Moxielicious with Alexia Vernon

Dorsey Standish was a dream interviewee for this coach-the-coach episode. The Chief Mindfulness Officer of Mastermind, she is a scientist, educator, and speaker. Dorsey and Mastermind bring research-backed mindfulness meditation to clients nationwide – including to companies such as Staples, Pier 1, Deloitte, United Way, Peloton, and Lockheed Martin. A recovering perfectionist and Type A engineer,...

In Moxielicious® episode 311, I'm joined by a true soul sister, Victoriya Scovel, as we chat about common mistakes coaches make – and what to do about them. When Victoriya (or Vic) is not exchanging Marco Polo messages with me in the middle of the night, she's the Head of Growth at Mindfulness.com and a Business Advisor who works with founders and visionary coaches and leaders who dream big, come...

With a passion for speaking about gender bias in tech, Darja Gutnick is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bunch.ai. She's a rebel psychologist and former academic who dove headfirst into entrepreneurship and is now a two-time founder. Along with her team, Darja is building Bunch's signature AI Leadership Coach platform which helps any leader become better at their work in two minutes a day. During our con...

As I say at the beginning of Moxielicious® episode 309, Ericka Aviles is an expert on community partnerships, and she's one of the most masterful relationship builders I know. A dynamic and passionate leader in the Las Vegas community, Ericka is the Founder of Ericka Aviles Consulting LLC, is a boutique consulting firm focused on digital communications, marketing, and community relations. Establis...

In episode 308 of Moxielicious®, I speak with Tom Austin, the co-founder and CEO of Confidently. The Confidently app makes coaching fun, easy, and effective for both individuals and organizations who have the ability to access a variety of science-backed tools to cultivate mental fitness. Tom is also a former co-founder of AND1, a brand that grew famous for its trash-talk T-shirts and was a cultur...

When a loved one dies, it's easy to be overtaken by grief. For my episode 307 coach-the-coach guest, Melo Garcia, the death of her father, daughter, and mother over the course of three years could have been a grief she never climbed out of. Instead, Melo chose to envision a life beyond the pain and chose to heal. Then, she decided to become a grief coach to help others overcome their own losses. I...

2021 marks 14 years I've been a coach. And in episode 306, I share some of the top coaching lessons I've learned. Whether you consider yourself a coach, consultant, or expert who is new or newish to your business and you'd like to save yourself some of the missteps I've taken. Or… you're a leader who wants to grow yourself as you grow the people around you. Or… you've been in the coaching, consult...

In episode 305, I talk about how to price your coaching packages with financial behaviorist, Jacquette M. Timmons. A mentor, fellow speaker and coach, and dear friend, Jacquette focuses on the human side of money and is committed to getting you to see that you don't manage money - you manage your choices around money. In addition to being the author of Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy R...

In episode 304 of Moxielicious, I chit-chat with Kim Wensel about corporate messaging. Kim is a strategic messaging consultant and writer with over ten years of experience leading nonprofit and small business communications. Her firm, Pattern of Purpose, helps founders, executives, and emerging philanthropists build a brand and platform reflective of their lived experience and expertise. Using the...

In the first coach-the-coach podcast episode of season 3, I had the pleasure of coaching Jill Shroyer. A self-proclaimed HR nerd, Jill is the founder of Expedition HR Consulting, a best-selling author, a fluent Spanish speaker, and professional at solving Sticky Situations. Expedition HR helps small businesses conquer and prevent sticky situations through teaching core HR pillars in a simple and u...

In episode 302, I'm joined by partners in business (JessTalk) and life – Jesse and Lisa Ferrell. Prior to partnering as coaches and speakers, Jesse and Lisa worked in the corporate world in a variety of roles for 35 years. Jesse went from being a busboy to becoming the Executive Director of Casino Marketing. Meanwhile, Lisa managed an extremely challenging and often toxic, high six-figure corporat...

In the first episode of Moxielicious season 3, I'm joined by Rebecca Weaver, the Founder and CEO of HRuprise. HRuprise is a platform that connects people with HR coaches to help them grow, develop, and navigate their toughest workplace challenges. After 20 years of working in HR roles for Fortune 50 companies to startups on the cutting edge, Rebecca grew frustrated with just how much is stacked in...

One of my extraordinary clients, Elena Joy Thurston, is the Founder of The Pride and Joy Foundation – which is dedicated to LGBTQ diversity training and building self-awareness and safety in LGBTQ families and their allies. (A graduate of The Spotlight Speaker Accelerator and current member of the Moxielicious Mastermind, Elena is also a brilliant speaker whose TEDx talk has garnered 40,000+ views...

When my daughter Kaia inquired about who would be interviewing me on "social justice for coaches" during the last day of my Our Future is NOW interview series, I suggested… "You?" "If you get me out of math class," she responded, "I'm in." While I had no idea how my interview with Kaia on social justice for coaches would go, for in acting they always say, "Never work with animals or children becau...

While a lot of coaches may use the word "capacity," nobody talks about capacity as profoundly as Lisa Fabrega. Lisa is a masterful leadership coach who helps ambitious people expand their capacity to handle more growth, wealth, and success. For more than ten years, she has helped entrepreneurs, corporate executives, Academy Award nominees, and Nobel Prize organization candidates break through boun...

Mindful Millionaire expert, Leisa Peterson, is a Sedona-based author, business growth strategist, money expert, mindset coach and podcaster.  She is an internationally recognized authority on bridging the gap between financial freedom and human spiritual potential. Leisa has a unique ability to draw from biology, neuroscience, philosophy, spiritual teachings and psychology to create a synthesis of...

Adrienne Augustus, MPA has a unique, super valuable point of view on BIPOC mental health as a Black woman working at the intersections of mental health, corporate communications and media relations, and policing. Adrienne is a mental health advocate and the founder of A Beautiful Mind Foundation Inc., a grantmaking charity dedicated to funding culturally competent mental health services for commun...

Jamie Lieberman is not only a brilliant attorney, she also has saved my mind (and my bank account!) numerous times – including last year when I went through a trademark dispute. There is nobody more equipped to talk about intellectual property than her. She is the owner and founder of Hashtag Legal, and she has been a practicing lawyer for 15 years. As an experienced entrepreneur, Jamie understand...

In the final episode (115) of the first season of Moxielicious, I'm joined by Cher Hale, the founder and director of Ginkgo PR – a boutique agency that believes in using public relations as a force for good. Ginkgo specializes in boosting visibility for underrepresented or marginalized authors, experts, and entrepreneurs through comprehensive communication and media relations efforts. As a Taiwane...

In episode 114 on persuasive presentations and pitches, I (and you!) have the pleasure of hearing from executive and presentation skills coach, Connie Wilder. Connie Wilder is a bright, gifted, big hearted coach whose work is very synergistic with mine. She is the president and CEO of Wilder Coaching. As an executive and presentation skills coach, her sweet spot is showing leaders how to connect w...

Whether you are a coach, consultant, trainer or facilitator who works with organizations – corporations, nonprofits, small businesses, schools or government agencies. OR You lead talent development internally for your organization. I'm betting that you are wondering about the future of talent development. Will online learning become the default – or will live experiences come back once there is a...

In the second coach the coach podcast episode of season one, I had the pleasure of speaking with financial coach, Anna Yen. Anna runs FamilyFI, a personal finance community dedicated to empowering and inspiring families to master a positive money mindset with confidence.  Her sweet spot is showing her clients how to address their finances with intention, address their fears of not having enough, a...

Whether you self-identify as a coach, consultant, business or thought leader – or you lead change as a nonprofit, social justice, or educational leader, you will really enjoy episode 111 on storytelling for changemakers. For more than 20 years, Stephanie Fort é has been helping socially conscious brands and people to shape their stories and garner visibility for their products, programs, and servi...