For Senior Professionals
Career strategy for senior ICs and technical professionals deciding whether to stay, renegotiate, pivot or otherwise change how they operate inside the system of work.
For hard decisions at work
Clear decisions for complicated work.
I help capable people make clear decisions about careers, leadership and teams when the answer isn’t obvious.
My clients include senior ICs, technical professionals, founders, EDs and leadership teams facing calls that don’t have clean answers.
My practice builds on 15+ years leading People and organizational strategy across the US, UK and EU, including at EnergyHub, Nerdy through IPO, Limejump (acquired by Shell) and Creative Assembly/SEGA.
Who I work with.
Different people, same problem. Something needs deciding and the answer isn’t obvious.
For Leaders
Coaching for founders, EDs and senior leaders navigating confidence, conflict, influence, role clarity, difficult rooms and calls they can’t fully process inside their own organization.
For Organizations
Facilitation, People strategy and board advisory for organizations that need their leadership aligned and the room actually moving.
The most common questions I get.
If one of these is sitting on your mind, that’s a good place to start.
“Do I stay or do I leave?”
“Is it worth asking for a promotion here?”
“How do I stay effective when work gets political?”
“How do we get our leadership team unstuck?”
Proof, in their words.
Clients bring career questions, leadership pressure, team dynamics and tough calls that matter.
“Sophie helped me move reflection into action. I developed new relationships, asked for what I needed at work and found a new path inside my company.”
Karim L.Senior Tech Lead, Fortune 100 software company
“Sophie was instrumental in getting our organization unstuck. She brought structure, calm and clarity to a delicate transition.”
Vanessa B.Executive Director, Electrify DC
“In just two sessions, Sophie helped me find the confidence and clarity to make a decision I don’t think I would have taken without her support. She brought in perspectives I hadn’t yet seen.”
Brittany L.Senior Tech Recruiter, global delivery platform
Personal, not platitudes.
A good session leaves you with more than feelings; you will always get follow-up and takeaways to use on your own.
I work across 1:1 coaching, leadership conversations, workshops and facilitated rooms, from senior technical professionals weighing career moves to organizations trying to get unstuck.
First, get a cleaner read.
Most people arrive with a question. The useful work is often figuring out whether it’s the real question.
1
Read the system.
Is this a person problem, role problem, manager problem, company problem, market problem or self-trust problem?
2
Name the real blocker.
Separate ambition, fear, loyalty, burnout, politics, incentives and actual evidence.
3
Choose the next move.
Stay better, ask for what you need, restructure the room, prepare to leave or pivot with a plan.
Quit Your Job Club
A practical workshop for people wondering whether to stay, leave, renegotiate or pivot at work. Not everyone needs to quit. Everyone should know their next move.
See the workshop →Get smart. Get out. Or stay on purpose.
Bring me the decision you’re trying to make.
Career, leadership, team, board, founder or “I know something is off but I can’t name it yet.” That’s usually a useful place to start.