EP19: Step into Your Moxie and Find Your Voice with Alexia Vernon

About a year ago I entered an online contest, something that
I’d never done before.  I’m not really one for playing the
lottery or “entering to win,” but this one spoke to me.
 It was a challenge to do 5 livestream videos, each one
sharing a different part of my life story in a vulnerable,
honest, and “naked” way.


The grand prize was a free ticket to attend a public speaking
intensive for women leaders hosted by Alexia Vernon in Las
Vegas.  And I won!


And thus began my love affair with Alexia (Lex) Vernon, who is
a big-hearted, brilliant, ambitious woman on a mission to help
women step into their moxie and share their voices powerfully
from any stage.


Lex has built a successful speaking and training career, as
well as being an author with a new book coming out later this
year, by really using courageous storytelling to make a
difference in her community and beyond.


I LOVED chatting with her on today’s show and I know you’ll get
a ton out of it as well.




We talk about:




What is MOXIE and how you can have more of it

Moving from total humiliation to powerful public speaking

Managing your fear so it doesn’t stop you from speaking
effectively

Women’s leadership and becoming the breadwinner

Postpartum depression and how she moved through it





More about Lex and her work:




Branded a “Moxie Maven” by the White House Office of Public
Engagement, Alexia Vernon has dedicated her life to empowering
women to speak with moxie on stage, at work and in their
personal lives.


As a speaking coach, she leads the Spotlight Speakers
Collective, numerous virtual speaking training programs, and
she consults with companies looking to develop a strong female
leadership pipeline.


Alexia has inspired many audiences: Fortune 500 companies like
Zappos and MGM Resorts, associations like INBOUND and the
National Association of REALTORS, and she had the honor of
addressing the UN during the Commission on the Status of Women.
Her book Step into Your Moxie will be published by New World
Library (Fall 2018).


Alexia is facilitating a FREE, LIVE virtual workshop on
January 11, 2018 – from 10:00-11:30am PST.
 You can sign up HERE




Discover Your ‘Secret Sauce’ as a Speaker
 




So You Can Create the Presentations You Were Born to Give
and Get Booked Over and Over Again to Deliver Them!


In this virtual
workshop you will:   


Demystify the 4 ingredients of a transformational speaker’s
“secret sauce” and unearth yours



Illuminate the idea(s) you want to be known for so you can
develop soul-stirring presentations that move audiences to
action



Slay self-doubt that keeps you playing small as a speaker,
coach, entrepreneur and/or agent of change



Clarify WHY you are speaking—and, based on your speaking
and business goals, illuminate how to find the audiences that
need you and your message  

Learn how to articulate your “secret sauce” so that event
organizers, meeting planners and corporate leaders are eager to
book you to speak



(I’m an affiliate of Lex’s The Spotlight Speaker Accelerator
program, meaning I will receive a commission if you choose to
enroll in her group coaching program. I only recommend people
and programs that I believe wholeheartedly in, and Lex tops
that list.)


Also, you can find her on all social media platforms
@AlexiaVernon and join her engaging and helpful private
Facebook group facebook.com/groups/spotlightspeakerssalon/




Other Resources Mentioned:




Brene Brown’s work (amazing)

TED Talk “Greening the Ghetto” by Majora Carter

“How to Finally Get Comfortable Being Naked,” my talk on
self-expression at Emerging Women





More from ME:




Come hang out in my FREE Facebook Community for
deeper conversations and connections with other awesome women


Ready for better relationships? Get started now with FREE book
chapters of Naked Communication HERE.


The ASK Formula Cheat Sheet:  How to ask for what you
want… and get it.
 http://www.sagebhobbs.com/ask-formula-cheat-sheet/




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