Coaching for Success: Set Big Goals and Do Big Things

Everyone has a big idea inside of them.  How can coaching support you with growing into the person you need to be to achieve the goals you have set for yourself?  Join our discussion of esteemed experts, Sophia Casey, Berwick Mahdi Davenport, Jessica Lightbourne, and Lorene Philips, to learn the benefits of the coaching relationship, what coaching is and what it is not, how to strengthen teamwork and collective action, improve communication, and be action-oriented.

SOPHIA CASEY is a certified coach, authorpreneur, and corporate trainer for several leaders. Many people offer solutions; few deliver results. Sophia Casey does so much more than support individual and corporate clients with problem solving. She helps leaders of all caliber get transformative results that literally catapult their businesses and organizations to the next level. 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 allows her to meet individuals right where they are—then help them soar! For more than 30 years, Sophia has served as an agent of change for followers around the world, being featured in SUCCESS magazine, on CBS, NBC, Fox News and SiriusXM radio.

As a featured voice on Amazon Alexa, it’s no surprise that Sophia has successfully served on various levels of leadership. Having started her journey as Director of an education center, Sophia has been fortunate to serve as head of several training organizations in the federal government, including her tenure as Director of Enterprise-Wide Training for more than 10,000 engineers, attorneys and analysts. A Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation (ICF), her love for mentoring and coaching soon blossomed into her signature leadership development model: Leadership, Ownership, and Accountability (LOA®️).

Her studies at UCLA and Johns Hopkins University taught her the importance of higher education and the value of relating to everyone as a leader. Having grown up and taught in some of the toughest neighborhoods in the nation, Sophia is forever committed to empowering leaders to transform their professional and personal lives, despite external circumstances, and to do so with ease and flow. This commitment led Sophia to create the Ease & Flow Leadership Academy, an online learning school for individuals and corporations. Realizing that this is much more of a calling than simply a career, Sophia stands firmly on her faith and her commitment to transform communities worldwide. Yet building a legacy for her children, and her children’s children, Sophia authored both an eBook entitled, K.I.M. – Keep It Movin’: 10 Steps to Let Go and Fly, as well as Ease & Flow: A 31-Day Journal to Get Clear, Connected, and Courageous About Life. In addition to the release of her first novel, Fierce Vulnerability: A Colored Girl’s Truths, Trials, and Triumphs, in August of 2020, Sophia continues her commitment to supporting women’s global empowerment. A featured speaker for the Women’s Economic Forum, a conference where over 1,500 women from 110 countries attended, her stories of hope and healing leave a distinct mark on the hearts and minds of others that cannot easily be erased.

As a young professional, who was once told that she was too young, too black or not smart enough, Sophia has not only shattered glass ceilings; those ceilings have now become her floor. Using her perfectly imperfect gifts to catapult herself to great success—and help others do the same—Sophia was selected to host the upcoming Sophia Casey TV Show. Far from your average life coach or basic business mentor, she won’t stop until she supports you with winning in business and life. To find out more: sophia@sophiacasey.net or visit www.sophiacasey.net.

BERWICK MAHDI DAVENPORT, AKA “M” is the CEO, Soul Focused Group. He is a social justice, anti-racist facilitator with more than thirty years of experience. Mahdi is a pioneer in the field of Life Coaching. He is a coach who coaches coaches, facilitating and mentoring thousands of leaders from all over the globe.

M is the prodigy behind the Ego Reduction Formula, which makes possible the integration of social & political consciousness with spiritual consciousness. M is a celebrated author and loving father of three very beautiful daughters. To find out more: www.soulfocusedgroup.com

JESSICA LIGHTBOURNE created the Bermuda Coaching Network in 2017. As the Network’s CEO, she is  committed to spreading awareness in Bermuda about the power of coaching and the impact it can have in your personal life and work life.

Jessica loves what she does and has worked with people from all walks of life as a Success Coach and an Executive Coach. When working with Jessica as your success coach, two things will happen – you will move out of your own way and release your inner-powerhouse! Your mindset can be your own worst enemy, and it’s her job to retrain yours to think and act in line with what’s important to you – even if it does feel a bit scary or strange at first. Jessica has been a lawyer since 2008, having qualified in Canada and Bermuda, with experience in the private and public sectors.  She is committed to Human Rights, Advocacy, Women’s Issues, Community Building, Creative Arts and generally leaving the world a better place than she found it. Working with creative, innovative, and community-minded people brings her joy and satisfaction. Jessica has lived in the UK, Spain, Canada and Cuba – and through these experiences she has grown a passion for creating “cultural competence” wherever she goes.  To find out more: jessicalightbournecoaching@gmail.com

LORENE PHILLIPS is the founder of Clarendon Wallace and The British School of Etiquette, Bermuda.  She is a well-established (re)insurance executive who helps executives and rising leaders achieve higher levels of career satisfaction with an emphasis on leadership development, career transition, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Lorene Phillips is an executive and career coach, business etiquette trainer, speaker, and writer. To find out more: www.clarendonwallace.com