OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
Having come from a broken home in a small town and facing death as a 16 year old, Alexa has encountered adversity during many different stages of her life. By sharing her experiences, she encourages others to view their challenges as conquerable obstacles versus road blocks, and is able show how one can turn adverse situations into valuable learning experiences and use them to their advantage on the path to success.

MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Regardless of age, we all feel pressure from the outside world to act, look, and feel certain ways. Alexa’s journey has been no different, and she too has struggled with other’s expectations of her as well as the pressure from today’s society. She candidly shares her struggles in an effort to show others how to assess the source of the pressures we feel and, once identified, how to manage them effectively.

GOAL REACHING A TO B, NOT A TO Z
Alexa has achieved feats many people never thought possible. However, her success didn’t come without hard work, dedication, and failure. In her talk, she explains why she believes intimidation is one of the biggest barriers when it comes to achieving goals. Instead of approaching goal setting as A to Z, Alexa explains how the first step to getting to Z is getting from A to B. Knowing where to start and which actions to take are the first and most critical steps to succeeding, kicking butt, and making one’s dreams a reality.

Don’t Just Survive, Thrive

Coming from a broken home in a small town and facing death as a 16 year old, Alexa has encountered adversity during many different stages of her life. By sharing her experiences, she encourages others to view their challenges as conquerable obstacles versus road blocks. She shows how one can turn adverse situations into valuable learning experiences and use them to their advantage on the path to success.

The first time I saw Lex speak I instantly knew every high school kid in the country NEEDED to hear her story. Her Harbor episode is one of the most compelling stories we’ve ever captured. Do your school a favor and invite her to spend a day with your students!  – Mike Smith – The Harbor TV

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It is such a pleasure to have Alexa speak at Leukemia & Lymphoma Society events. She’s a passionate speaker, who is able to genuinely connect with her audience. Alexa has a good grasp on how to engage an audience, speak in a way they can understand, and be impactful with her message. – Kelley Lesperance – Executive Director LLS

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Alexa has been a keynote speaker for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for a variety of events since 2014. She has motivated our guests and volunteers to take on new challenges, fundraise, and donate towards our cause. Alexa won’t let anything, not event cancer, stop her from achieving her goals; her ability to convey that and talk about our cause has been a great help in motivating our supporters and getting others on board. – Luis Gomez – Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Your Review: Alexa was the speaker of our dreams. She was punctual, professional, skillful as a speaker, and adept at reaching the students. We preceded the event with a viewing of the movie “Soul Surfer” to set the tone of the focus on resilience, then Alexa shared her story that was in perfect sync with our topic. She was flawless in her presentation, and the kids loved her warmth, strength, and positivity. She used some short videos to supplement her message and they were perfect to that end.
After her talk she visited some classrooms and was very skillful in connecting to the students and getting them to open up. Following that we all went outside for a cookout, and Alexa immediately meshed with the students by talking with them and playing some sports games. We were delighted in all respects. All the teachers and students had wonderful things to say about her and the day.   – Jeanne Lemlin – Mt. Everett High School