Unlock the Potential Within Every Person
Elevate the Culture of Your Organization

Audiences Walk Away With

• Greater confidence, and personal ownership in their work and life.

• A deeper understanding of how we each shape culture through everyday actions.

• The inspiration to elevate relationships, strengthen trust, and contribute at a higher level.

• An empowering mindset to successfully handle this world of extreme change.

Uplift Your People — Uplift Yourself — Be the One℠

Lead with Empathy. Celebrate a Culture of Kindness.

Company culture has never been more important. It is a key driver of success for both individuals and businesses, and is a tremendous differentiator in the marketplace—attracting clients and employees and setting the stage for long term business profits and growth.

Your people define the identity and uniqueness of your company. 

According to Gallup polls, when people feel aligned with their company culture, they perform better. Managers view a candidates' connection to the culture of equal importance to their skills and experience. 

In today’s hyper-evolving world, if you want to retain top talent, combat burnout and turnover and succeed on every level—make your work culture so good people don’t want to leave.

An exceptional company culture creates a work environment where:

• People feel engaged, supported, valued, and trusted

• They experience a sense of purpose and impact in their work

• They feel genuine care within the workplace

• They can grow professionally—in their knowledge and skills

• They are in alignment with the greater mission of the company

The best work culture starts with inspired leadership. Allison Massari’s groundbreaking keynote boosts confidence, celebrates genuine care and new ideas, and stimulates empathic leadership. Hiring Allison signals to your people that you are investing in each of them personally and professionally, and that their happiness and well-being is valued and is a part of your culture that you celebrate.

As Allison explains in her stunning presentation, heart-led leadership is also about self-leadership. When each individual recognizes their own vital role in the work environment and the success of the company—they are taking charge of their culture and radically transforming their experience of their work and life. Through Allison’s encouragement and the profound lessons of her speech, each person is ignited to be a force of light for themselves and each other. 

"Yes, we want to empower people to feel their autonomy and dial into their gifts and contributions as individuals… AND we want to pull people in—to feel a sense of community, a sense of loyalty—to feel genuinely connected to others and to their work. There is a deep satisfaction in going beyond oneself as an individual and feeling part of a team."—Allison Massari

Radical Appreciation of Others

Work Culture Keynote Description

Be the One℠: The Decision to Take Charge, Care Fiercely and Shine Defiantly no Matter What

When your leaders are stretched thin, they don't need to be told to keep going. They need to see how. In her timely and visionary keynote, Hall of Fame Speaker, lifetime entrepreneur, burn survivor, and celebrated artist, Allison Massari provides powerful answers to successfully navigate change, develop innovative thinking and grow an empowered sense of purpose and personal command. Through masterful storytelling, packed with content, you will learn to see life and work from a completely new and exciting lens. 

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 work culture, and radically transform our experience of our lives.” 

She creates a profound in-the-room transformation. Transported by a renewed sense of unity and inspiration, your teams will walk away feeling revitalized, refreshed, and ready to embrace challenges as opportunities for growth. 

Be the One℠
Be the one who makes the decision to take charge.
Be the one who cares for yourself and others.
Be the one who is the visionary.
Be the one who does not give up.

“We Don't Wait for the World to Change. We Change.”—Allison Massari

Deliverables FOR “Be the One℠”

• Get Empowered to Step Forward in Work and in Life—To Be the One 

• Expand Courage and Unconditional Confidence

• Unify Your Leaders and Workforce through a Heart-Led Culture Shift

• Discover How to Nurture the Mindset Needed to Lead with Empathy

• Learn the Incomparable Art of Expressing Your Appreciation for Those Around You

• Acquire an Unexpected & Game-Changing Mindset to Alleviate Burnout

• Activate a Buoyant Aliveness and Inner Vitality for your Work and Life

• Amplify Self-Leadership: Having Personal Command in All Moments

The Fire Within™: The Art of Bold Self-Leadership

Launching with a powerful story of triumph after being burned alive in a fire, Allison Massari’s astounding resilience keynote offers essential tools to immediately rise above any obstacle and ignite an unquenchable passion and inspired vitality. 

Through breathtaking storytelling, Allison teaches creative, fresh concepts to achieve a rare mindset. She states, “In the fullness of true resilience, you don’t just survive, you become a better version of yourself on every level. You come into true aliveness.” With genuine encouragement and support, Allison intimately shares the nuances of how to respond to change and difficult circumstances with courage, purpose, and the strength of an open heart. This transformational keynote celebrates the power of taking personal responsibility, elevates confidence and well-being, and reconnects audiences to a sense of true purpose and fulfillment in their work. Your audience will be forever changed.

“You were OUTSTANDING! We have been talking for years and years about the need to address burnout…YOU just DID!!”— McKesson 

Deliverables for The Fire Within℠:

• Triumph Through Change 

• Expand Courage and Unconditional Confidence

• Amplify Self-Leadership: Have Personal Command in All Moments

• Clearly Understand the 5 Components of a Resilient Mindset

• Inspire Compassionate Leadership

• Unify Your Workforce

• Grow Inspired Personal and Professional Development

• Establish a Foundation for Wellness and Well-Being

• Ignite the Power of the Human Spirit

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

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Allison Massari Offers Unparalleled Benefits

Inspiration

Allison has the ability to powerfully capture an audience with her unique story. Individuals and teams experience true inspiration, and are more present, uplifted and engaged in work and in life.

Mastery

Allison’s program offers tools to naturally elevate self-mastery—which inspires creativity, motivation, and productivity.

Meaning

By teaching the essential skills of self-leadership and expressing appreciation for others, participants feel more engaged and passionate about their work, resulting in a healthier, more gratifying work environment.

Happiness

Build a foundation for personal and professional well-being through new vision and expanded thinking.

Productivity

Equipped with tools to be more engaged, motivated and unified, employee loyalty, ownership, and efficiency reach new heights of achievement.

Confidence

Participants learn to activate self-leadership, innovate, and constructively engage with co-workers and the world around them.

Ingenuity

Audiences gain a completely fresh outlook on their job and their lives, invigorating their enthusiasm and imagination. Creativity is activated through Allison’s vibrant storytelling and unique lessons.

Appreciation

Allison brilliantly and generously teaches the incomparable and vital art of expressing your appreciation for others.  

Transformation

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

Industries & Event Types for Allison’s Keynote:

Allison expertly adapts her message to each industry and speaks to a diverse range of audiences. She will be delighted to speak with your leadership team on how to specifically connect with your group, align with your mission, and also support your vision and goals for your conference.

“I am here to not only deliver powerful takeaways…
 I am here to speak to your soul.”

—Allison Massari

Allison customizes her speech to fit the specific needs and concerns of your organization. She also offers a Q&A, fireside chat style, after the keynote where she 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. 

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Praise for Allison Massari

“She is, without question, one of the most delightful presenters and personalities we have ever hired. “

“If you are looking for someone with a compelling message of hope, of tenacity and of grace, it is my pleasure to unhesitatingly recommend Allison Massari. She is, without question, one of the most delightful presenters and personalities we have ever hired. She is engaging. She is sincere. She is kind. And she is so easy to work with. My promise: if you bring Allison to your event, you not only will be pleased with the content, you will enjoy the experience every step of the way. ”

Rick Long
Petroleum Equipment Institute
General Manager – Associate General Counsel
PEI Journal Editor in Chief

“I can honestly say that after 20+ events in the last 8 years we have never had such a positive reaction from our attendees. Allison has an incredibly intelligent and artistic way of presenting her emotional story.  From the moment she said hello, she had the undivided attention of everyone in the room.”

“Her delivery was exceptional and unlike any I’ve seen before, as she has an amazing ability to appeal to the audience’s multiple senses and emotions.  Would we hire Allison again?  Absolutely!  But I think we’ll have a very hard time finding availability based on the reaction of the meeting planners in our audience that wanted to book her for their upcoming events.”

Kelly Foy
CEO
Elite Meetings International, Inc.

“This gal has a message everyone needs to hear! She’s a MUST SEE! : ) Don’t walk, run to her next presentation!”

Brian Garver
VP, Sales and Marketing
KeyBridge Medical Revenue Care

“My job enables me to see world class speakers quite frequently.  Truly, I have never been as moved by a story as I was by yours.”

“Allison, your incredible message of kindness, forgiveness and love was truly delightful and something I think of frequently.  You have a heart of gold, and the authenticity with which you convey your message is beautiful.  My job enables me to see world class speakers quite frequently.  Truly, I have never been as moved by a story as I was by yours.  I feel blessed to have been able to hear you and I am GRATEFUL that you decided to share your story.  I can’t wait to see you again!  Thank you.”

Jennie Pauling
Senior Relationship Manager and Vice President
Wells Fargo Asset Management

“As Executive Director I give very few guarantees—I guarantee that you will love Allison Massari.”

“After I had hung up the phone with Allison I was still hanging onto the phone as if I wanted to hold on to her, because that is the way you feel about Allison when you brush up against her. I can tell you that she is just aglow. She is magnificent.”

Katee Tully
Executive Director
The Morean
St. Petersburg, FL

“…the three-minute standing ovation…”

“What’s the lesson? Plain and simple—it’s the little moments in life that have the greatest impact and you never know what little moment is going to change the world, so you better be prepared for it. …If you had been at Centricity LIVE, you could have seen the three-minute standing ovation that Allison got after her talk yesterday. And you could have seen the customer who came up to me, hugged me, and thanked me for bringing Allison to Centricity LIVE, telling me that Allison’s speech ‘has changed my outlook on life.’ …”

Justin Steinman
Vice President and General Manager
GE Healthcare IT

“In a word, astounding! One of the most memorable and impactful keynotes in CIO Forum history.”

Keith Fraidenburg
Vice President, Education & Communications
CHIME/HIMMS Conference

“When we opened the TEDxZaragoza conference with Allison, it was like dropping a bomb… Her work is so thorough, so careful. Every sentence, every comma, every pause, the pronunciation of every word, are doubly, triply checked and pondered. It is plainly counterintuitive that the result is so incredibly emotional despite this infinite attention to detail. Yet it is. As I later said to her, “It is a great power to be able to make people laugh and cry in only 18 minutes. How does she do it? My guess is that one of the secret ingredients is to tell exactly what you think, to show what you feel… to actually feel it on stage! It is very different from the careful work of an actress, who strives to convince that she feels something which is not there. Allison’s only aim is to accurately and intensely communicate what she actually feels… and the laughs and the tears in the audience confirm that she achieves it remarkably.”

Pablo Echinique
TEDxZaragoza Co-Organizer
Scientific researcher at the Spanish National Research Council
Zaragoza, Spain

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