Exploring Life & Business with Alexandria Nicole of Alexandria Nicole Consulting

Today we’d like to introduce you to Alexandria Nicole.  

Hi Alexandria, so excited to have you on the platform. So, before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
My passion is empowering people to recognize their personal strengths and using them to contribute to the collective power of humanity, that derives from the connection. I am a published author having released her debut book, The Entrepreneur’s Checklist on Amazon in 2021 and recognized as the first woman of color to contribute literary works to Mountain Town Magazine. My expertise in diversity and inclusion afforded me the opportunity to serve as Chair of the Breckenridge Equity Advisory Commission and Founder of the National grassroots conversation, The Solidarity Talks, meant to uplift and strengthen communities with respectful conversations that are held monthly. With Alexandria Nicole Consulting Ltd. I continue to add value to town government, corporate, and individual spaces by offering guidance in improving their abilities to cultivate an inclusive culture that allows all people to feel a sense of belonging. 

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
My journey has been one of trial and error, successes and failures, but they have contributed to strengthening my knowledge and cultivating my perseverance in business and in life. 

We’ve been impressed with Alexandria Nicole Consulting Ltd., but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Adding value to corporations, local governments, and individuals by guiding them in improving their abilities to cultivate an inclusive worldview culture. 

We specialize in digital and in-person consultations, workshops, and speaking engagements. 

What was you like growing up?
From a very early age, I was uncomfortable with the box I was put in. I would go to school and be bullied for not behaving in the typical way a “black girl” should behave. According to my peers: “I talked and acted too white” according to my teachers “I was too talkative” according to the adults in my life and when I spoke of my pain “I was too dramatic”. Every avenue of my existence deemed me, Alexandria, like too much. I began to internalize this discomfort with myself from the judgment I was constantly receiving. I began to wonder “what’s wrong with me?” And with that thought, around age 16, I began to try on new and improved personalities like they were clothes. And in a way, these personalities were clothes, but covering my soul and truest self instead of my body. I tried on new states of being whenever given the opportunity to see “how would people respond to me now?” How do I have to speak, act, dress, and behave to gain the approval of those around me? You see: Knowing who I was never an issue, but being who I was always a problem. 

The decisions I made, on this quest for approval, continued throughout my life until I reached my 30s. I wasted 15 years of life making decisions about my life’s journey, where being concerned about the thoughts, opinions, and perspectives of other people dominated my existence. I was lost in playing the role of being who Alexandria “should be” instead of being who I am. One day, I woke up and I was just tired, I was done with the shenanigans, I was going to reclaim myself. I began by just sitting and thinking about what I would like to see for my life? What is happiness to me? What toxic traits do I possess? What does success look like to me? What kind of world do I wish to leave for my daughters? What can I do to make a change? I realized, through introspection, that when I focused on “me” the concerns then shifted to “we”. After examining that shift, and evaluating whether or not it was another embedded approval-seeking train of thought, I understood something. I realized that the progression of thinking of my personal well-being naturally gravitates toward thoughts of our collective well-being b/c we are all connected. 

Contact Info:

• Email: beinclusive@anconsultingfirm.org
• Website: https://alexandriaconsulting.wordpress.com/alexandria-nicole-consulting-ltd/
• Instagram: @therealalexandrianicole
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alexandria.nicole.90226