Keynote Speaker
Alexia Vernon
Dubbed a “Moxie Maven” by the White House Office of Public Engagement for her unique and effective approach to communication and leadership development, Alexia Vernon is the founder and CEO of Step into Your Moxie. Since winning the Miss Junior America competition in college, she has delivered keynotes and presentation skills, interpersonal communication, leadership development, and team building programs for
Fortune 500 companies, healthcare and educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and the United Nations. Alexia has contributed to media such as CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, Inc.com, European Business Review, and Women’s Health Magazine.
A sought-after advisor to executives, senior leadership teams, entrepreneurs, and consultants who want to speak with an unshakeable presence, sell their ideas, navigate daring conversations, develop high performing teams, advance their thought leadership, and make a lasting positive social impact, Alexia has supported thousands of leaders and speakers through her Step into Your Moxie® corporate offerings, online training, live events, and masterminds. Alexia is also the creator of Step into Your Moxie® Certification which prepares business leaders, coaches, and trainers to use the Step into Your Moxie® vocal empowerment system to support their employees and clients to speak up and influence.
Alexia is the author of multiple books including the award-winning book, Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World, and she is also the creator of the popular LinkedIn Learning course, Communicating to Drive People to Take Action.
Speak with Moxie: Cultivate Executive Presence That Inspires Action
Time: 1:05pm - 2:10pm - breakout track 2
In every corner of the food sector—whether you’re working in a global corporation, growing a start-up, running your own business, or consulting—your voice is one of your most valuable assets. And your ability to communicate persuasively is what establishes credibility, earns trust, drives progress, and fuels innovation. Yet, too often, women are held back by outdated expectations and internalized myths about how they should show up and speak up.
Dubbed a “Moxie Maven” by the White House Office of Public Engagement for her groundbreaking approach to women’s communication and leadership development, award-winning author and transformational speaking expert, Alexia Vernon, provides a pathway for women to fall (back) in love with their voices, command any room, and communicate with impact—without compromising authenticity.
Alexia will debunk the common archetypes that keep high-performing women from owning their expertise. And by learning the 5 key components to vocal empowerment, audience members will clarify how to speak with unshakable confidence and presence and be more persuasive in their communication, whether speaking to team members, colleagues, clients, or other key stakeholders.
Whether you’re leading a meeting, motivating a team, delivering a pitch, or presenting at a conference, participants will walk away with the mindset and skillset to speak with moxie and move people to take action on their ideas.
You Will Learn To:
- Develop the mindset and nervous system regulation tools to move through discomfort that arises when stepping into visibility
- Facilitate persuasive conversations and presentations that inspire people to say yes to you—and to your ideas
- Create credibility, likability, and trust with audiences by speaking to the conversation in their heads