Allyson Stewart-Allen’s career has seen her work for some of the biggest establishments in the world. She has worked as a consultant for PwC UK, the PA Consulting Group, and Hay Group, advisor for Grosvenor, and the Business For Diplomatic Action, a business mentor for the Mayor’s International Business Programme, a business analyst for Sky News, and Director for CareerSkills, London Business School, The Chartered Institute of Marketing, The Forum Corporation, Headspring Executive Development, and Said Business School.

In 1991, she founded International Marketing Partners Ltd and now works as their CEO. Together, they help professionals and organisations wanting a deeper understand of their international markets using hands-on, on-the-ground help, providing methodical market planning and business culture insights to save time and money.

JUDGE, FELLOW, MEMBER

Allyson is a prominent corporate judge, and has been part of the judging panels for a number of highly desired prizes, such as:

– The Chartered Institute of Marketing: Women in Marketing Awards

– The Chartered Institute of Marketing: Global Marketing Excellence Awards

– The International Business Awards: Chair of Marketing Judge

– BritishAmerican Business: TransAtlantic Growth

– The Lloyds Bank National Business Awards

– World Retail Congress

– The Stevie Awards (chair of judges)

– Haymarket Media Group: Women in Leadership Power List

– The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards (lead judge)

She is also an associate fellow at the Møller Institute, and fellow at The British-American Project, a member of the board of advisors for IORMA, a member of The Marketing Society, and the International Women’s Forum, and an associate member of the Foreign Press Association.

EDUCATOR

Allyson is the creator and leading instructor for the LinkedIn Learning course ‘Leading International Growth. She is also an educator at Duke Corporate Education, as well as an educator and programme director for HEC Paris.

She also has education experience at the Said Business School of Oxford University, Churchill College Cambridge, LBS, and Duke CE.

WRITER

On top of her consultancy work, Allyson is also a business writer, and has published the best-selling book Working With America alongside fellow educator Lanie Denslow. The book explores the intricacies of US business culture in aiding professionals to build effective relationships within the American market.

It was the first business book to feature at the Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival, and was named The Sunday Times book of the week. It even had praise from HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, who stated “I’d like to thank Allyson Stewart-Allen for her much-needed insight into working with Americans. Whilst the US may be our second largest export market, insights from an insider are always most welcome.”

She has also contributed to The Financial Times Handbook of Management, Win New Business, The Financial Times, i News, The Big Issue, Elite Business, CEO Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Evening Standard, and The New York Times.

AWARDS

Allyson’s success in her field has seen her be awarded a number of accolades, including:

– Named on The Female FTSE Report 2014: 100 omen to Watch List

– Who’s Who in the World List

– Who’s Who in America List

– Who’s Who Among Women List

– The first-ever two-time winner of the European Foundation For Management Development Excellence in Practice Award

SPEAKER

Allyson is a popular keynote speaker, and has appeared at many international conferences such as the FT Conferences, World Retail Congress, Global Female Leaders’ Summit, and The Peter Drucker Forum.

KEYNOTE TOPICS

Avoiding a Foreign Fall: How to Successfully Lead International Growth: Drawing on over 30 years’ work helping over 260 companies to get it right, Allyson examines how companies of all shapes and sizes can avoid the traps of internationalisation.

Building Business Culture Intelligence: How to Master Corporate Diplomacy: Why are some leaders more effective than others? It comes down to motivation, openness, and self-awareness for adapting to the culture codes of wherever they are. Knowing the norms help senior leaders to build profitable business relationships around the world.

Developing Your Leadership Brand: How to Create and Control Your Reputation: In this keynote, Allyson explores ways to tell your leadership story, reveal your values, and choose a proxy brand in order to change perceptions and increase engagement.

Clients: Aegis, Aljazeera, BAE Systems, BBC, Burberry, Cadbury, Chanel, Cisco, CNBC, CNN, Converse, Deutsche Welle, DHL, Discovery, Electronic Arts, Ford, Global Female Leaders, Global Peter Drucker Forum, France 24, Hay Management Consultants, Henkel, HP, HSBC, IBM, Infineum, Lendlease, Lufthansa, Masterfoods, Mercer, NatWest, NBC Universal, Oracle, Osborne Clarke, PA Consulting Group, PwC, Ricoh, SAB Miller, Shell, Sky News, TJ Maxx, TRT, Zurich.

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