Allison Thorne / Consultant

Allison is an experienced international trade consultant with sound knowledge of SME capacity building, export training, and trade mission coordination. Having lived, worked and studied on three continents, Allison has a collaborative, globally adaptable mind-set and strong interest in working on international projects focused on unlocking human potential.
Prior to joining Kisserup, Allison served in a Director role with a   co-working center and start-up incubator in New Brunswick Canada. She consulted and provided assistance to clientele composed of  local and high potential immigrant entrepreneurs. This experience instilled Allison with a keen cultural sensitivity as well as the ability to deliver concrete metrics while enhancing communication skills with a diverse scope of individuals.
Recently, Allison was the Project Coordinator of the Export Growth program, Grow Export that aimed to build the international export capacity of small businesses in Atlantic Canada with the goal of enabling long-term economic growth in the region. 

Further experience highlights include developing curriculum for a Collaborative Leadership workshop delivered to the 16 member states of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, and trade mission execution for Canadian delegations to the European market. 

​Allison holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Acadia University and a Master of Global Business Degree from the Tri-Continental program through the University of Victoria in Canada, Maastricht University in the Netherlands and CENTRUM Graduate Business School in Lima, Peru. Allison is fully fluent in both English and French and is also currently learning Spanish.