Elissa Ashwood




Talk Description

Controlling the Uncontrollable

When the unthinkable happens, how you take control makes all the difference.  
Elissa Ashwood will share the story of how she started the 33 Dresses project during her cancer treatment and started a national movement to ‘break out the good stuff’. She will share her strategy for cutting through the ‘what now’ alternatives of an overwhelming situation, to find control, confidence, and comfort, and come out triumphant on the other side.

About Elissa

Cancer survivor in training, and wearer of 33 dresses to get through treatment. Elissa used strategy to make cancer a more fun and community experience because that’s what she knew best.  Get inspired about living life no matter what.

Business

33 dresses (a special project of my company Truly Accomplished)

Website

http://www.33dresses.com




Recent Portfolios


  • TEDxWomen: When Women Claim the Public Stage
    My TEDxWomen talk last year in SF. Listen to my story about growing up public speaking, how I lost my voice and found it again. Hear the crucial shift in perspective on the fear of public speaking that you simply must have, and learn to turn that self doubt into celebration.
    Melissa Thomas-Fernandez
    One Percent
    Blogging, Facebooking, Speaking: Overcoming the Fear of Sharing Your Voice
    I gave this talk to a lively group of lady entrepreneurs in San Francisco last year and we had a ball. It’s short, sweet and to the point. If you’ve got fear of rejection and it’s holding back your voice, watch this.
    The Two Things Every Woman Needs To Know To Become A Powerful Speaker
    This is my keynote address from The School for the Well Spoken Woman LIVE in Sept 2011. Watch this to learn about the truth behind the fear and self doubt that can come up around public speaking, and how to find the freedom to speak up.
  • Marty Baker Williams
    The Authentic Self
    Overcoming Fear & Self Doubt about Sharing Your Message With The World
    Learn how to turn fear of speaking up into total freedom, and discover the most important quality in your relationships with women that will take you - and them - higher. This is from the 2012 School for the Well Spoken Woman LIVE NYC.
    Renee Martin
    Renee Martin on Having it All
    Voice: A Love Story
    The story of my journey from feeling held back and full of self doubt to finally free to say what I have to say, and support other women in doing the same. Given at the 2012 School for The Well Spoken Woman LIVE! event in NYC.
  • Emerging Women: Self-Doubt's Place In The Creative Process
    From Emerging Women Live: Doubt means you are right smack dab in the middle of the creative process, says KC Baker. So if you can revolutionize your relationship with doubt, you will be amazed at your creative power.
    KC Baker
    Founder and Host for the Evening
    Andrea Nakayama
    Action Potential: Sparking the Change in Health Care
    Regena Thomashauer
    Woman Thought Leader of the Year 2012