Meet Allison McGuire
Allison is the creator of the McGuire Method and founder of McGuire Enterprises.
She’s worked as a communications professional — from actress to politico to entrepreneur — for over two decades.
Translating her acting skills into business, Allison founded four companies, appeared in various media outlets, presented to a wide variety of audiences, and won every pitch competition she’s entered.
With those learnings, she created the McGuire Method, applying performance techniques to real life.
Allison has coached 100s of innovators, from company leaders to high-growth teams, and taught the McGuire Method to thousands worldwide.
She is the coach for the hit AWS series Pitch What’s Possible, a startup pitch makeover show, that amassed over 200 million views on social media alone. Allison recently wrote and performed her one-woman show, The Shadow of Success, at Woolly Mammoth Theatre in DC.
Formerly, Allison was a tech entrepreneur and politico, working in national security and human rights advocacy for both the US House of Representatives and UK Parliament. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Arts and Political Science from top acting conservatory program, Boston University.
Allison has delivered keynote speeches, guest lectured, and presented across the world, including at China's Global Business Innovation Summit, SXSW, Plug & Play, BMW iVentures, NYU, UCLA, USC, Columbia University, Goldman Sachs, AWS, Vistage, and Pharrell's From One Hand to Another.
