ALLY ISOM

Ally Isom

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Clyde Companies

Orem, Utah

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Speaker levelProfessional Speaker

Primary sectorsGovernment & public sector

Utah focusYes

About

Ally Isom is passionate about bringing people together to tackle tough issues. She is a strategist where brand, policy, communication, and public engagement intersect.

Now the chief corporate affairs officer for Clyde Companies, Ally left an executive role in nanotech to run for the United States Senate in 2022. She previously headed up global branding and messaging for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; served as the Utah Governor’s deputy chief of staff, communication director, and spokesperson; and spent several years in state agency leadership.

Ally is the Utah Behavioral Health Commission chair, a Weber State trustee, Primary Children’s Hospital board member, and policy co-chair for the SL Chamber. She has a Bachelor of Arts from BYU, four children and seven grandchildren. When she finds free time, she relishes historical fiction and biographies, preferably on a beach, and mole poblano, pretty much anywhere.

Speaking formats

Experience level

Professional Speaker

Frequent / professional speaker (10+ speaking engagements in the last 2–3 years)

Topics & expertise

Civic & Community

  • Civic engagement & public service
  • Community organizing & coalition building
  • Cross-sector partnerships (business + government + nonprofit)
  • Public policy & legislative processes
  • Running for office / political campaigns
  • Serving on boards & commissions

Communication & Storytelling

  • Communicating with frontline employees
  • Communicating with senior leaders / boards
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Difficult conversations & feedback
  • Executive presence (online & in-room)
  • Media training & interviews
  • Personal brand & visibility
  • Storytelling for leaders
  • Storytelling with data

Culture/HR & Talent

  • Employer brand & employee experience
  • Learning & development / leadership pipelines
  • Organizational change & transformation
  • Psychological safety & belonging at work
  • Workplace culture design

Entrepreneurship & Startups

  • Family-owned / closely held businesses

Functional Expertise

  • Communications & PR
  • Marketing & brand strategy

Gender & Equity

  • Gender lens on policy & community decisions
  • Inclusive leadership practices
  • Intersectionality (race, gender, class, etc.)
  • Men as allies
  • Sponsorship, mentorship & allyship
  • Women in leadership / closing the leadership gap
  • Women on boards & commissions

Industry Expertise

  • Government & public sector

Leadership & Management

  • Building high-performing teams
  • C-suite readiness
  • Difficult conversations
  • Executive leadership
  • Leading through change
  • Stakeholder management & influence
  • Vision, strategy & execution

Strategy/Innovation & Change

  • Customer experience & journey mapping
  • Data-informed decision-making
  • Strategic planning & execution

Utah & Regional Issues

  • Faith, culture & work in Utah
  • Utah business & economic landscape
  • Women’s leadership in Utah

Wellbeing & Personal Growth

  • Confidence, impostor syndrome & self-advocacy
  • Mental health at work
  • Mindfulness & stress management
  • Resilience & navigating change
  • Values-based career design
  • Work–life integration

Other

  • Construction and infrastructure, behavioral health, suicide prevention awareness

Signature talks

  • Don't Build a Career. Build a Life.
  • What 30+ Years in Politics, Branding, and One Senate Campaign Taught Me
  • Life is What You Make of Plan B
  • Navigating Grief: The Power of Connection

Media & video

Selected engagements

  • 1. "Navigating Grief: The Power of Connection," Hope Works broadcast series, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sep 20, 2019
  • 2. "Life is What You Make of Plan B," Ensign College, Jan 25, 2019
  • 3. "Don't Build a Career. Build a Life." SL Chamber Athena Acceptance Speech, Nov. 10, 2025
  • 4. "The Power of Poise: What 30+ Years in Politics, Branding, and One Senate Campaign Taught Me," Inaugural Address — Poised Politics Series, Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy, Utah Valley University, Sept. 2, 2026

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