Hello, darling!
I’m Chrissy Mackey, Ph.D., COO, showgirl, strategist, and your resident chaos wrangler. You might know me as Lavinia Vale on stage, or as The CEO Showgirl online. However you got here, I’m thrilled to welcome you into this sparkling little corner of the internet where business strategy meets burlesque artistry.
What to Expect
✨ CEO Showgirl Main Content – musings on performance, psychology, and the business of being bold.
✨ Corsets & Cortex – how neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral science actually play out in everyday life (sequins optional, sass required).
✨ PhD&D Adventures – applied lessons from gaming: what dice rolls, boss fights, and storytelling teach us about leadership, strategy, and resilience.
✨ COO Diaries – unfiltered reflections on building The Asylum Project, a grassroots nonprofit creating pathways to safety for marginalized Americans abroad.
✨ Confessions & Glitter – because not everything fits neatly into a category.
Why Subscribe?
Because life is lived on stage and off, in boardrooms and green rooms, with spreadsheets and sparkles. Here, I share lessons from the worlds I straddle—academia, nonprofit leadership, burlesque, and beyond—so you can walk away with both inspiration and tools for your own stage (whatever it may be).
Who This Is For
If you’ve ever thought:
“I want to build something that matters, but I’m tired of beige advice,”
“I want the confidence of a showgirl and the clarity of a CEO,”
“I want to feel seen as both a human and a professional,”
…then you’re in the right place.
So pull up a chair, grab your glitter (or your coffee), and let’s dive in. Welcome to CEO Showgirl. This is where the science of business meets the art of burlesque—and together, we’ll make every moment count.
With sequins & strategy,
💋 Chrissy (a.k.a. Lavinia Vale, The CEO Showgirl)