About
Sophie Theen

Do you have an idea for a new business venture?

BUT Don't know where to start?

Are you a female founder or entrepreneur looking for guidance and support?

Perhaps, you need help and guidance scaling your start-up operations.

Hi! I'm Sophie Theen,

Charted FCIPD, and with one-on-one coaching, I can help you be the impactful and transformational leader you would like to become, especially if you want to make it big in the technology and fintech sector.

I am an educator, author, advisor, and speaker; my expertise and experience in start-up and female coaching are sought by individuals and leading businesses. 

As a female founder or entrepreneur, you probably know and understand that the process of founding a business or start-up takes a lot of energy and time. It also requires solid skills, such as people management, a reliable network, resilience, and healthy time management to make it successfully through this process. 

As a founders' coach, I empower women who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or running on empty in order to recover or find their inner creative leader and full potential. I can help you liberate your joy to be the powerful change you want and desire.

As a woman, I have always had to learn to overcome challenges that come my way. When I arrived as an early migrant to Australia, I had to embrace my differences and turn them into positives. I thought differently, so I brought innovative ideas and was determined to succeed via a non-traditional route. Studying engineering, and working in a male-dominant industry, built my resilience and taught me how to navigate these adversities and challenges.

I landed an executive's position at the age of 29 with the help of a mentor, which was a great personal achievement. I led recruitment projects with Ford, General Motors, and IBM before shifting focus to setting up an HR practice in start-ups. I don't believe I could have achieved what I have without the support and guidance from other women in the industry. And now I'm glad to give back to younger women who didn't get the chances I did.

I am a highly motivated, experienced, and pragmatic coach with an excellent track record of developing female leaders through mentoring, coaching, and training to achieve excellent results. I partner with leaders, especially women, in order to unlock the creative and visionary leadership and potential within themselves, their organizations, and their teams. 

Before establishing myself as a coach, I founded Chief of Stories, an organization that helps start-ups and small businesses. 

If you are passionate about creating more impact and happiness in your professional life, I also share loads of resources and content on various social media platforms, so please connect with me on your favorite platform.

As culture often trumps strategy, my approach is focused on shifting the cultural ethos — from the 'me' to the 'we' — to develop purposeful and empowering start-ups. Professionally, working with early-stage start-ups has been a fulfilling journey. It's hard to express how much joy I feel every time a start-up reaches a stage where it's valued at over a billion worth. I have been called "The Foundation Fixer."

As a mentor partnered with Women in Tech programs and STEM Universities, I'm here to coach women alike, longing for the chance to get into tech and make a difference.

Let's begin our journey together now,

Sophie.

  • "Sophie is a quick and proactive learner in tech, she's already making waves outside the UK educating startups in being champions in diversity. She clearly cares about giving back to the industry by involving herself in coaching other women to thrive and succeed in tech. She's spoken at my international events “Inspiring W leaders in the digital era” and supports women in tech globally."

    — PhD Teresa Tamayo , Founder & Chairwoman at W Startup C

  • "Although Sophie is new to tech, she's already making waves outside the UK educating startups in being champions in diversity. She clearly cares about giving back to the industry by involving herself in coaching other women to thrive and succeed in tech. She's spoken at my events that supports women in tech globally."

    — Katrina Collier, Founder & Author at Roborecruiter

  • "Sophie is one of the most popular career mentors at Goldsmiths, University of London. Sophie makes an ideal mentor to young adults trying to find their pace in life. It was also interesting that several students who previously were aspiring to a career in finance in general, after meeting Sophie mentioned that they would like specifically a career in HR in finance, impressed by her own journey."

    — Dr Eurydice Fotopoulou, Lecturer in Economics Goldsmith University, UL