Alison Martin

Alison Martin is the Founder and Managing Director of Engage Mentoring, an innovative technology firm that works with clients of all sizes to develop their employees affordably, efficiently, and at scale.

With impressive background work and nearly two decades of experience in nonprofit, beginning with four years working in higher education and on to Executive Director at two different health-related nonprofit organizations, Alison’s passion for developing talent led her to start a consulting firm in 2011. Her work consulting with large associations, nonprofits, and companies to construct mentoring programs led to the development of Engage Mentoring in 2019. Engage

Mentoring provides an enablement for a mentoring and leadership program for companies and individuals to access mentoring on topics of their choosing, while impacting the next generation of talent by providing a mentoring program to college students through partnerships with nonprofits and universities.

She has two children, volunteers for Girls Inc. and serves on the board for Purposeful Women Inc, a nonprofit that provides coaching, mentoring, and support for women. She was nominated for Indianapolis Best and Brightest in 2013 and was recognized with the Indiana Commission for Women’s Torchbearer award in 2014. She is the author of the book, “Learning to Lead Through Mentoring”, published first in 2013 and re-released in 2016, which outlines the 8 lessons one must consider before pursuing a mentoring relationship.

Alison’s work and insights have been featured in Authority Magazine, Workplace Wellbeing Professional, Bizwomen, New York Business Journal, Go Solo, SheVentures and The HR Director, among others. She is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events.