Based in Calgary, Alberta, A professional speaker and trainer, Alison knows how to captivate and inspire her audiences, keeping them engaged with her use of memorable sayings, innovative exercises and her own creative quirky flair. With over 20 years of experience, Alison has worked with many diverse audiences ranging from street kids, student leadership, faith-based groups, indigenous youth and leaders, women, children, new immigrants and corporate Calgary. This broad scope enables her to connect with people no matter where they are at in life, and no matter their age. Alison has an incredible ability to speak to the heart, encourage the soul and motivate people to act. 

Alison founded a non-profit organization called Young Woman of Power (YWOP) dedicated to transforming female culture in Canada and seeing a future where every young woman feels empowered and has the confidence to make her dreams a reality. Alison has written curriculum that is used in schools called PivotFWD and will be launching a podcast for youth and young adults this Summer. Fall of 2019 Alison was awarded the Women of Inspiration Difference Maker Award for her contribution to youth and young women across Canada. Empowering women to use their voice, to be bold, to go for it, and to believe they can is as natural for Alison as breathing air. If you have a female who you want to celebrate or encourage look no further. 

A graduate from Ambrose University in Youth Ministry, Alison can also bring a faith element into her presentations as she was a youth pastor for 9 years. Wait, did you catch that?  She was a youth pastor. That means she is anything but boring when it comes to faith. She doesn’t preach she makes truth come alive in a creative practical way. During her time as a youth pastor and beyond she played and coached predominantly girls’ volleyball and basketball at a local High school and played baseball on the teacher’s team. Sports has been a big part of her life along with music. Yep, she was a band kid. Still plays the trumpet to this day and a few other instruments you might see in her Pep Talk. Happy moments for Alison include being able to eat chewy candy or plantain chips, and being able to instill hope, encouragement and laughter.