Ashley Pierce was born in Wilmington, NC, and takes pride in that. She grew up spending her days on Wrightsville Beach, boating to Masonboro Island with family, and attending New Hanover County Schools. She has lived in many parts of Wilmington, from Wrightsville Beach to Ogden to South Oleander. She even spent many years enjoying the Hampstead area. She knows the area well and all that it has to offer her buyers.

After graduating from East Carolina University in 1994 with a degree in teaching, Ashley spent many years working with elementary school children in Columbus County, Pender County, and New Hanover County. She considers herself a local expert in knowing the schools and districts due to her own attendance as a child and her role as an educator.

Ashley has 3 beautiful daughters that have all grown up in the Topsail School District. In her free time, she is a Certified Personal Trainer and Pilates Instructor at Amplifly Cycle and Strength, and Rebel Hot Yoga and Pilates.