Unleash Your Voice with Priya Sam
Priya Sam is a Story Architect who helps people unlock their confidence and define their career paths through their Power Stories. In Unleash Your Voice, you'll find a combination of solo episodes and guest interviews around topics related to professional storytelling, networking, personal branding, and job interviews.
Unleash Your Voice with Priya Sam
Silly Goose, Serious Career: Allison Macalik on Standing Out in Corporate
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Allison Macalik is the Director of Solutions at Ontech, where she helps sales teams and organizations simplify complex solutions, build trust with buyers, and close deals with confidence. With over a decade of experience in pre-sales and solutions engineering, Allison empowers professionals—especially women—to overcome imposter syndrome, build authentic personal brands, and lead with clarity, confidence, and joy.
She is also the founder of the WISE (Women in Solutions Engineering) chapter at Salesforce. org, a coach with the Pre-Sales Collective, and co-creator of Four Under Three, where she co-hosts The Imposter Talks Podcast and leads Fight Your Imposter workshops for ERGs worldwide.
Known online as the “Silly Goose in Corporate,” Allison shows leaders how authenticity, fun, and bold self-expression can drive impact, influence, and career growth.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
→ What pre-sales actually is — and why it’s one of the best careers in tech
→ How Allison built a powerful personal brand as the “Silly Goose in Corporate”
→ Why authenticity beats perfection in leadership and communication
→ How to overcome imposter syndrome and self-doubt at work
→ How to advocate for yourself and get promoted in corporate environments
→ Why joy, fun, and play increase productivity and team performance
→ How to build confidence, visibility, and influence without burning out
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