, sports, technology, entertainment, and beyond.
Ash is an established recruiting and sales leader, building high-performing teams in fast-paced, high-growth industries. With a career spanning professional sports and technology, he has developed a reputation for scaling hiring operations, exceeding ambitious goals, and cultivating top-tier recruiting talent.
Most recently, Ash served as Manager of Field Recruiting at Tesla, where he led hiring efforts for Sales, Service & Delivery, and Energy across North America. He played a pivotal role during periods of rapid expansion and restructuring, consistently surpassing targets. He has overseen the hiring of thousands of employees across multiple regions, across North America and Canada. Earlier in his Tesla tenure, Ash built and led the Residential Energy recruiting team for the Western US, delivering high volume hiring needs and producing one of the top-performing recruiting teams in North America for consecutive years.
Before Tesla, Ash spent nearly a decade in the sports industry, including leadership and with the Sacramento Kings (NBA) and Fresno Grizzlies (MiLB). He managed multiple sales teams, developed innovative ticketing campaigns, and mentored young professionals into senior roles. His career began in professional sports sales with the Portland Trail Blazers (NBA), where his results and leadership quickly distinguished him.
Ash is a 4th generation Oregonian with deep ties to the Willamette Valley. He is graduate of George Fox University where he was a pitcher on back to back Northwest Conference Championship baseball teams. He resides in Portland with his wife Shannon and their two children.