Alexia Georghiou
Strategic Leader
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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For decades, I worked in clinical and administrative roles in mental health, eating disorders, and substance abuse, serving children, teens, families, and adults through individual sessions, group work, and community initiatives.
2019 was a transformative year for me. I founded the Knoxville Happiness Coalition, hosting meetings until March 2020, when the pandemic halted in-person gatherings. Our events featured speakers from diverse backgrounds who had discovered happiness. This inspired me to study happiness and positive psychology, earning a certification from the Fellowship's premier masterclass on organizational culture and completing a leadership and management certification through Wharton Online.
In 2019, I began teaching at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Professional Education & Lifelong Learning. That same year, I joined the World Happiness Fest, planning an event for March 2020 to promote cross-cultural happiness. Around this time, I lost my role as a program coordinator due to layoffs. I created my first online course in 2019, and joined LearnFormula 2021. Since then, I’ve developed 20 courses on leadership, communication, workforce skills, mental health, and organizational transformation.
In 2019, I also joined the Knoxville Association of Women Executives (KAWE), quickly accepting a board position. I became president in 2022 and led initiatives such as awarding scholarships to college students, recognizing women leaders with the Notable Woman Award, composing press releases, and managing marketing campaigns on social media. I supported board transitions in 2023 to ensure continued success with community projects and leadership development.
In 2020, I joined the board of the Oak Ridge Human Resources Association (ORHRA), leading programs to advance local HR initiatives. By 2022, I helped form the Oak Ridge Human Resources Alliance as ORHRA merged with the Oak Ridge Chamber. I continued as an advisor since 2023, to shape HR policies benefiting the community.
My vision for community improvement expanded through Life Betterment Through God, an initiative offering culture and leadership training for ministry leaders. Over the past five years, I’ve written extensively, podcasted, and launched a newsletter, Life Skills for Leadership, featuring three columns and a library of over 700 resources for organizations and ministries. My mission is to transform communities one person, church, and organization at a time.
In October 2024, I collaborated with the Crack the Wellness Foundation in Jaipur, India, contributing a chapter to Global Joy: Unlocking Happiness Across Cultures and assisting with its curation. I plan to participate in the Global Happiness Summit in Jaipur in September 2024, with additional international speaking engagements in 2025.
Currently, I am writing my book, Living with Purpose: A Professional’s Guide to Fulfillment.
Area of Expertise
Topics
Listening to Hear: Enhancing Communication Skills
We 'go green' learning concepts that help us to take care of needs, identify the difference between needs and wants, and approach problem solving with the focus on listening. This is interactional with lecture, role play, and lots of visuals.
➵Participants will leave with a practical understanding of Nonviolent Communication and how to apply it to enhance their communication in the workplace.
➵ Participants will gain skills in active listening, empathy, and managing emotional triggers that can improve team dynamics and reduce conflict.
➵Participants will receive tools for providing and receiving feedback more effectively and compassionately, especially in high-stakes or stressful situations like client meetings, and project collaboration.
From Competition to Connection: Transforming Insecurities into Collective Empowerment
By focusing on deep-seated insecurities, the session aims to dissolve ego-driven behaviors that undermine cooperation, enabling participants to uplift one another rather than compete for dominance.
➵ Recognize the psychological roots of insecurities and how they influence competitive behavior.
➵ Develop empathetic communication techniques, including active listening and constructive feedback.
➵ Practice strategies to disarm competition and nurture collaboration in group settings.
➵ Create actionable plans to foster vulnerability and collective growth within teams.
Presentation History
2020
Knoxville Association of Women Executives https://www.kawetn.org/
➡️ Speaking reel: https://rumble.com/v25l4ev-live-talk-diversity-of-thought-and-normalization-of-emotions.html
Knoxville Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance
https://www.afwa.org/knoxville/
TCSW-Tennessee Council of Social Welfare Annual Leadership & Networking Conference http://www.tcsw.org/
World Happiness Fest 2020-2024
➡️ Growth in Grief— https://youtu.be/7U_XSqbNUkE
2021
Arkansas PMI https://pmiarkansas.org/
American Nephrology Nurses Association Annual Conference https://www.annanurse.org/
The 36th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment
Rady’s Children’s Hospital https://www.rchsd.org/
2024
Gross Global Happiness Summit March 7-9
“Listening for Peace”
UN sanctioned University for Peace Campus
Colon, Costa Rica
Alternative Balance Webinar January 22
➡️ https://bit.ly/HappinessHabitsWebinar
Udemy Community Champion Webinar: Ask Me Anything on Learning Design July 11th
2025
➸ University of TN Innovative Technologies Symposium
➸ University for Peace, Gross Global Happiness Summit
➸ Global Happiness Summit, Jaipur, India
Testimonials
Dr. Shirley Raines, President Emerita, University of Memphis-Speaker, Author, Leadership Development Consultant:
“From my experiences with Alexia Georghiou, she is an exemplary leader and a dedicated learner. For example, she became an exemplary community leader as President of the Knoxville Professional Women. Alexia is very bright and took courses at Wharton. Ms. Georghiou also leads in human resource organizations in the area. As an engaging instructor, her virtual and in-person courses are in demand. Alexia's consulting strengths with organizations are in building positive and productive culture and strong teams.“
Lawrence Kitambi, PMP, Vice President - Programs Central Arkansas Chapter-Positives: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
“Alexia, presentation to our PMI Central Arkansas Chapter had good content and insights into practical ways of how to deal with conflicts. The members' response was very positive and as a group of leaders we learned a lot. In general, the delivery was very good, and she was passionate and came across as a high level expert in this field.”
Kathryn Schrader, Founder & Principal Strategic Tax and Business-Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
“Alexia spoke at our Annual CPE Conference for the Knoxville chapter of the Accounting & Financial women's alliance. Her presentation was well organized, interesting and of value to the audience. The reviews of her presentation were excellent. Alexia will be asked to speak again at one of our future events!”
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Alexia Georghiou is the founder of the Knoxville Happiness Coalition, where she empowers leaders to develop executive presence. She is passionate about equipping professionals with actionable strategies to build resilience, boost productivity, and achieve sustainable well-being in their careers.
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