EP 101: Lessons in Leadership and Loving Yourself | Alexian Wines on the Power of Words and Sharing Your Story
Mon Jan 26 2026
In this episode you’ll learn how believing beyond what you can see can expand your confidence and lead you down paths you never imagined.
Alexian Wines is a global leader, international speaker, and co-author of Letters to Lilly: Lessons in Leadership and Loving Yourself. Her career spans government, international business, and strategic consulting, including working under two U.S. presidential administrations at the White House and the National Security Council. Today, she serves as Chief Operating Officer at BowerGroupAsia.
In this conversation, Ali shares her personal journey of growing up with a small-town lens, the teachers and moments that helped her find her voice, and how lived experience taught her the true power of words. We talk about endurance, self-belief, storytelling, and why Letters to Lilly, a collection of letters written to a younger self, has resonated with people around the world.
This episode is a reminder that you are not alone, and your story is powerful.
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In this episode you’ll learn how believing beyond what you can see can expand your confidence and lead you down paths you never imagined. Alexian Wines is a global leader, international speaker, and co-author of Letters to Lilly: Lessons in Leadership and Loving Yourself. Her career spans government, international business, and strategic consulting, including working under two U.S. presidential administrations at the White House and the National Security Council. Today, she serves as Chief Operating Officer at BowerGroupAsia. In this conversation, Ali shares her personal journey of growing up with a small-town lens, the teachers and moments that helped her find her voice, and how lived experience taught her the true power of words. We talk about endurance, self-belief, storytelling, and why Letters to Lilly, a collection of letters written to a younger self, has resonated with people around the world. This episode is a reminder that you are not alone, and your story is powerful.