Allison Massari's mission is to relieve human suffering. She has become a fiery voice for the potent power of compassion, kindness, and indestructible perseverance. She is a trusted advisor, spokesperson and international speaker devoted to bringing the world together. Watch for her on stage at TEDxZaragoza in Spain, speaking on "The Future of Happiness."

Allison is a leading educator on the power of compassionate care. At age 32, she became a long term medical patient as a burn survivor and brain injury patient. As a patient, Allison spent over 400 days in hospitals, physical therapy centers and physicians’ offices. Her message invokes a deeper understanding of the necessity for outstanding patient-centered care. Her programs deliver the balanced perspective of Allison’s vast experience in the worlds of both patient and provider. Since childhood, she was mentored in the medical field by her father, a surgeon, and her mother, a nurse. She spent 16 years interning and working in hospitals and medical office settings, and is an advocate for both patients and healthcare professionals.

Allison is one of ten people in the world chosen to teach how to successfully overcome challenges in the international documentary film "ReSolve" by Polaris Global (release date soon). The film is hosted by the Head of Special Forces for the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and focuses on solutions to come through post-traumatic stress. Massari is also the founder of revolutionary programs for teenagers with burn injuries that continue to transform young people's lives at the Adaptive Sports Center in Crested Butte, Colorado. She has been featured in major media including NBC, ABC, FOX and Family Circle Magazine. Massari is on the faculty at Figley Institute, a traumatologist training center.

Her more serious credentials come from her life experience. Allison Massari found peace, purpose, and happiness after overcoming two extraordinary personal tragedies. In 1998, she survived a 60 mph car crash where she was trapped and burned alive; conscious the entire time. Just three years later she was hit again at 60 mph and sustained a brain injury. The level of betrayal she felt from life seemed insurmountable. Then Massari became determined to create an amazing life. Taking a long, steep climb from ashes into recovery, she learned very clearly how to navigate her way to true healing and to a life filled with her greatest professional successes. Her rededicated mission is to share her story of transformation and revitalization to motivate change in people and the organizations that nurture and inspire them. Allison Massari shares how to transform any challenge into an opportunity.

Allison’s professional career is rich with diverse achievements. For over 15 years she has been creating, selling and placing fine art with international collectors and Fortune 500 clients such as General Mills, US Airways, and Lockheed Martin. She holds a Masters of Arts degree from School of Visual Arts in New York City and a Bachelor of Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, as well as being the recipient of an adventurous award to study in Brugge, Belgium and La NaPoule, France. The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida displays her collage work in its permanent collection.

Her mission is to bring transformation to individuals, businesses and communities. Allison has dedicated her speaking career to  well-being, change, and success - inspiring people with tools to more effectively manage their lives. She equally loves delivering her message to healthcare audiences - to heal burnout in medical workers and to enhance patient-centered care. Her message focuses on the power of the human connection. In her own words, “Compassion heals the places that medicine cannot touch."

'I’ve come to a place where my heart pounds with excitement instead of fear. I learned how to transform my pain and how to take control of my life. If I could do this with my own life and under such extreme circumstances...imagine what you can do with yours.”  Allison Massari

Most Popular Topics:

Attitude

Change/Tough Times

Success

Wellness

Inspirational/Motivational

Healthcare: Patient-Centered Care

Healthcare: Healing Burn-Out in Healthcare Workers

Benefits:

1) Discover how good can prevail in the face of the most difficult situations. Allison has the ability to powerfully capture an audience with her unique story. She takes them on a journey and leaves them changed.

2) Revitalize employee engagement. Allison speaks brilliantly to each individual’s need for recognition and appreciation.

3) Learn to successfully manage emotions like anger, frustration and depression that affect work productivity and inhibit creativity, engagement and motivation.

4) Cultivate loyalty and dramatically improve employee efficiency.

5) Communicate more effectively with fellow employees and clients. Understand what works, what doesn’t work, and why when it comes to communication.

6) Enhance customer service. Increase quality of service to minimize complaints and generate more referrals.

7) Raise the bar for a healthy work environment and in turn improve employee satisfaction.

8) Feel empowered when facing challenges at work and in life.

 

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