The Presence Principle

Meet the Facilitators

Co-Authors of The Presence Principle

Dr. Alexa Chilcutt - Executive Communication Expert and Leadership Coach

Alexa Chilcutt, PhD

Co-Author, The Presence Principle

Executive Communication Expert

Dr. Alexa Chilcutt is a Certified Executive Coach and subject matter expert in executive presence, strategic communication, and leadership development. As faculty lead for Johns Hopkins Carey Business School's Executive Education Business Communication Certificate and co-lead for the Academy for Women and Leadership, Alexa designs transformational learning experiences for professionals worldwide.

Her corporate clients include Booz Allen Hamilton, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, Exelon Corporation, Hoya Corporation, and Prometric. Alexa's expertise has been featured in Business Insider, Forbes, Medium Authority Magazine, and Fox Digital News. She is the author of Engineered to Speak (Wiley IEEE PCS) and has published research in Public Relations Journal, Workplace Health & Safety, MedEdPORTAL, and the Journal of the American Dental Association.

Alexa also serves as Executive Education faculty for Texas Christian University's Neeley Business School and The University of Alabama. Her research focuses on impression management theory, organizational communication, and the intersection of authenticity and influence in leadership contexts.

Dr. Carl DuPont - Performance & Leadership Expert and Voice Specialist

Carl DuPont, DMA

Co-Author, The Presence Principle

Performance & Leadership Expert

Dr. Carl DuPont guides professionals in reconnecting to their authentic voice through a transformative approach that bridges performance expertise with scientific precision. As Director of the Kennedy Center's Washington National Opera Institute Program, Associate Professor of Voice at Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Institute, and Executive Education faculty at Carey Business School, Carl brings rare interdisciplinary insight to leadership development.

His methodology integrates his experience as an international opera performer, published scholar, improv actor, Certified Neurosomatic Intelligence Educator, and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator. Carl's scholarly work appears in Oxford University Press and respected journals including The Laryngoscope and the Voice and Speech Review.

Coaching clients range from Fortune 200 executives to international soloists at the Metropolitan Opera House and "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band. Carl has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, El Palacio de Bellas Artes, Leipzig Opera House, and the Salzburg Festival. He is the founder of DuPont Consulting, LLC and holds the Certificate in Management Development from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

What Participants Say

"This is the best Carey course I've ever taken and it's my 6th course here. Everything we learned can be applied right away to both our professional and personal lives."

— Workshop Participant, September 2025

"Alexa and Carl were phenomenal. They made the 3 days go by quickly as the learning was fun. They modeled excellent executive presence."

— Workshop Participant, June 2025

"Alexa and Carl are engaging and clear, and complement one another well. They are great role models to follow. Looking forward to their book."

— Workshop Participant, June 2025

"I found the multiple rounds with partners or groups, each building from the round prior, were effective in rapidly preparing and boosting confidence toward whatever the end talk or speech was for the day."

— Workshop Participant, June 2025

"Carl was a great complement to Alexa. He was engaging and supportive, and he created space for us to really dive into the body and voice aspects of executive presence. Drawing on his background as a performer, he helped normalize elements that can often feel awkward when practicing how to present oneself, which made the learning experience more comfortable and effective."

— Workshop Participant, September 2025

"Instructors did an amazing job making relationships with attendees rather than just talking at us."

— Workshop Participant, June 2025

Program Impact

4.9/5.0

Participant Satisfaction Rating

98%

Would Recommend to Colleagues

100%

Immediate Workplace Application