GUEST SPEAKER: Alix Boulud Hutkin
TOPIC: The Art Of Standing Out
WHEN: Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CST
WHERE: Tavern On Main – 301 E Main St, Belleville, IL 62220
What makes someone memorable in a room full of accomplished professionals?
In today’s crowded professional landscape, talent and hard work alone are rarely enough to set you apart. The professionals who consistently open doors, attract opportunities, and build powerful networks understand how to highlight what makes them distinctive.
In this session, career strategist Alix Boulud-Hutkin explores practical strategies for standing out in authentic and strategic ways. Participants will learn how identifying and sharing the unique experiences, interests, and perspectives that shape their story can make them more memorable, strengthen professional relationships, and create new opportunities.
The session will also introduce proactive ways to build career momentum—rather than waiting to be chosen. Through practical examples and actionable ideas, attendees will discover how small, intentional moves can expand credibility, signal initiative, and position them for new possibilities.
Whether you are actively networking, exploring a career pivot, seeking your next role, or simply looking to create more opportunity in your professional life, this session offers practical strategies for becoming more visible, memorable, and impactful in your field.
ABOUT ALIX BOULUD-HUTKIN
Alix is the Founder of Career Power Plays (CareerPowerPlays.org) and Villeneuve LLC (VilleneuveLLC.com), where she helps ambitious professionals level up their personal brand, turn applications into interviews, and take control of how they’re seen. By blending intelligence-style strategy with modern reputation enhancement techniques, Alix teaches people how to stand out for all the right reasons in a competitive job market.
Alix has over 15 years of combined experience in the fields of strategic communications, intelligence & investigations, and business development. In addition to Career Power Plays and Villeneuve, Alix serves as the Chief Child Development Officer to her twin toddlers–which has been, by far, her most challenging job to date as she tries her best to keep up with her exigent and demanding “tiny bosses.”
She is also deeply passionate about serving her community, and currently volunteers as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster children experiencing abuse or neglect.
