BRAVE SPACE...
MEET LEXI...
Alexis Rosado (also known as Lexi Rosa) is a spoken-word poet, entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and founder of Brave Space, a suicide-prevention nonprofit dedicated to empowering young people navigating mental health challenges, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.
Her mission is to inspire, encourage, and empower others to recognize the power within themselves, embrace their stories, and become brave enough to pursue their dreams.
In 2024, Alexis took the TEDxMacatawa stage to deliver her talk, "The Power of Media," exploring how storytelling, creative expression, and meaningful communication can become powerful tools for mental health awareness and youth suicide prevention.
Her journey began with a passion for storytelling. After graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, Alexis worked as a television reporter for WLNS 6 News and later as an on-air personality for Power 96.5. In 2017, she founded Vision Success Marketing, an agency helping entrepreneurs and creatives bring their visions to life.
But her passion for storytelling would eventually lead her to a much deeper purpose.
Founder of Brave Space | TEDx Speaker | Spoken-Word Poet | Mental Health Advocate
In 2022, Alexis founded Brave Space, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to improve the lives of individuals experiencing suicidal ideation, self-harm, and mental health challenges. Through vulnerability, connection, and meaningful conversations, Brave Space works to empower students, families, and community leaders to address emotional and relational wounds.
Through its Became Brave curriculum, the organization combines evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), with creative practices such as art therapy to help young people better understand their emotions, strengthen their sense of identity, and recognize their inherent worth.
Alexis believes suicide prevention requires more than awareness. It requires connection, conversations, and spaces where people feel safe enough to be vulnerable, ask for help, and know they are not alone.
Whether through spoken-word poetry, public speaking, creative expression, or youth empowerment, Alexis is committed to breaking barriers, challenging stigma, and helping people recognize the power they already carry.
At the heart of Alexis's work is the belief that we already carry everything within us to create meaningful change.
It takes courage to be vulnerable, to make space for our story and chase the dreams that call us forward.
She wants students to see what she believes has always been true: their power, worth, and potential were never missing. They just needed some courage and tools to overcome the challenges that slowed them down.
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