Alison is a community catalyst, speaker, and co-founder of Optimistic Labs. Over the last 5 years she has built event focused companies as an entrepreneur, and has consulted with large brands to architect community around a shared purpose and vision. Alison designs experiences to bring brands to life, expressing company mission through in person events with their target market. She executes strategies to engage innovators, creatives, and visionaries, and programs content to ignite conversation and inspire action.
Alison works with those who are looking to engage in a community of connectedness, to expand their sense of purpose, to grow in the understanding of their craft, and to have a great time in the process. The combination of her intentional approach and operational mindset give her a unique super power to intuitively orchestrate the high level big picture, while maintaining attention to detail. Her unique perspectives help guide her role as a broker : of ideas, relationships and possibilities.
Founder | Community and Events Consultancy
Building • Community • Designing • Experiences • Programming Content • Event Production
Co-Founder / CEO | Community Organization + Social Movement
Building Community • Designing Experiences • Programming Content • Host + Emcee
Host + Emcee
Speak on Community • Diversity/Inclusion • Blockchain • Impact
Advisor + Advocate
Advisory Board for Wellness Start ups • Brand Ambassador • Featured in best selling clean recipe book • Health Writer
Director of Programming | Global Membership Clubhouses
Programming Activations • Experience Design • Launched membership program and founding clubhouse locations
Founding Team | Operations Lead
Building Community • Designing Experiences • Programming Content • Emcee
COO | Community Catalyst
Building Community • Designing Experiences • Facilitating + Hosting workshops • Programming Content • Emcee
Instructor | Studio Operations
Pilates Instructor at 7 Studios • Director of Operations at high performing studio • Launched 2 new LA locations
Founder | Accounting Consultancy for Wellness Start ups
Master’s Degree in Accounting • 5yrs at the Big 4 Public Acct Firms • Former CPA and CFF
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“The bimonthly after-work party began in Venice Beach, Calif., where it quickly grew to 200 attendees from 12.”
“Alison Burger, Emily Bush and Leslie Scofield hosted ‘Women of Crypto,’ one of the most well attended events at #RestartWeek.”
“‘Satoshi is female’ was one of the more pervasive slogans at Consensus 2018, the world’s largest blockchain conference.”
“With a focus on wellness, Habitas is the next generation of members clubs.”
“11 Wellness Trends To Watch In 2017”
“Alison Burger has been a role model to me for years of what it looks like to own my worth, my beauty, and a career I love.”
“London’s latest trendy wellness event already has a cult-like status in both LA and New York.”
“Women of Crypto is a community organization [created] to encourage the inclusion of women in the blockchain technology industry.”
“I’m already thinking about booking my next sporting holidays in Santa Monica (not being able to bring an Alison clone in my suitcase).”
Featured in the New York Times best selling recipe book, Clean Eats
“Why millennials are ditching bar crawls for juice crawls”
“Women of Crypto [co-founded by Alison Burger] kicked off the Crypto Invest Summit conference with a full day of panels.”