Talk:Allison Maslan
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Hello editors,
I work with Allison Maslan and therefore have a conflict of interest. In accordance with Wikipedia’s COI guidelines, I am proposing edits here rather than editing the article directly.
The current article appears outdated, with many sources dating from around 2013. I drafted several proposed updates using neutral language and available third-party sources.
Suggested updates include:
• Updating the lead section to include Maslan’s 2019 book ''Scale or Fail''
• Adding information about Pinnacle Global Network
• Adding more to her early life, illustrating her entrepreneurial beginnings
• Adding information about Pinnacle Global Network to the career section
• Updating references and replacing dead links where possible
Proposed Lead section:
Allison Maslan is an American entrepreneur, bestselling author, business mentor, and trapeze artist. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Pinnacle Global Network, a business mentoring and consulting organization based in California.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pinnacle Global Network |url=https://www.inc.com/profile/pinnacle-global-network |website=Inc.}}</ref>
Maslan is the author of ''Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams Into Reality'' (2010) and ''Scale or Fail: How to Build Your Dream Team, Explode Your Growth, and Let Your Business Soar'' (2019), published by John Wiley & Sons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scale or Fail |url=https://www.wiley.com/Scale+or+Fail%3A+How+to+Build+Your+Dream+Team%2C+Explode+Your+Growth%2C+and+Let+Your+Business+Soar-p-9781119461036 |website=John Wiley & Sons}}</ref>
Proposed Early Life & Education section:
Maslan grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in an entrepreneurial family. Her grandfather started a women’s clothing store called Maslan’s in Kansas City, and her father expanded the business to over 50 locations across the country. According to Maslan, her family acquired an additional store after winning it in a poker game, which led her father and grandfather to relocate to Tulsa. Maslan has described traveling to over 50 stores with her father and working in the company’s warehouse during summers as formative experiences that shaped her entrepreneurial mindset. “Watching him have such passion for his business, his drive towards innovation, and his caring leadership toward everyone he met has been the biggest inspiration in my life.”
Maslan attended Arizona State University, where she studied Journalism. <ref>{{cite web |title=Allison Maslan – Building 10 Successful Companies as a Single Mom |url=https://eventualmillionaire.com/allison-maslan/ |website=Eventual Millionaire}}</ref>
She later studied homeopathy and completed a program with the British Institute of Homeopathy in 1996. In 1997, she completed a Holistic Health Practitioner Program in Counseling at the Body Mind College.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allison Maslan, RSHom(NA), CCH |url=http://naturalhealthadvisorydaily.com/allison-maslan/ |website=Natural Health Advisory Daily}}</ref>
Proposed Career section:
Maslan began her first business while attending Arizona State University, offering personalized poetry services that later expanded into a greeting card and marketing business.<ref name="earlybiz">{{cite web |title=Allison Maslan interview |url=https://eventualmillionaire.com/allison-maslan/ |website=Eventual Millionaire}}</ref>
She later founded Creative Communications, an advertising and public relations firm serving corporate clients. Maslan sold her stake in the company in the mid-1990s.<ref name="earlybiz"/>
In 2010 she founded Pinnacle Global Network, a mentoring and consulting organization that works with entrepreneurs and business owners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pinnacle Global Network |url=https://www.inc.com/profile/pinnacle-global-network |website=Inc.}}</ref>
Pinnacle Global Network has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pinnacle Global Network – Inc. 5000 |url=https://www.inc.com/profile/pinnacle-global-network |website=Inc.}}</ref>
Proposed Books section:
* ''Blast Off! The Surefire Success Plan to Launch Your Dreams Into Reality'' (Morgan James Publishing, 2010)
* ''Scale or Fail: How to Build Your Dream Team, Explode Your Growth, and Let Your Business Soar'' (John Wiley & Sons, 2019)
Proposed Recognition section:
Maslan has been recognized in business publications including Inc. and Entrepreneur.<ref>{{cite web |title=Allison Maslan |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/allison-maslan2 |website=Entrepreneur}}</ref>
Proposed External Links section:
* Pinnacle Global Network official website: https://pinnacleglobalnetwork.com/
Sources used include:
* San Diego Business Journal profile: https://www.sdbj.com/leadership/pointing-the-path-to-pinnacle-success/
* Inc. profile for Pinnacle Global Network: https://assets.inc.com/_/images/uploaded_files/franchiseitem/2022_Winter_issue_411.pdf
* Citybiz business feature: https://www.citybiz.co/article/594756/from-startup-to-scale-up-pinnacle-global-networks-mentorship-program-fuels-business-growth/
*Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2025/03/20/business-leaders-following-these-5-rules-are-winning-with-employees/
* Forbes Council article: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinesscouncil/2025/05/16/scaling-without-struggle-your-best-leadership-move-is-actually-to-do-less/
* Forbes Business Council membership announcement: https://markets.financialcontent.com/stocks/article/bizwire-2025-2-13-allison-maslan-ceo-and-founder-of-pinnacle-global-network-named-to-the-forbes-business-council
* SD Voyager founder interview: https://sdvoyager.com/interview/meet-allison-maslan-pinnacle-global-network-cardiff-sea/
*ValiantCEO magazine interview: https://valiantceo.com/allison-maslan-of-pinnacle-global-network/
* John Wiley & Sons publisher page for ''Scale or Fail'': https://www.wiley.com/Scale+or+Fail%3A+How+to+Build+Your+Dream+Team%2C+Explode+Your+Growth%2C+and+Let+Your+Business+Soar-p-9781119461036
*Inc article about Pinnacle Global Network: https://www.inc.com/pinnacle/the-company-that-helps-business-owners-scale-fast.html
If additional sources are required, I would be happy to locate them.
Thank you for reviewing these proposed updates. Mel.in.sd (talk) 16:41, 12 March 2026 (UTC)