Many people offer solutions, few deliver results. As a Master Certified Coach (MCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), executive life coach, authorpreneur, and corporate trainer for several organizations, Sophia Casey does much more than support individual and corporate clients with problem-solving. She helps leaders of all calibers get transformative results that catapult their organizations. She is applauded as a thought leader in the coaching industry and has mentored, trained, and coached thousands of executives and leadership, career, and life coaches.
Sophia Casey is CEO of Sophia Casey Enterprises (SCE), Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer (CEO) of ICLI RISING, the International Coaching & Leadership Institute Rising. ICLI RISING offers ICF continuing coach education (CCE) units and transformational leadership certification programs to coaches globally, both new and experienced.
Having served as Director of First Impressions for a task force for the former Vice President of
the United States, her innate ability for excellence, execution, and acceleration helped her
support change agents by increasing their resilience and leveraging their strengths to get
results above circumstances.
More than 60 global retail, health, transportation, and IT organizations have recruited Sophia to
provide executive coaching; diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility (DEIBA)
training; strategic planning; and leadership development solutions. Her work with these
organizations' executive cadre resulted in strengthened leadership skills, decreased team
communication misalignment, and enhanced productivity.
Sophia’s love for leadership and executive coaching led to her being named a Top
Transformational Coach by USA Today and winning the gold award for Best Americas Coach
from Coach Awards 2023. She is proud of her work at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), where she served on executive teams responsible for processing over 200 million tax returns annually, managing over 6500 workers, and executing a $1.6 billion budget. Sophia served as an agent of change as head of training organizations in the federal government and private sector arenas, including her tenure as Director of Enterprise-wide Training, providing professional development solutions for more than Ten thousand engineers, attorneys, and analysts. As an ICF MCC, Sophia is an avid advocate for coaches to have strong coaching skills, become ICF credentialed, and have businesses that work.
Sophia is an an 8-time published and bestselling author committed to women’s global
empowerment, as evidenced by her novel, Fierce Vulnerability: A Colored Girl’s Truths, Trials, and Triumphs debuting as Amazon’s number one new release for Dramas and Plays by Women, and the popular Ease & Flow Journal: A 31-Day Journal to Get Clear, Connected, and Courageous About Life. Her work has been highlighted on Fox News, NBC, CBS, and Success magazine. Sophia's stories of hope, leadership, and healing leave a distinct mark on the hearts and minds of others that cannot easily be erased.