"...empowering and full of wisdom..."

Allie is a survivor, practitioner, experimenter, award-winning leader and author, who's been deep in the trenches advising 1000s of organizations, executives, and young professionals on leadership, value creation, and resilience in the age of uncertainty. As a child, she survived a violent personal attack during political massacres that left hundreds of others dead, and then years of devastating fallout thereafter. Inspired by those events, as well as decades of her work as a builder and leader of innovative and high performing teams and organizations, her writing explores the nature of reality, 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 ancient wisdom, and also draws from study of science and leadership and ancient wisdom, including  study with acclaimed eastern and western philosophers, during her graduate school days and throughout her career.

Allie is the author of the survival adventure and modern tale of resilience and transformation against extraordinary odds, July and Everything After, which became a long standing top release, and was named a First Horizon Award Finalist, a distinction presented by the Eric Hoffer Book Awards to celebrate superior debut works, and a Hawthorne Prize Finalist, and named to the Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List. 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 a global writing advisor at Amazon. Allie has been an invited speaker to ideas festivals, universities, conferences, company retreats, board retreats, young professionals groups, tv, radio, and more, and an expert panelist for WNYC (The Brian Lehrer Show). She has been awarded and recognized for her leadership and work by several organizations including Amazon, Harvard, Asia Society, and more.

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“Compelling... Allie Nava's words shine... riveting... A delicately woven tale of healing." - Midwest Book Review

"...compelling and gripping story... A fantastic debut from a new voice…!" - Michelle, @nurse_bookie

"This universal story explores…the ripple effects of…traumas… healing..." - CEO of Doctors Without Borders

 “...a powerful tale of resilience, identity, and the relentless pursuit of justice… had me in tears… a beautifully written story...” - Mathi, mowgliwithabook

"Nava’s debut...crafts a powerful narrative...  writing is laced with vulnerability, never shying away from the raw... quick pacing keeps its readers engaged...immersed in Maya's journey..." - BookLife / Publishers Weekly

"Through the eyes of Maya, an American college graduate... Allie Nava paints an unflinching portrait of survival and resilience in the face of unimaginable violence... Nava's narration pulses with urgency... Amidst this, Nava raises a profound question: how do we balance self-preservation against the consequences of inaction." - Brown Girl Bookshelf

”I was impressed this was a debut!” - Karen, @books.cats.travel.food

"...unspeakable events... the importance of the message..." - @purrfectpages

“Maya’s journey is empowering and full of wisdom” - Amber, @_readtowrite04_

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