We had the good fortune of connecting with Allison Burke and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Allison, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
Simply that too many people struggled with finding a balance between their love for food and their ideal lifestyle and their health and wellness. Yo-yo dieting, binge eating and crash dieting is rooted in the thought that we must create extreme restriction to see noticeable results. We must be suffering in order for our fitness programs to be working. I create a systematic approach to measurable progress with minimal restriction. I also work with clients to undo years of eating behaviors that perpetuates this ongoing cycle.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
My business focuses on people who want to meet their full potential. They want to build confidence, strength, food-freedom and self-awareness. I believe that everything impacts everything. My approach to health and wellness digs deeper than just what we eat and how we train. But why we do it, how we manage or internalize our stress, and the deep rooted self sabotage habits. In order to truly lose weight and keep It off forever, we have to align our entire life towards balance and self discovery.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
So I’m definitely a trip advisor girl! I once planned a trip for 14 days in Thailand based on the top rated places on TripAdvisor, I do not regret it!

Top Sites:
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Georgia Aquarium
MLK National Historic Site
Stone Mountain Park
Piedmont Park
World of Cocoa Cola

Top Places to Eat (Must Try)
Slutty Vegan
Bone’s Restaurant
Buttermilk Kitchen
No Mas Cantina
Breakfast at Barney’s

I think other than this we can bike ride and go site seeing!

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My success can me accredited to my HBCU FAMU School of Business and Industry. We learned how to fill the gap in the industry and create undeniable value in areas where it was lacking. My life partner and fiancé Bodae Vogt who teaches me how to always believe in myself even though we are all in a constant work in progress. My lastly and where I think my grit truly comes from, my beautiful mother who persistently showed me what hard work looked like and that giving up was never an option no matter how hard things got.

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