Speaker

Alexia Georghiou, founder of the Knoxville Happiness Coalition, empowers professionals to discover their compass of purpose. She equips leaders with the tools to cultivate executive presence, foster positive workplace cultures, and achieve sustainable well-being through resilience-building strategies that drive productivity and engagement.

A global advocate for happiness and well-being, Alexia serves as the curator and contributing author on purpose for Global Joy: Unlocking Happiness Across Cultures and advises the Global Happiness Forum in Jaipur, India. She also shares her expertise by teaching leadership and professional development at the University of Tennessee. Additionally, Alexia contributes to the Oak Ridge Human Resources Alliance, helping shape HR policies that uplift and strengthen the community.

Through her signature V.A.L.U.E. Model—Vision, Action, Leadership, Unity, and Engagement—Alexia teaches nonprofits how to expand organizational capacity through volunteer engagement. Storytelling remains at the core of her organizational development strategies, driving advocacy and meaningful change across communities.