Dr Alison Edgar MBE
Build high-performing teams with Alison Edgar, transformational business speaker. Alison works with global organisations to drive change management, strengthen accountability, and develop resilient leaders, delivering MBE-recognised expertise for Amazon, Adobe, and British Airways.
London, United Kingdom
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Alison's corporate career placed her inside a company that once dominated its industry worldwide, where she witnessed firsthand how resisting change in emerging markets triggered a cataclysmic decline. This experience shaped her mission to understand what drives high-performing teams and future-ready leaders — and how organisations can build cultures where people take ownership, accountability, and deliver exceptional results.
Awarded an MBE for business in 2020 and an Honorary Doctorate of Education in 2024, Alison is recognised for her contribution to learning and development. Her work has taken her inside major global brands, including Amazon, Adobe, CBRE, LVMH, MetLife, and British Airways, where she helps teams navigate change, strengthen collaboration, and raise performance standards at every level.
Alison is the author of two international bestsellers, both widely used across organisations to develop confidence, resilience, and professional impact. She was also invited by the BBC to appear as the business expert on The Apprentice: Unfinished Business (BBC2), where she gave her opinions on the show and assessed commercial judgement and leadership under pressure. Alison joined a select group of business experts featured on the programme, following Baroness Karren Brady and Mike Soutar.
Known for her energy, humour, relatability, and down-to-earth storytelling, Alison empowers audiences to think differently, show up with purpose, and unlock the performance potential within themselves and their teams.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
Great teams are built on a foundation of trust, communication, and collaboration. In this transformative presentation, Alison Edgar MBE explores the key components of high-performance teams and how leaders can cultivate an environment where trust thrives and communication flows freely.
By fostering a culture of openness and respect and aligning personal and professional goals with driving forces, attendees will learn how to unleash the collective potential of their teams, driving innovation, productivity, and bottom-line results.
In this transformative session, Alison Edgar MBE guides participants through the process of overcoming the challenges associated with change and teaches delegates how to embrace it as a catalyst for growth.
Drawing from her own experiences, including her decision to cut ties with a once-dominant company that refused to embrace change and subsequently lost market share, Alison offers invaluable insights into the consequences of resisting change and the power of acceptance and adaption.
Through compelling anecdotes and practical techniques, attendees will learn how to confront their fear of change, unlock their potential, and seize opportunities for personal and professional development.
In this inspiring presentation, Alison Edgar MBE champions women's empowerment and shares strategies for overcoming obstacles, achieving balance, and reaching professional goals.
Drawing from her own journey, navigating a high-flying sales career while juggling the ever-demanding responsibilities of motherhood and caregiving for her elderly-disabled parents, she offers practical advice for overcoming challenges, advocating for oneself, and fostering a supportive network while still achieving your personal and professional goals and finding harmony in such a demanding world.
In today's fast-paced world, maintaining well-being is essential for personal, professional and organisational success. In this empowering presentation, Alison Edgar MBE shares practical strategies for managing stress, setting meaningful goals, and achieving work-life balance.
With a keen understanding of the stresses and strains of modern work life, Alison shares practical strategies for managing stress, setting achievable goals, and reclaiming balance. Drawing from her own experiences as well as psychological insights, she offers actionable tips tailored to address the unique pain points of those struggling with well-being in their professional or personal life.
Follow Alison Edgar MBE’s empowering yet relatable story as she breaks free from childhood adversity to become a twice best-selling author, named one of the UK’s Top 100 Entrepreneurs, and awarded an MBE from the British Royal Family for her services to entrepreneurship and business.
Leaving the corporate world and starting her own business at age 46, Alison tells the story of the important lessons she has learned throughout her life, showing that it’s never too late to achieve your goals, and no barrier should hold you back from achieving them.
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