About
Aleyx Ward is a business speaker for hire in Melbourne, VIC.
Professionals who need to be more visible in their market are Aleyx Ward's whole focus. She's a brand strategist, speaker and founder of Core Story, and the creator of RAWthority, a framework for turning real experience into credible authority. Her sessions are built for output rather than inspiration: people leave with a personal positioning statement, three turning-point stories, a sharper LinkedIn presence and a content plan they can actually run. Behind it sits 16 years in marketing and branding, a Master of Marketing from Swinburne and a background in journalism. The RAWthority workshop runs as a half day and suits professional services firms, leadership teams, partner groups and graduate programs.
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The show
Your team walks out with work, not warm feelings. Each person leaves holding a personal positioning statement, three turning-point stories ready to use in profiles and pitches, a sharpened LinkedIn presence and a 60 to 90 day content plan. The session is built to be active. Profiles get rebuilt live on the screen, stories get pulled out in group exercises, polling runs in real time, and whoever tells the best story in the room is offered a podcast slot. No sitting through slides. It's aimed squarely at senior professionals who know visibility matters but don't want to become content creators, and it runs inside your firm's brand and compliance guardrails.
On the day
A wireless lapel mic is preferred, handheld works. You'll need a PA sized to the audience, a projector and screen with HDMI, and a small table or lectern for laptop and materials. Power at the presentation area, and a whiteboard or flipchart with markers where the format calls for it. Seating set up to suit a workshop, whether that's theatre, classroom or cabaret, agreed beforehand. Room access 30 to 45 minutes before the start for setup and a tech check.
Performance options
The main offering is RAWthority, a half-day in-person workshop on turning real experience into visible authority. It covers identifying the audiences that matter and what those audiences actually care about, pulling credibility out of real client and leadership work, shaping three turning-point stories, optimising LinkedIn inside brand and compliance rules, and building a practical content plan for the next couple of months. Everyone leaves with a positioning statement aligned to the firm's brand, three ready-to-use stories, a LinkedIn profile rebuilt during the session and a content map. A week of follow-up support is included, and activity is benchmarked before and after. It suits professional services firms, leadership teams, partner groups, senior professionals and graduate intakes.
What they perform
• Welcome & introduction
• Keynote presentation on Workshop Topic
• Interactive activity / group discussion
• Practical tools & strategies segment
• Q&A session
• Closing summary & key takeaways