Bio
Recognized as a “Moxie Maven” by the White House Office of Public Engagement for her unique and effective approach to vocal empowerment, Alexia Vernon is the founder and CEO of Step into Your Moxie, an executive and talent development company that helps organizations supercharge their leadership, communication, and culture. A sought-after speaker, advisor, executive coach, and Fractional Chief Learning Officer, she excels in helping leaders speak with an unshakeable presence, sell their ideas, navigate daring conversations, and build high-performing teams.
Alexia has designed robust leadership development programs and delivered transformational keynotes, experiential coaching, and training for Fortune 500 companies, healthcare and life sciences organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions, and she has spoken at the United Nations during the Commission on the Status of Women. A featured expert by media including CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Entrepreneur, Inc., SUCCESS, and the European Business Review, she is also the author of the multi award-winning book, Step into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World, the creator of LinkedIn Learning’s Communicating to Drive People to Take Action, and a past president of her local chapters of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and Association for Talent Development (ATD).
Alexia is a member of the International Women's Forum (IWF) Nevada, an invite-only group for preeminent women leaders across diverse fields. A two-time cancer survivor—first of thyroid cancer and more recently of Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS), a stage 0, non-invasive breast cancer—Alexia is a passionate advocate for decision medicine and for reducing overtreatment of non-terminal cancers. She has worked with a range of healthcare and biotech companies, including Medtronic, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Dignity Health, Milliman, and PreludeDx .