Ella Louise Allaire is a CEO, producer, show designer, composer, librettist, lyricist, international speaker, mentor, and entrepreneur. She received a Gold Stevie Award (2024) in the category Creative Executive of the Year, as well as a Silver Stevie Award (2024) in the category Woman of the Year. Over the years, she has gained an international reputation by handling both the creative and production management sides of the business. This makes her a highly sought-after, one-of-a-kind Creative Executive Manager in the entertainment industry. For 20 years, as CEO and founder of the award-winning company MONLOVE, Ella Louise spearheaded numerous projects on both the creative and business management sides, including securing financing. She has directed hundreds of employees, creatives, office managers, consultants, business partners, and high-profile clientele. Since 2022, her work has included the creation and production of the family musical Scooby-Doo! and the Lost City of Gold, for which she signed the original concept, book, music, and lyrics, while also overseeing a multi-million-dollar production budget. Additionally, she led the immersive educational experience All Systems Are Go!, a Peanuts™ adventure on the Artemis missions, which was presented for two years (2023–2025) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Featuring Snoopy and the beloved Peanuts characters, the experience attracted millions of visitors. In 2022–23, she wrote and developed the new live show Bugs Bunny’s Great Big Musical Extravaganza (A Looney Tunes Spectacular). With her team, she created a revolutionary system for the innovative immersive dining experience Le Festin™ (set to open in 2026).

As CEO, Ella Louise has championed workplace equity initiatives, ensuring equal salary opportunities and fostering diversity in production roles. During the latest touring leg of Scooby-Doo! in Abu Dhabi (2024), MONLOVE continued its efforts to promote diversity in technical roles. Ella Louise has been nominated for the RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneurs Award (in 2022 and 2016) and was a finalist at the Quebec Business Women Award for international achievements in 2022 and 2023. Under her leadership, MONLOVE has won four Gold Stevie Awards, including Best Media & Entertainment Company – Small. She was one of the ten worldwide finalists at the WEPitch Competition Challenge in Denver at the WBENC International Day event in March 2024 for her innovative, socially impactful projects. While touring in the USA with Scooby-Doo! and the Lost City of Gold, Ella Louise managed to keep all staff, artists, and technicians well supported during the stressful workplace conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic by making tailored adjustments and safe travel arrangements. In April 2024, she successfully navigated international logistical challenges during the Abu Dhabi tour adapting to scheduling changes while ensuring a seamless production experience.

Ella Louise divides her time between overseeing new projects and speaking at prestigious events such as SXSW, HUB Montreal, EDC (Export Development Canada) Retreat in Ottawa, and the Quebec Women Entrepreneurs: Cap vers la réussite convention. She is also an active mentor for numerous business accelerators, including La Piscine, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting cultural and creative entrepreneurs. Her extensive body of work includes numerous Cirque du Soleil productions such as KÀ (MGM, Las Vegas), Zed (Tokyo Disney), and Alegría (where she wrote the song Rinalto Vera), as well as the feature film Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, co-produced by James Cameron and Cirque du Soleil. She was also the creative force behind the original concept, book, music, and lyrics for 20th Century Fox’s multi-billion-dollar franchise Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure, which broke sales records with over 3 million viewers and was voted the #1 show in Europe in 2013.

Other credits include The Nut Job Live & Friends, the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Conan the Barbarian, Philippe Noiret: Gentleman Saltimbanque, The Scorpion King 2, Dateline NBC, NFL Films, The Oprah Winfrey Show, music cues for the video game Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, McDonald’s Fishing commercial, The Musical Box show for the Acrobatic Troupe of China, and the feature film Journey to the Center of the Earth. Ella Louise graduated from McGill University, where she received the James McGill Award and the Music Faculty Award. Admitted to the master’s program at the University of Montreal in film composition, she was awarded the Canada Council Fellowship. She was also a candidate in the MBA program at HEC Montreal.