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Opening Keynote; How to Effectively Navigate ANY Life Challenge with Resilience & Manifest Success & Happiness!

Elia Gourgouris, Ph.D. America’s Happiness Doctor

FINTEK TV interview at the NY Stock Exchange 

Dr. Elia Gourgouris also known as America's Happiness Doctor, is the author of the #1 best-selling Amazon book, 7 Paths to Lasting Happiness which has been translated in 5 languages. He co-authored the highly acclaimed book 7 Keys to Navigating a Crisis: A Practical Guide to Emotionally Dealing with Pandemics and Other Disasters.

He's the President and co-founder of The Kindness Factor International and just produced a documentary feature film called For Such A time As This on the impact of kindness worldwide!

The first half of his career he built a thriving private practice as a Clinical Psychologist (all word of mouth) before moving on to become an Executive Coach working with C-Suite leaders and an international Keynote speaker. His message is featured in respected publications and media around the world.

With his Positive Psychology background and through his books, Keynotes, podcast interviews (350 worldwide and counting) and Executive Coaching he has helped hundreds of thousands of people both in their careers and in their relationships to achieve happiness and success in their personal and professional lives.

As an inspirational speaker, he frequently presents at international conferences focusing on Happiness, Corporate Wellness & Mental Health. He's the host of a new TV show called The Happy Hour w/ Dr. Elia on the Mental Health Television Network. He splits his time between the US and Greece/Europe.

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Interactive Experience; The Belonging Effect: Escape Room Edition - Unlocking the Keys to Inclusion, Trust & Wellbeing

Kim Black, CEO and Founder Sage Leadership and Wellness 

Kim Black is the founder of Sage Leadership & Wellness and a leadership consultant, certified executive coach, and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of organizational psychology, happiness science, and leadership effectiveness.

She brings 25 years of experience from PwC, where she held multiple senior leadership roles, including serving as Wellbeing Director for PwC’s U.S. and Mexico workforce of approximately 75,000 employees.

In that role, Kim contributed to the design and implementation of large-scale wellbeing, leadership, and culture initiatives within the complex organizational system. Her work integrates formal coaching credentials with research-informed practices in organizational psychology, positive psychology, and wellbeing science to support sustainable high performance without compromising health, integrity, or long-term resilience. Originally from Houston, Texas, Kim currently lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.

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World Happiness Fellowship Presenting Sponsor

Come for Fellowship Find Community

If you are leading through complexity, change, or burnout and you want leadership to feel more steady, more human, and more effective, I invite you to join us. The Knoxville Happiness Coalition is for leaders who are committed to building healthier workplaces through consistent, thoughtful leadership. ~ Alexia Georghiou, Founder 

JOIN FOR ONLY $199 yearly/ Founding Member Offer Includes Strategic Leadership 2.5 hour Online Course

We are launching membership to the Knoxville Happiness Coalition, and we’re inviting leaders who understand that well-being and performance are not competing priorities. They are connected, and the organizations that recognize this are the ones that will thrive.

The Coalition is designed for executives, founders, and workplace decision-makers who want practical support in creating healthier, more resilient teams. Members will have access to monthly expert-led sessions on the issues leaders are genuinely dealing with: burnout and brain health, effective communication, cross-cultural awareness, executive presence, navigating sensitive conversations, and the policies that influence day-to-day experience at work.

This is not a motivational group and it is not theoretical. It is a professional community where leaders can learn, apply, and refine approaches that support both people and performance. It offers a space to stay connected to the ideas and practices that many of you are exploring through the World Happiness Fellowship, and to bring them into your organization with intention.

If you are building environments where people can think clearly, work sustainably, and contribute at their best, we would be glad to have you join us.

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Alexia Georghiou’s content has been developed and proven on the LearnFormula platform over 5+ years with inclusion in the 2025 mini MBA for CPA’s.

  • Taken primarily by:

    • Accountants

    • Project managers

    • Human Resources professionals

  • 25+ classes focused on holistic leadership development

  • 4.6 / 5.0 average rating

  • 2K+ verified reviews

As an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee, Alexia teaches professional development courses on civility, listening as a leadership skill, executive presence and burnout.

Her writing has appeared in Florida SHRM Newswire and MSN News, and she has been interviewed by the Knoxville News Sentinel and HR Dive.

Alexia has lived experience as an executive woman in menopause. Her work, Menopause Matters: Supporting Women in the Workplace has been featured in HR Pulse by The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA). 

Community for Purpose-Driven Changemakers

Access to Expert Leadership Development

Gain year-round guidance from leadership experts who help you strengthen your professional presence, communication, and decision-making skills.

Monthly Webinars on High-Impact Workplace Topics

Attend curated sessions on Executive Presence, Burnout & Brain Health, difficult conversations (including substance use), cross-cultural communication, generational motivation, crisis communication, ageism, menopause policy, and more.

Support for Creating Belonging

Learn practical strategies for empathetic leadership, employee well-being, and inclusive policies—empowering you to better support teams through challenges, changes, and growth.
Our mission

Empowering leaders to create thriving, high-performing teams.

Alexia Georghiou is a keynote speaker on happiness and human-centered leadership, organizational development consultant, and founder of the Knoxville Happiness Coalition and World Happiness Fellowship.

She partners with executives to build values-driven cultures that foster resilience and well-being. Author of The Future of Work is Human and The Future of Success is Happiness featured at national and international conferences. 

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