This very notion of turning your wildest dreams into a reality is the main driving force behind every move Alexa Carlin has made in her life. Alexa is a 29 year old successful entrepreneur that has turned her passion for helping others achieve their dreams into a booming business- Women Empower X.
Before the age of 30, Alexa will have already owned and operated three businesses and graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with Minors in Mass Communications and Entrepreneurship. However, even with this impressive list of learning experiences, none of them come close to being the life event that she’s learned the most from.
This event would be staring death in the face and saying “no.” In January of her senior year at the University of Florida, Alexa went into septic shock. She was placed in a medically-induced coma and given a 1% chance of survival. Through true determination and grit, Alexa fought back her ailments and was discharged from the hospital 10 days later.
However, her medical struggles were far from over. For months after her hospital stay, Alexa struggled with post-traumatic anxiety and depression. Furthermore, she was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease caused by the strong antibiotics she was given while fighting for her life.
Instead of allowing these events to continually weigh her down, Alexa learned some of her most fundamental life lessons from this experience, such as being grateful for every single opportunity we’re given in this life and to spread kindness always.
It was this zest for life combined with her ambitions to be successful that drove her towards public speaking. Now a nationally-renowned public speaker, Alexa has taken her story and shared it with others to fill them with the same sense of gratitude and empowerment to take on all of life’s challenges.
During her time as solely a public speaker, Alexa realized there was a huge flaw within the community: competition. While she was able to speak across the nation and connect with amazing people, there was a sense of competition, especially across many of the female entrepreneurs within the same industry she interacted with.
She decided to create an environment that fostered more kindness and willingness to help one another reach common goals, regardless of your age and background. Thus, Women Empower X was born! Founded on the ideal of collaboration over competition, Women Empower X stands as a shining example that any dream you have, such as bringing female entrepreneurs of all walks of life together to help one another, can become a reality if only you work hard enough.