Speaking

InspirING PEOPLE & EncouragING Them To Take Action

KEynote topics

  • Leveraging Your Skills to Make a Career Shift

    In this insightful keynote, Alex shares her personal journey and practical strategies for identifying and harnessing your unique skills to seamlessly transition into new career opportunities. Learn how to turn your existing talents into powerful tools for professional reinvention and growth.

  • How to Come Clean Without Airing Your Dirty Laundry: Vulnerability in the Age of Social Media

    In this engaging keynote, Alex Vailas explores the power of vulnerability in building genuine connections online, while maintaining personal boundaries. Learn practical tips for sharing your story with integrity and impact, without compromising your privacy in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

  • There's No Silver Bullet to Success, but There's a Lot of Gold

    In this dynamic keynote, Alex Vailas unveils the multifaceted nature of her career path, highlighting that while there's no one-size-fits-all formula for success, a multitude of golden opportunities and strategies can pave the way. Gain insights into how embracing a variety of experiences and skills can lead to a rich and rewarding professional life.

  • .COM to Shelf - What Breaking Into Retail Has Taught Me About Brand Marketing

    Alex Vailas shares her journey from digital spaces to physical shelves, revealing key lessons in brand marketing along the way. Discover the unique challenges and triumphs of transitioning from online to in-store, and learn how to adapt and thrive in the ever-evolving landscape of retail marketing.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

  • "Our marketing team heard Alex speak at a conference, and immediately knew we had to work with her. Her high-level insight into Pinterest and approachable strategy was exactly what we needed. She handled both the big picture of our Pinterest strategy and the day to day execution for over a year and a half, until we eventually grew to the point where we decided to bring the role in-house full-time. We were so impressed with Alex’s work that we even added on another brand for her to manage during that time. The best part of working with Alex is that it felt like working with Olivia Pope--Pinterest became one area of our brand where we could say “it’s handled” and not worry about it. And that peace of mind is priceless. Plus, Alex is an all-around smart, creative, and lovely good human being. I would recommend her in a heartbeat!"

    - Rachel Hofstetter, Chief Marketing Officer of Chatbooks

  • "Alex balances creativity with strategy and helped us not only define our influencer strategy but help us determine the stories we wanted to tell through them, by brand. Over time, she and I quickly found that we both believed in the same type of marketing - strategic brand partnerships, engaging storytelling, and experiential marketing (in a non-traditional source). She is quick, clever, and not a wallflower. She isn't afraid to speak up and she's an incredible asset around any roundtable."

    - Lauren Keeton, Director of Digital Marketing Fox Restaurant Concepts

  • "Alex was my film production team's creative director while working on a branded content project in early 2020. She successfully oversaw the pre-production for the film, developed the story, shot lists, interview plans, our daily production processes on site, and dialed in a dozen other logistical details that I've seen other media managers in the past overlook. In our line of work, that attention to the minutia and effective planning for the 'what ifs' can make or break a project, and she covered those bases well. If a creative director's role is to help make everyone else on a team successful at their job, then Alex fits the bill."

    - Joel Hersch, Producer Swan Dive Media

  • "Alex is guided by passion, experience, and above all, authenticity. I worked with her to launch the Roadtrippers Creative Community and as part of the Content Studio, and I know the Studio’s success lies in Alex’s ability to establish and maintain meaningful connections with people — clients, coworkers, and freelancers — and her drive to bring together a strong community to deliver truly elevated travel content. She is an inspired creative and a joy to work with."

    - Fallon Venable, Graphic Designer Roadtrippers

  • "Alex is a creative genius, brilliant strategist, and masterful connector of people and ideas. Whether it was brainstorming the next Kroger campaign in the office, or pitching mild-to-wild marketing ideas to a host of new clients, Alex was the one we wanted in our corner. She shines in front of clients and has a knack for turning a spark of an idea into a wildfire of creativity. From repurposing content, to long-term Pinterest plays, campaigns that would once fizzle out lived on long after the posts went live, thanks to her vision."

    - Jordan Haugan, Director of Business Development for August United

  • "Alex is someone that you immediately want to be friends with, not only because she is very cool and kind, but also because she has a superior intuition for understanding the kind of content and creative that moves, motivates, and inspires consumers. There are very few people that know the inner dynamics of how consumers move in and out of social media and digital communities, Alex knows those communities and individuals and can bring to life stories and concepts that seamlessly merge with their needs and aspirations. In Alex, you get an individual who doesn't just create content but creates moving narratives for your audience. She would immediately bring a huge sense of transformation and creativity to any organization."

    - Sal Bravo, Consumer Insights Designer for Banner Health

AWARDS, HONORS + SPEAKING

  • 2024 Fresh Start Auxiliary Board Member

  • 2024 Retail Fest Speaker

  • 2024 SubSummit Speaker Board

  • 2023 Luxury Lifestyle Award Winner

  • 2023 Retail Fest Speaker

  • 2023 Alt Summit Speaker

  • 2021 Women in Leadership Speaker

  • 2020 Altitude Summit Panelist

  • 2019 Altitude Summit Panelist

  • 2019 BOLO Conference Speaker

  • 2018 Altitude Summit Panelist

  • 2018 Living Spaces National TV Commercial

  • 2017 Pinterest Collective

  • 2016 Pinterest Style Council

  • 2015 Pinterest Ambassador

  • Business Insider Top Pinner

  • InStyle Magazine Top Pinner

  • Huffington Post Recommended Pinner

  • Altitude Summit Speaker 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

  • Haven Conference Speaker 2016, 2017

  • Arizona Storytellers Project Speaker 2017

  • WIPA SF Speaker 2017

  • Conference 12 Speaker 2017

  • Mom 2.0 Speaker 2015, 2016

  • BlogHer Food Speaker 2016

  • Blink Conference Speaker 2015

  • WIPA AZ Speaker 2015

Olive Branches from Alex

Regularly receive “olive branches” in your inbox, which are an invitation for connection and solitary directly from me to you. They’re love letters of encouragement and hope to my most cherished friends and I want you to get them too!