Alecia Kissel

“I am thrilled to offer my enthusiastic endorsement for Alecia, an exceptional speech coach whose guidance and expertise have had a profound impact on my speaking abilities and professional growth. As a Chief Executive Officer who recently had the privilege of benefiting from Alecia's coaching services, I am compelled to share my experience with others seeking to enhance their communication skills and make a lasting impression on their audience. Alecia's approach to coaching is nothing short of transformative. From the outset, she demonstrated a keen ability to distill complex ideas into concise and impactful messages, allowing me to communicate with clarity and conviction. Her keen insight and strategic guidance helped me shape my ideas into a compelling narrative, ensuring that every word resonated with my audience. Beyond refining the content of my presentation, Alecia also equipped me with invaluable techniques to warm up my vocals and deliver my message with confidence and authority. Her thoughtful exercises and personalized feedback not only strengthened my voice but also instilled in me a newfound sense of poise and presence on stage. What truly sets Alecia apart is her unwavering commitment to her clients' success. Throughout our coaching sessions, she provided me with invaluable mental frameworks and strategies to shift my perspective toward success, empowering me to overcome self-doubt and embrace my full potential as a speaker. Her supportive demeanor and genuine encouragement made every step of the journey feel empowering and enriching. It's often the small things that make the biggest difference, and Alecia's attention to detail and personalized approach exemplify her dedication to her craft. Whether it was a reassuring word before taking the stage or a subtle adjustment to my delivery, Alecia's thoughtful guidance and support were instrumental in helping me achieve my goals. I cannot recommend Alecia highly enough to any business owner seeking to elevate their communication skills and make a lasting impact through public speaking. With her expertise, passion, and unwavering support, she will not only help you refine your speaking abilities but also empower you to confidently share your message with the world.”

“Alecia has been one of the most influential people in my career. When she was my direct supervisor at Kenzie Academy, she went way beyond the regular expectations that you would have for a boss. She was instrumental in instilling our company's cultural values in us and always provided valuable, timely and actionable feedback. It took no time for me to realize that she was the leader of our department and a reference point for everyone in the entire company, and I dare to say that our successful acquisition by one of the largest education providers in the nation was only possible due to her hard work and guidance. Even after I moved to a different department her diligence and hard work kept gears moving across every kind of cross-functional work that we developed. Her public speaking and storytelling are invaluable and have helped me in my career way beyond my positions at Kenzie Academy.. She was instrumental in the advancement of my career in a variety of ways. As one of the only Latino employees at the company at the time, she fostered an environment of psychological safety where I knew I could lean into and be myself.. I went from an underperforming admissions counselor with less than a handful of enrollees on my first quarter to single-handedly enrolling 20% of our September class during my last quarter all because of Alecia's willingness (and ability) to coach me through improving my sales skills while still practicing radical hospitality. When I was ready, she was the first to sponsor me into new positions internally and helped me develop into an internal cultural ambassador. Quite honestly, if she didn't teach me to lean into my strengths, I would probably still be busy worrying about my weaknesses and would not have moved as far as I did in my career. More impressive than all this is the fact that I am not a needle in a haystack, and can point out at least five other different people to whom she was just as impactful. Needless to say, she remains as an incredibly powerful mentor to me and is still the number one person that I go to for career coaching and public speaking, even though we haven't worked together directly in almost two years. I would recommend Alecia in a heartbeat for any position as she has always demonstrated the attitude of someone that can learn and get the job done, but I can personally attest to her exceptional speech, storytelling, coaching, sales, people management and ops, company culture and database information management skills, which are proven, effective, and have been utilized at every level with individual contributors and C-suite alike.”