Iconic Storytelling℠ for Leaders and Changemakers

Resilience Keynote Speaker — Allison Massari

Allison takes great care working with her clients and tailors her keynotes for each audience. Below is a list of her most requested topics.

• The Fire Within℠: Activating True Resilience

• Be the One℠: Expansive Thinking and Radical Appreciation of Others

Experience Your Life and Your Work in a Way That Feels Transcendent.

Listen to the Podcast Interview Below:

Bio

It takes courage in a series of many moments to be successful. Allison Massari’s journey is the quintessential story of courage.

As a celebrated resilience keynote speaker, entrepreneur, executive coach, and interdisciplinary artist, Allison Massari knows what it takes to overcome and transcend devastating and seemingly impossible odds. After suffering two traumatic and nearly fatal car accidents, one where she endured severe burns on over 50% of her body, Allison’s tenacity, drive, curiosity, and unflagging hope propelled her to rise above extreme hardship and reach pinnacle achievements, both professionally and personally.

A fiery voice for the potent power of courage, kindness, and indestructible perseverance, Allison has been recognized with esteemed speaking engagements at TEDxZaragoza in Spain, speaking on “The Future of Happiness” and on the main platform at the Million Dollar Round Table Conference, with an audience of 8,600 from 75 countries. She has been featured on multiple media outlets including, ABC News, FOX, and NBC networks and was named as one of the Top Ten Best Motivational Speakers by Meetings and Conventions magazine.

Allison’s experiences have given her the authority, compassion, and insight to be able to approach any challenge head-on, knowing that a “never-say-die” attitude is what it takes to reach our goals. In her words: “The point is, in life, you keep going—even if you don’t feel hope. You stand up again. You try, one more time, one more day. Again and again. Your determination is what sets you apart. And your heart is the life force that will propel your challenges into the miraculous.”

Through the power of storytelling, Allison takes her audiences on a journey, allowing them to fully understand the steps to embrace change and achieve true success. From adversity to vitality, from pain to hope and courage, Allison instills essential tools of self-mastery, and teaches how to quickly access grace and resilience in the face of challenges.

The backdrop of her breathtaking keynote displays images of her stirring and stunning artwork that are in the permanent collection of the Vatican and the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Watch Allison’s Promo Reels for Her Two Keynotes:

More Video Clips from "The Fire Within℠":

DOWNLOAD ALLISON'S SPEAKER PACKET - "Business Inspiration with Heart"

This document has program descriptions for Allison’s Keynotes as well as deliverables for the audience, biography, benefits etc.

Industries & Event Types

• Information Technology

• Sales

• Pharmaceutical

• Human Resources

• Finance

• Insurance

• Non-profits

• Humanitarian Groups

• Fundraisers

• Entrepreneurship

• Business Inspiration

• Energy

• Real Estate

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Associations

“I watched as the entire room rose to their feet in a standing ovation. Her work is phenomenal, and life altering."

"I can’t tell you how many keynotes I have sat through with this company, and I have never seen the crowd so affected. As I looked around the room, the audience was overcome with emotion; riveted, gasping in response at times, welling up with tears at others. As Allison closed… the entire room rose to their feet in a standing ovation, another first for this group. Allison was able to show up with exactly the message we needed to hear. I watched afterwards as executives came up to her one by one sharing how they had been touched personally. I don’t believe there is a group who could sit before the pure magic Allison brings to a room and not be forever changed.”

Allison Massari Offers Unparalleled Benefits

Inspiration

Discover how good can prevail in the most difficult situations. Allison has the ability to powerfully capture an audience with her unique story. In business, inspiration truly uplifts your teams to be more present and engaged.

Mastery

Allison’s program offers tools to successfully manage emotions that inhibit creativity, motivation, and productivity.

Meaning

By underscoring the impact that one person can have, participants feel more engaged and passionate about their work, and grow their sense of ownership and determination, resulting in a healthier, more gratifying work environment.

Happiness

Receive real solutions for navigating adversity, reducing stress and feeling more equipped to face life’s challenges.

Productivity

Equipped with tools to handle stress and manage trials more effectively, employee loyalty, ownership, and efficiency can reach new heights of achievement.

Confidence

Participants learn to respond to difficult circumstances, innovate, and constructively engage with co-workers and the world around.

Ingenuity

Audiences gain a fresh outlook on their job and their lives, invigorating their enthusiasm and imagination, and business inspiration.

Appreciation

Allison speaks brilliantly and generously to each individual’s need for recognition and appreciation.

Transformation

Her program is truly life-altering, and paradigm shifting.  The audience will be forever changed.

Keynote Program

Title options for Allison’s Keynote (These all work for the same speech):

Program Description #1: Activating True Resilience: Self-Mastery and The Five Kinds of Courage℠

What is the resilience mindset needed to be vibrant, alive and in command of your life? What does it look and feel like? At any moment, life can throw turmoil and adversity in our direction—uncertainty and unrest from changes at work, the shock of sudden financial loss, an automobile accident, serious illness…What does it take to be ok inside of ourselves and to embody resilience—no matter what?

Allison Massari’s journey, delivered through the art of storytelling reveals that we can discover untold amounts of strength, joy and aliveness when we learn to embrace our challenges rather than resist them. Allison states, “We can each make a vigorous, life-changing choice to navigate our way through and beyond adversity and be a force of light for ourselves and others.”

With vision, clarity, and compassion, Allison Massari teaches audiences the potent life lessons that she learned on each step of her path after she was severely burned in a fire and faced seemingly insurmountable odds. Her riveting keynote boosts confidence and well-being and offers a balm of hope as Allison intimately shares the nuances of how to respond to difficult circumstances and maintain resilience, personal command and integrity despite life’s disruptions. With genuine encouragement and support, you’ll receive a new perspective from which to see the world and walk away with effective methods to handle challenges and move towards dreams and goals with courage, purpose, and the strength of an open heart.

“Be vigilant to seek and find the good in every breathing moment. Search with ferocity. Harness an unbending belief. Your struggle and your dedication will sculpt your spirit and bring you to the ultimate destination—your Self-Mastery.”

Allison’s sublime and dynamic artwork serves as a breathtaking backdrop to her inspiring keynotes.

Prepare to be profoundly moved and deeply inspired. Prepare to be taken on a journey.

Program Description #2: The Fire Within℠ — The Art of Bold Self-Leadership

In today’s changing world of merging companies, new leadership, digital transformation, hypercompetition and an epidemic of burnout and isolation, Allison Massari brings a fresh and riveting message of hope and possibility to her audiences. 

Launching with a powerful story of triumph after being burned alive in a fire, Allison’s astounding keynote offers life-changing tools to immediately rise above any obstacle and ignite an unquenchable passion, strength, and inspired vitality. With genuine encouragement and support, she intimately shares the nuances of how to respond to change and difficult circumstances and maintain personal command and integrity despite turbulent times. As Allison states, “The truth is, the same internal fire and ‘command of self’ that I needed to heal my life is exactly what has given me success personally and professionally.” Allison Massari’s keynote elevates self-leadership, celebrates the power of taking personal responsibility, and reconnects audiences to a sense of real purpose and fulfillment in their work. Prepare to be taken on a journey.

Program Description #3: Be the One℠: Cultivating Expansive Thinking and Radical Appreciation

Inspire and retain leaders and teams through a heart-led culture shift. What is the mindset needed to generate an inner vibrancy and buoyant aliveness in our work and our life and grow a happier, more productive workforce? How do we access the energy to always lead with our presence and care and fully engage the hearts of our people and clients? 

Allison Massari shows, “There is a way to experience our life and our work that feels transcendent.” In her new, enthralling keynote, acclaimed speaker, entrepreneur and visual artist, Allison Massari, teaches how developing expansive thinking, self-leadership, and joyful appreciation of others unleashes an inner strength and professional enthusiasm that radically elevates company culture, increases retention, and quite simply - makes our own life better.  Allison explains, “Instead of waiting for the world to give us what we want and crave, we can make the decision to GIVE what we want to RECEIVE—to ‘Be the One.’ This is a way to take charge of our culture and radically transform our experience of our professional environment and our life.” 

This timely and visionary keynote is packed with content and original concepts that provide specific methods to uplift and transform your workplace. Allison’s compelling history gives her unique authority to share what it takes to persevere and transcend life’s difficulties. Audiences are transported by her extraordinary personal stories of art, Vivaldi, Mozart, Austria and so much more—filled with fresh metaphors and insight. Energized with renewed passion for work and a sense of unity and empowerment, you will walk away feeling revitalized, refreshed, and seeing life and work from new coordinates. Prepare to be taken on a very special journey.(Keynote 2)

During the Q&A, fireside chat style, Allison can help with specific concerns and provide tactical solutions for people to feel empowered through self-leadership, caring for themselves and others in a more profound way, and having more command managing the challenges of work. The adversities and strategies discussed may include: managing difficult customers or colleagues, navigating heightened emotions, tools to deal with weariness, burnout, or loneliness, how to handle negative feelings or people, etc.

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Research

Research According to Current Directions in Psychological Science ©Wiley-Blackwell Employees reported that poor mental health affected them in the following areas:

Research according to Gallup:

Gallup estimates that actively disengaged employees — the least productive — cost the American economy up to $350 billion per year in lost productivity, including absence, illness and other problems that result when employees are not engaged.
 

Research according to Harvard Business Review:

There is staggering scientific data showing that mastering one’s emotions is directly linked to the bottom line in your business.

Allison Massari Inspirational Video Clips

Promo Reel for —The Fire Within℠

Promo Reel for —Be the One℠: Expansive Thinking and Radical Appreciation

More Video Clips are Below from "The Fire Within℠"

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Praise for Allison Massari

"Extraordinary, emotional and inspiring life sharing by Allison Massari at the AE Seminar given by The Canadian Real Estate Association. What a way to end things! With peace, hope and above all LOVE!! It was truly a joy to hear you speak!”

The Canadian Real Estate Association

"How do I begin to explain the gift of spending time with Allison Massari? You had the audience member’s heads and hearts from the moment you began to speak. Heard nothing but rave reviews as folks were leaving the event. Our president was (and still is) OVER THE MOON with joy because YOU were our Keynote Speaker. I suppose everybody says these things after an Allison Massari experience.”

Sev Scaglia
Writer/Producer/Director
FloridaRealtors®

“You were simply outstanding! Brilliant!”

“As you know, our Bridge Conference attendees are fundraisers who are mission focused and work hard every day to raise funds to fulfill their organization’s mission. So, when we are identifying a closing keynote speaker, we look for a person who will inspire, motivate and encourage our attendees. After 3 days of a steady diet of learning best practices, industry trends and innovative ideas in fundraising and marketing, your presentation was the absolute perfect closing!

Your talent for storytelling… your passion… and your authenticity touched the core of our audience. In our very digital world, where people are connecting more via electronics – you connected to the audience with your heart. As fundraisers, they see a lot of hardship everyday – and your story of triumph gave them hope. I must believe that your profoundly genuine story of overcoming a major life-threatening trauma will help many of them re-commit to their mission, to continue diligently working to save lives, save animals, save the environment, etc.… i.e., to continue to make a difference.

On a personal note, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know you and hope that we stay in touch. If you are ever in the DC area again, please, please do reach out to me.

You inspired others to triumph over adversity... helping others to make the world a better place. Well done!”

Donna Tschiffely
Executive Director, DMAW
Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference

“Allison Massari, you moved the group attending Craneware’s Financial Performance Summit to their very core - gave all of us a special piece of you. We belong to each other now.”

“‘Shine like the sun,’ said Allison Massari, our keynote at Craneware’s Financial Performance Summit yesterday afternoon. Her powerful story illustrates that we leave a little piece of ourselves with every person we encounter - let that piece be kindness, caring, mercy.”

Veronica Anzalone, RN
Marketing Manager
Craneware

“She was mesmerizing while telling her story. Her presentation was absolutely amazing.”

“Allison was incredible.  She is one of the kindest, most gentle souls I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. As I do with all our functions, I am continually looking around the room to see how the audience is reacting to the speaker.  Thursday night, I have to say, was a first for me. As I gazed around the room, every person in the room had their eyes on Allison. There was no phone usage or talking to their neighbor, not one person got left their seat for the entire presentation.  She was mesmerizing while telling her story. Her presentation was absolutely amazing.”

Stephany Turner
Manager
Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation

“A long, well-deserved standing ovation.”

“Allison Massari delivered the keynote address to over 1,000 people at our annual event. She captivated the audience for 45 minutes. No one made a sound other than in reaction to her incredibly inspiring story. Allison is a survivor of a horrific car accident. As a visual artist, she used her skills to take the audience through her journey in a playful, pointed and creative way. Projections of her unique art illustrated her insights, emotions, and resilience. The healing she experienced, and now shares, deeply affected the audience which recognized her with a long, well-deserved standing ovation. Allison is a beautiful person with an incredibly important perspective on health, happiness and joy. All who are fortunate enough to hear her speak will forever be grateful for the opportunity.”

Michael S. Barr, MD, MBA, MACP
Executive Vice President, Quality Measurement & Research Group
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

“When I began our journey of looking for a keynote speaker I never thought my life would be touched forever. I knew speaking to Allison on the phone prior to our conference she was different. She had a calmness around her that made me feel like she was a perfect speaker who is truly the spokesperson for triumph over pain.  From the moment Allison began her presentation I was so moved and inspired. Allison shared that the simple acts of kindness were the things in her journey that made the real differences. These are things we can practice on our own lives each and every day.”

Yvonne Chase, MBA, CHAM
Manager, Revenue Cycle
Mayo Clinic
NAHAM Immediate Past President and 2017 Conference Chair

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