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Allie is a truth seeker, advisor, award-winning leader and author who unlocked high potential in 1000s, and cracked the code on doing the same for young people. Experienced in applying timeless principles grounded in ancient wisdom, science, Harvard leadership training, and real-life to personal and professional challenges.

After surviving a violent attack during a massacre that left hundreds of others dead, and fallout thereafter, she spent decades in high-stakes environments as a scientist turned Harvard-trained award-winning global leader — at AI Startups, Amazon, Fortune 1000 boardrooms, a U.S. Presidential election — and as a speaker, advisor, mentor at Non-Profits, Universities, and K-12 schools. She parented for high potential in the AI era while working at the forefront of AI.

Allie is author of Notes on Human Potential & Resilience, which has been a rising Top 100 newsletter, and bestselling author of the survival adventure and modern tale of resilience and transformation against extraordinary odds, July and Everything After, which became a long-standing #1 Top Release and Bestseller across multiple categories, and was named a First Horizon Award Finalist celebrating superior debut works, and a Hawthorne Prize Finalist, and named to the Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List.

Her writing explores human potential, the nature of perception and beliefs, and our ability to shape them to live more positive and resilient lives. Her writing touches on topics related to mindsets, and also draws from graduate school study of science, leadership, and ancient wisdom, including study with acclaimed Eastern / Western wisdom tradition leaders and philosophers, during her graduate school days and throughout her career.

As an invited speaker, Allie has touched 1,000,000+ people through author events, ideas festivals, conferences, roundtables, universities, young professionals groups, company retreats, board retreats, tv, radio. She's been an expert panelist for NPR member WNYC (The Brian Lehrer Show), and interviewed by NPR and WSJ for her work. She's been awarded and recognized for her leadership and work by several organizations including Amazon, Harvard, Asia Society, and more.

Previously Allie's writing was selected for various award-winning and other publications, and her opinion piece published in Pulitzer prize-winning Sun Sentinel. She also has been a contributor to academic, trade, and policy publications, and was formerly an executive and global writing advisor at Amazon. 

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