USA TODAY Modern Woman · 2026
“Money Mindset: How Women Are Redefining Financial Independence.”
Featured contributor AC Trybula discusses financial independence, ownership, relationships and knowing your worth. Written by Dontaira Terrell.
Press & Features.
Featured in.
The Washington Post · 2024
“From The Washington Post to Our Kamala Harris Interview: How TSR Politics Topped The Political Coverage Leaderboard with 803 Million Engagements.”
The Shade Room ranked No. 2 in 2024 and No. 3 through November 10, 2025, on CAP Action’s cross-platform political leaderboard excluding X, even as we shifted more of our coverage back to entertainment in 2025. Original feature by Janay Kingsberry, The Washington Post, July 7, 2024.
Awards
Award-winning work.
The Telly Awards · 2026
The Shade Room’s Dishin’ It With Justin Carter Wins a 2026 Telly Award
The Shade Room’s pilot of Dishin’ It With Justin Carter, featuring Don Lemon as its first guest, earned a Bronze Telly. The Lisa Phillips interview earned a second.
The Webby Awards · 2026
The Shade Room’s Lisa Phillips Interview Wins Two 2026 Webby Awards
Stepping Into The Shade Room won both the Webby Award and the People’s Voice Award for its Lisa Phillips interview, with AC Trybula credited as an executive producer.
Speaking + Press
On stage.
All Talks
Speaking + Press · Eventnoire · 2024
AC Trybula Talks Content, Community & Business Growth at Eventnoire’s Curator Summit
From brand awareness to business results: a look back at my Content Is King panel at Eventnoire’s inaugural Curator Summit in Chicago. Original coverage by Eventnoire, November 21, 2024.
By AC
The Playbook series.
View All PlaybooksPlatform-by-platform audit guides by Ashley “AC” Trybula.
For editors, producers & partners
Press kit.
Bio, career highlights, recognition, recent press, and where to find AC, in one two-page PDF.
