Ash Barty's bizarre new job title
<p dir="ltr">Ash Barty has traded her tennis whites for a corporate outfit after announcing she is the new Chief of Inspiration for Optus.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The retired tennis star shared the news that she had joined the telecommunications giant in an Instagram post, saying she is excited to work with her new team.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Saying ‘yes’ to your goals, dreams and ambitions is something I’m pretty passionate about!” her post began.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m excited to join the @optus family as their Chief of Inspiration, a role with a purpose to help people go after their personal fulfillment.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“I’m humbled by this opportunity and hope to be a voice that might inspire future generations to say ‘yes’.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Also pretty keen to work alongside @danielricciardo and the rest of the Optus ambassador family. #itstartswithyes.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">The post included a funny clip with F1 star Daniel Ricciardo, who is encouraging Ash as she plays a bit of golf.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Using Optus’ slogan “it starts with yes”, Ricciardo asks Ash to share another moment when she said yes.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">“When I said yes to my gut, and my heart, and trust myself in that I was making the right decision in retiring for me,” she responded as the clip ends.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The exciting announcement comes just weeks after the tennis player "said yes" and <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/game-set-and-match-ash-barty-ties-the-knot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tied the knot</a> with long-term partner Garry Kissick in an intimate wedding in Queensland.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ash, 26, and Garry, 29, announced their engagement in November 2021 and the professional tennis player was unsure of whether or not she should share the news.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“Garry and I have been together for a long time now and I had designed the ring with him,” she previously said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“We are obviously excited now for the next chapter. We were at home on the couch with the puppies.</p>
<p dir="ltr">“It was very much just us. It was perfect for us. Everyone has their unique way of doing it.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">So when the pair married in a secret wedding, Ash shared an image wearing the wedding dress and Garry in a suit with the simple caption, “Husband & Wife”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ash was also vocal about having an intimate wedding with close family and friends, and so further details of the special day have yet to be revealed.</p>
<p dir="ltr">However, it is believed that Ash’s incredible wedding dress was designed by Suzanne Harward, who has been creating wedding dresses since 1975.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The dress sits around the $10,000 price point.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The pair then jetsetted to Queenstown in New Zealand for their honeymoon with Garry regularly sharing <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/adorable-honeymoon-photos-of-ash-barty-and-husband-garry-kissick" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adorable couple photos</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Their wedding comes just a few short months after Barty shocked the tennis world by <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/news/news/ash-barty-announces-retirement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcing her retirement</a>.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>
