Host Alexia Georghiou, The AI Paradox: Reducing Technostress While Elevating Talent Performance Through Happiness Habits
Alexia Georghiou is a keynote speaker, organizational development consultant, and founder of the Knoxville Happiness Coalition, the parent organization of World Happiness Fellowship. She helps leaders navigate the AI paradox—balancing smarter tools with human-centered systems—by embedding happiness habits, connection, and well-being into work, learning, and leadership. Author of The Future of Work is Humanand The Future of Success is Happiness, Alexia uses her V.A.L.U.E.S. Model—Vision, Action, Leadership, Unity, Engagement, and Synthesis—to guide leaders in aligning performance with purpose.
As an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee, she teaches courses on civility, listening as a leadership skill, executive presence, and burnout, helping professionals thrive in high-pressure environments shaped by AI and rapid change. Her writing has appeared in Florida SHRM Newswire and MSN News, and she has been interviewed by the Knoxville News Sentinel and HR Dive. Drawing on lived experience as an executive woman in menopause, Alexia created Menopause Matters: Supporting Women in the Workplace, featured in HR Pulse by ASHHRA.
Under her leadership, the Knoxville Happiness Coalition Academy is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® through self-paced online and in-person programs, equipping leaders to build workplaces where technology enhances human potential, not replaces it.
The reason I created the World Happiness Fellowship is simple.
Leaders everywhere are searching for a more intelligent way forward—for their teams, their communities, and the systems they influence.
The science exists.
The need is obvious.
What has been missing is agency—a way for leaders to apply these ideas in the real world.
That is what begins in Knoxville on March 20.
But Knoxville is only the starting point.
Leaders carry these ideas into their organizations, their industries, and their cities.
This is not meant to stay local.
It is meant to scale through people.
If this work resonates with you, there are several ways to step forward:
Join the Knoxville Happiness Coalition
Members receive access to an online academy with monthly SHRM-accredited learning sessions and a monthly community gathering designed for leaders who want to connect, reflect, and apply the science of human thriving.
Bring the movement to your city
Communities can license and host their own World Happiness gathering—creating space for research, conversation, and practical leadership around well-being and performance.
Lead where you are
Organizations, educators, and civic leaders can apply these principles immediately in the places they already influence.
The possibilities are many when the goal is community building and collective progress.
Together we can begin shaping a smarter future of work and leadership.
Because the next competitive advantage may not be technology.
It may not even be strategy.
It may simply be this:
Understanding how humans actually thrive.
SPONSOR FOR YEAR ROUND EXPOSURE
Sponsoring the Happiness Event offers unmatched value for your brand. As the exclusive sponsor in your category, your company gains worldwide media exposure, reaching a joyful, engaged audience eager for positive experiences. Your sponsorship ensures high brand visibility across all event promotions, digital campaigns, and on-site activations, creating lasting impressions. With the sponsorship period lasting until March 20 your brand enjoys continuous association with happiness, positivity, and community engagement, positioning you as a leader in your field while connecting with audiences in a meaningful and memorable way.
MARCH 20, 2027
Saturday Breakfast Seminar
Wellness as the Driving Force of Leadership in the Age of AI
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Become the leader of happiness in your city. Host an official March 20 event with the World Happiness Fellowship license.
Learn more about the licensing contract and fees HERE
Contact Alexia Georghiou to see if your city is available.
The Fellowship is just the beginning. It connects you to the Knoxville Happiness Coalition’s year-round leadership community; where monthly academy offerings and in-person gatherings support leaders in sustaining clarity, energy, and wellbeing long after the event ends.
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One World. One Heartbeat. It’s Time to Connect.
The escalating conflict involving Israel, Iran, and the United States — and the ripple effects across the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean — are being felt far beyond government offices and military briefings. They are being felt in homes, in workplaces, and in the hearts of people who are hearing explosions, watching uncertainty unfold, and worrying about loved ones.
For many, the language of “happiness” can feel almost inappropriate at a time like this. When missiles and drones are in the sky, happiness is not the conversation.
Resilience is.
Resilience means being present with one another in the now. It means having real conversations. It means sitting together, crying if we need to, hugging when words are not enough, and looking one another in the eye as human beings who care about each other’s safety and dignity.
At the Knoxville Happiness Coalition, we believe community matters most when the world feels uncertain. Many of our friends and partners across the Middle East and Europe — including family in Cyprus — are experiencing the emotional weight of this moment. We want them to know they are not alone.
This is not about pretending everything is fine. It is about showing up for one another with compassion and humanity. Even in times of conflict, people can still choose care over fear and connection over isolation.
We are fortunate to have experienced professionals who can help guide these conversations responsibly and thoughtfully. But at its core, this effort is about people supporting people.
Now is the time for humanity to rise — to offer support, and also to receive it.
If you are connected to these regions or feel called to participate, we invite you to join the conversation.
You are welcome to schedule a Zoom call with Alexia Georghiou to explore how we can support our friends and communities together.
Sometimes the most powerful thing we can do in difficult times is simply show up.
Let’s connect.
