Emmy & Murrow Award–winning journalist
Host. Journalist.
Storyteller.
I ask the questions that open people up, live and unscripted. Fifteen years leading newscasts and conversations across four markets, from breaking news to the stories communities carry for generations.
Currently hosting
On air and on the mic now
Host · All About The Culture
2026 Upper Midwest Emmy nomineeThis Week in the Twin Cities
Alexis hosts the weekly look at the people, stories and culture shaping the Twin Cities.
Co-host · Podcast
Courageous New Start
Honest conversations about starting over with courage, co-hosted with Dawn Stevens.
Featured
Watch the reel
Award-winning stories
Journalism that stays with people
Awards & honors
Emmy & Murrow
award-winning work
2026 · Upper Midwest Emmy nominations
Boards & service
Board of Governors, Upper Midwest Emmy Co-lead, NABJ Multimedia Student Projects Co-lead, Center for Broadcast Journalism Media Lab Board Member, MAD DADS Advisory Board, Women in Leadership, Minnesota State Mankato Member, NABJ · Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Stories & one-on-ones
In conversation
Features and one-on-one conversations that give people room to tell their own stories, including the Lifting Voices series.
Hosted discussion series
Let’s Talk Cincy
Created and hosted by Alexis at WLWT. Amid the 2020 pandemic and civil unrest, she brought more than a dozen of Cincinnati’s most powerful leaders to one table within a week to answer the public’s questions. The program earned Regional Murrow and Emmy Awards.
Speaking
What Alexis talks about
Keynotes, half-day workshops, 90-day programs, emcee and moderator work. Ideal for leadership conferences, women’s leadership, ERGs, associations, faith communities, universities and athletic programs.
“Your truth is someone else’s permission.”
Signature keynote
Undeniable: Uncover Your Story. Unlock Theirs.
Stop looking the part. Start living the story.
For the champions everyone leans on. A reporter’s tools for finding what you’ve been leaving out, saying what’s true plainly, then using the same tools to bring out the best in your people.
Keynote
Community Is Currency
Trust is built in the community long before it shows up on the bottom line. How leaders and organizations earn it by showing up, and why those relationships keep paying off long after the campaign ends.
Keynote
I Speak People: The Translation Skill AI Can’t Replace
Stop making your audience translate. The most human skill in any room is saying it so people get it the first time, and turning strategy into stories your people can repeat.
Workshop
The Story Is Already in the Room
Stop telling the same stories. Start finding new ones. How to listen like a reporter: the question after the question, and the stories your people are already living.
Keynote
When the Story Changes
Tell the story of change so people stay with you. A new leader, a merger, a rebrand, a campaign: how to tell it before the rumor mill does.
Founder
Beyond the mic
Founder & Executive Director · Nonprofit
Lisa’s Girls Inc.
A 501(c)(3) equipping BIPOC women and girls with the skills, resources and community to reshape what leadership looks like, and to create change across generations.
Visit lisasgirls.com →
Your best story is still on mute.
Co-founder · Storytelling agency
I Speak People
The storytelling agency Alexis co-founded with her husband, Emmy-winning sports broadcaster Reggie Wilson, helping organizations find the stories inside them and tell them well.
Visit speakpeople.co →Book Alexis
Bring a trusted voice to your stage.
Hosting, keynotes, moderated conversations and storytelling for conferences, galas, brands and community events.
Contact
Let’s talk.
Booking a host or speaker, pitching a story, a media request or a consulting conversation: send a note and Alexis will get back to you.