Girls Gone Boss

Alexa Carlin is a nationally renowned public speaker, Founder & CEO of (WEX), an acronym for Women Empower Expo, and Creator of the speaker training program, BeAPublicSpeaker.com. She launched the (WEX) in 2016 and grew it to become the largest premiere event for female leaders, entrepreneurs and executives. Alexa has been featured on FOX, ABC, CBS, Cheddar TV and The Oprah Winfrey Network. Her drive to make a difference was inspired after a near-death experience that happened during her senior year at the University of Florida in 2013 leaving her with a 1% chance of living. This experience inspired Alexa to share her story. Today, Alexa travels the world as a sought-after public speaker on the topics of entrepreneurship, authentic leadership, women's empowerment and overcoming obstacles. In this episode Alexa shares with us her inspiring story of having to start all over again after a grueling recovery and how she has turned her passion into a thriving career. Alexa talks to GGB about the importance of