T. Sophia Mikelionis, MBA, CPC
Leadership Keynote Speaker | Corporate Events, Women's Leadership Conferences & ERG Audiences @ GearingTogether
About
If your top female leaders are hitting every metric but running on empty, you're facing a retention risk that wellness perks won't solve. Burnout isn't a personal failing. It's a leadership gap costing organizations their most valuable people.I partner with HR teams, ERG leaders, and L&D departments to deliver workshops, keynotes, and reintegration support that teach women to lead with clarity, capacity, and sustainable power.What makes this work different:This isn't about adding more to your plate. My programs focus on small, strategic shifts, tiny habits that help women rebuild capacity, lead with conviction, and perform without overextending.Workshop & Speaking Topics:+Break the Hustle Habit: Why Doing the Most Isn't the Smartest Strategic Move A game-changing reframe for leaders stuck in overdrive. Learn to lead with clarity, not chaos.+More Than Your Metrics: How to Lead Without Losing Yourself Untangle your worth from your work. For high-achievers chasing validation instead of vision.Sabbatical Reintegration Support:You've invested in sabbatical programs because you believe in rest and retention. But most employees return to the old patterns that burned them out. I offer 1:1 coaching and group workshops that help returning employees set boundaries, communicate clearly, and stay well while doing great work. The result? Better retention, lower costs, and sustained transformation.Designed for:+Fortune 500 ERG programming and women's leadership initiatives+Leadership development programs and executive offsites+Corporate conferences and internal summits+Companies with sabbatical programs looking to maximize ROIBook me if you're looking to:+Reduce turnover among high-performing female talent+Offer leadership development that creates real change+Support sabbatical reintegration with tools that prevent re-burnout+Deliver ERG content that creates lasting behavioral shifts+Bring in a speaker who understands both the business case and human cost of burnoutAs a former finance leader, I know what it's like to be celebrated for performance while privately running on empty. I've lived the cycle of overdelivering and burnout, and learned to lead differently. Now I teach other women to do the same.Let's work together to help your women leaders sustain their ambition without sacrificing themselves.Available virtually and in person.sophia@gearingtogether.com
United States
Greater Chicago Area
Management Consulting
Workshop Presentation, Keynote Speaking, Women's Leadership, Leadership Development, Conference Speaking, Public Speaking, Coaching & Mentoring, Soft Skills, Mentoring, Project Management, Financial Modeling, Excel, Pricing, Promotions, Pricing Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Leadership
Experience

Leadership Keynote Speaker | Corporate Events, Women's Leadership Conferences & ERG Audiences
Chicago, IL
Bad decisions under pressure create burnout culture. I fix both. I'm a leadership keynote speaker and workshop facilitator delivering Strategic Leadership Under Pressure to corporate events, women's leadership conferences, ERG audiences, and executive teams. I help organizations: - Spot pressure patterns before top women drift, opt out, or over- function their way to exhaustion - Replace wellness-theater retention strategies with decision-standards work - Equip directors, managers, and senior ICs with tools that increase clarity, protect capacity, and elevate authority - Shift cultures from availability to authority With an MBA, a Certified Professional Coach credential, and years carrying revenue quarters in corporate, I combine operator credibility with named frameworks — MOVE, the 360 Spin Session, and Cut/Keep/Upgrade. Speaking Topics: - Strategic Leadership & Decision-Making Under Pressure - Career Recalibration & Sustainable Performance - Women's Leadership in Sales, Revenue & Tech - Self-Leadership & Authority Building - Pressure Patterns & Burnout Prevention Signature Talks: More Than Your Metrics • Before the Burnout • Power Without Burnout • Strategic Leadership Under Pressure Formats: - 60-minute keynotes (virtual or in-person) - 3-Part workshop series - Conference panels & ERG sessions - Annual meetings, team retreats, leadership offsites - 7-Day Strategic Energy Challenge (digital) Past Audiences: DisruptHR YEG • National PTA • Women in Sales Conference (127) • Rise & Thrive (400+) • Sidebar Executive Networking • Dress for Success • FWA Women Leaders in Foodservice • Provisors • EmpowerHer • Presstines Retreats Available worldwide for in-person, virtual, and hybrid engagements. I partner with event planners, ERG chairs, HR leaders, and speaker bureaus to deliver customized experiences aligned with your audience and outcomes. 👉 Booking: GearingTogether.com | Sophia@GearingTogether.com

Decision Strategist & Strategic Advisor
Greater Chicago Area
I work with director-level women navigating pressure, visibility, and career inflection points inside high-performing organizations. My work focuses on one thing: sharpening judgment under pressure. Through strategic advisory and Decision Clarity Intensives, I help high-capacity leaders recalibrate how they decide, prioritize, and position themselves, so urgency stops driving their careers. Strategic Advisory & Decision Clarity Intensives I partner with high-performing women who are: - Carrying too much execution at senior levels - Navigating complex organizational politics - At a career crossroads but unwilling to "blow it up" - Tired of reacting and ready to operate deliberately Our work centers on: ▪️ Decision standards, not motivation ▪️ Priority recalibration under pressure ▪️ Strategic visibility and leadership altitude ▪️ Boundaries framed as positioning, not self-care ▪️ Turning over-functioning into deliberate authority Frameworks Used in Sessions: MOVE (Mirror, Own, Vision cast, Engage) · The 360 Spin Session · Cut/Keep/Upgrade Focus Areas: Strategic Decision-Making · Leadership Positioning · Delegation & Altitude Shifts · Career Inflection Strategy · Sustainable Executive Performance For keynote speaking and workshop facilitation, sophia@gearingtogether.com

Sales & Planning Analyst
Analyze Trade spend for Sales Reps Review and Analyze Pricing & Promotion requests while honoring strategic pricing goals Communicate effecitively with Sales reps and Sales directors Create Financial Models via Access & Excel to reflect Monthly/Weekly snapshots which reflect trade progress and distribute to Sr Management.
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