Meet Sophie Wade
About Sophie
workforce innovator, advisor, speaker, instructor, author
A. Sophie Wade is the Workforce Innovation Specialist and Founder of Future-of-Work consultancy Flexcel Network, a keynote speaker, author and Board advisor. Over 625,000 people have taken her LinkedIn courses on Future-of-Work skills, Gen Z, and empathy.
Sophie brings global experience from the UK, Europe, Asia, and the US working in finance roles, funding and scaling high-growth ventures, and launching businesses within large enterprises. Sophie has deep insight into the pressures leaders face as they grow operations and teams.Â
Sophie’s second book is Empathy Works: The Key to Competitive Advantage in the New Era of Work (2022). She writes The Work In Progress Report newsletter and hosts the Transforming Work with Sophie Wade podcast. Sophie studied at Oxford University (BA, MA) and INSEAD (MBA).Â
Sophie is trusted by leaders navigating change.
“Sophie’s in-depth knowledge was invaluable for understanding the new working landscape as well as her strategies for bridging generational differences. After assessing the company’s management approaches and operational practices, she gave us specific guidance to address cultural, performance-related, and operational issues relating to intergenerational management and communication. New initiatives implemented based on her recommendations resulted in increased productivity and our culture had never been as good.”
Penny Thompson
CEO and Owner, ServePro Franchise
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