BOOK ALYSSE TO SPEAK

Award-Winning Storyteller. Cultural Voice. Media Executive Turned Founder.

Alysse Bryson is the first recipient of the Cultural Ambassador Award from Sans Bar Academy (November 2025), recognizing her work as a defining voice in modern sobriety. As founder of The Sober Curator—a global platform that’s reached over 1.1 million visitors—and Magnetic Media Labs, a strategic consulting firm, Alysse brings nearly two decades of media expertise to every stage.

Her career spans Publisher of Seattle Met magazine, Director of Business Development at KING 5 Media Group (Seattle’s NBC affiliate), and award-winning storyteller. But what makes Alysse unforgettable as a speaker? She doesn’t just talk about resilience, authenticity, and cultural change—she’s lived it, built businesses from it, and now teaches others how to harness their own stories for impact.

Alysse has spoken at Microsoft, Meta, Premera Blue Cross, Podfest, and Ignite Seattle. She’s been featured on over 40 podcasts and multiple TV interviews. Whether she’s keynoting a corporate event, leading a workshop, or emceeing a large-scale production, Alysse delivers real talk, actionable strategies, and the kind of energy that shifts rooms.

WHAT AUDIENCES GET

When you book Alysse, your audience walks away with:

✅ A new lens on sobriety and workplace culture – moving beyond stigma to see recovery as a competitive advantage

✅ Practical strategies for authenticity in high-pressure environments – how to lead, build influence, and set boundaries without burning out

✅ Permission to tell their own stories – understanding how vulnerability creates connection and credibility

✅ Actionable tools they can use immediately – not theory, but real frameworks for communication, leadership, and personal growth

SIGNATURE TALKS

The Sober Advantage: Thriving in High-Pressure Careers While Prioritizing Wellness

What if sobriety wasn’t a limitation—but a competitive edge? Alysse shares how her 20+ years of sobriety shaped her success in media, entrepreneurship, and leadership. This talk challenges workplace drinking culture, explores mental health in corporate America, and gives leaders tools to create more inclusive, high-performing teams.

Perfect for: Corporate events, leadership conferences, DEI initiatives, wellness summits

From Perfectionist to Authentic: Leading with Vulnerability

Alysse got sober when her son was nine years old. As a single mom climbing the ladder in Seattle’s competitive media world, she spent years trying to project the image of “having it all together”—while privately navigating recovery, parenting, and the pressure to prove she belonged in the room. This talk explores how the parts of our lives we try to keep hidden often become our greatest sources of strength and connection. Alysse teaches audiences how to drop the perfectionism, embrace discomfort as growth, and lead with the kind of authenticity that builds real influence—in business and in life.

Perfect for: Women’s leadership events, professional development, personal growth conferences, working parent forums

Rethinking Workplace Culture: Mental Health & Sobriety in Corporate America

Alcohol is baked into workplace culture—happy hours, client dinners, team celebrations. But what does that mean for the 1 in 8 Americans in recovery? And how can companies create inclusive environments that support mental health without sacrificing connection? Alysse breaks down how to shift culture, have better conversations, and build teams where everyone can thrive.

Perfect for: HR conferences, manager training, corporate wellness programs, DEI events

Build Influence People Can Feel: Strategic Storytelling for Leaders

In a world drowning in content, how do you actually break through? Alysse teaches the storytelling framework that built The Sober Curator into a global platform—and shows leaders how to apply it to their own brands, businesses, and careers. This is not a “tell your why” talk. This is tactical, strategic, and designed for people ready to be seen, heard, and remembered.

Perfect for: Marketing conferences, entrepreneurship events, content strategy summits

Public Speaking:

Key Note Speaker, Amplify Sober Voices, Podfest (January 2026)
Sans Bar Academy Awards (November 2025)
National Charity League Keynote (March 2025)
IGNITE SEATTLE #47 (February 2025)
Ragan Communications Women in Communications Summit & Retreat (2024)

Dry January Event – Meta Redmond Campus, Celebrity Judge (2024)

Microsoft Disabilities Symposium Keynote (2022)

Recovery Café Standing in the Gap Keynote (2018)
American Heart Association – Go Red for Women Keynote (2017)
Key Bank Women in Business – Seattle (2017)
American Heart Association – Go Red Ambassador (2016)
City and Regional Magazine Association Conference – Panelist (2015, 2014)

Courses Facilitated:

Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield Rethinking Drinking in the Workplace Virtual Courses (2023, 2022, 2021)
The Intentional Course (2024, 2023, 2022)

Advocacy Emceed:

Recovery Day at the Mariners – Seattle (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
Recovery Advocacy Day – Olympia (2024)

Events Hosted / Emceed:

Keep Coming Back Live Stream (2025)
Hooked on Travel Alaskan Cruise (5x events, July 2025)
Henry Mural Tours Happy Hour Collabs (4x events, Spring 2025)
Hazelden Betty Ford Bellevue Luncheon, Talk, and Book Signing with special guest and New York Times best selling author William Cope Moyers, Author of Broken Open – What Pain Killers Taught Me About Life in Recovery, Emcee (2024)
Zero Proof Experiences – Seattle “Dinner with The Sober Curator” (2024)
Secret Sidekick Suppers Series – Seattle, a WORKP2P Production (2024)
Break Free New York Fashion Week – NYC (2024)
Happy Every Hour by The Sober Curator (2022)
Seattle Met Top Docs – Seattle (2015)
Seattle Met Next Hot Chefs – Seattle (2015, 2014, 2013)
Seattle Met Generocity – Seattle (2015, 2014, 2013)
Seattle Met Faces of Seattle (2015)
Seattle Met Country Brunch – Seattle (2015)
Seattle Met Top Dentists – Seattle (2015, 2014, 2013)
The Met Pages Best Dressed (2013)
Seattle Met Cured (2013)
Seattle Met Fierce Females (2013)
Seattle Met Stirred Not Shaken (2013)

TV Interviews:

Wake Up with Marci
KING 5 New Day NW
KING 5 Evening
KING 5 News / NBC
WGN9 Chicago

Podcasts:

Alysse is ready - are you?

BOOK ALYSSE BRYSON

Whether you’re looking for a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, or event emcee, Alysse brings energy, expertise, and stories that stick.