Brian Allain

Brian Allain leads Find Your Next Calling and How to Heal Our Divides. Previously he founded Writing for Your Life, Publishing in Color, and Compassionate Christianity. Previously Brian served as Founding Director of the Frederick Buechner Center where he led the launch of Mr. Buechner’s online presence and established several new programs. Brian led spiritual writers’ conferences at Princeton Theological Seminary, Drew Theological Seminary, Western Theological Seminary, the University of Southern California, Belmont University, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, the United Methodist Publishing House, and several churches. He led the publishing effort for the book "Buechner 101: An Introduction to Frederick Buechner" in collaboration with Anne Lamott. All of this is a second career, coming after business and technology leadership in high-tech. Brian has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business, where he was designated a Palmer Scholar.