Executive Coach, Masterclass Facilitator & CEO, Sandi Hokansson
Sandi is an accomplished C level Executive with an illustrious track record over 25 years. Sandi led a $600 million dollar subsidiary of a global corporation for over 14 years and in 2014, 2016 and 2017 made the top 50 Great Place to Work list for multinational companies. Sandi is a proud recipient of the prestigious WXN TOP 100 Women In Canada Award of Distinction. A forward thinking, dynamic leader with a passion for developing leaders, Sandi is now a successful international Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer, with experience in Europe, the UK, the US and Canada and she is the founder of SOUNDLEADERSHIP. A long standing mentor for the WXN organization, Sandi is also a YPO Gold member, EQ-i 2.0 Certified, Birkman Certified, and holds a certificate in coaching from Schulich School of Business. Sandi is a member in good standing with the International Coaching Federation, ICF.
Wellness & Mental Health Training Consultant, Connie De Lio
Connie De Lio is an accomplished, dynamic leader with a successful 25-year record of accomplishment who is passionate about inspiring everyone to live their full potential through well-being, mental health, nutrition, and exercise. In addition to her work with Canadian Fitness Professionals Inc., she is a Workplace Wellness Consultant, Lifestyle Coach and Fitness Trainer.
Industry specific qualifications include certification in: Mental Health First Aid; Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace; Lifestyle Coaching; Nutrition; Personal Training; Yoga (200 hr) and Group Fitness.
Connie has a diploma in Workplace Wellness and Lifestyle Management and is a committee member of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and the Fitness Advisory Council.
Talent Development Expert & Leadership Coach, Dr. Derree Braswell
Dr. Derree L. Braswell is an accomplished multifaceted international leader with a wealth of experience spanning various sectors to include retail, education, talent management, and non-profit agencies to name a few. With a robust professional journey, Dr. Braswell carved an illustrious career path, influencing and empowering individuals across diverse sectors and is regarded as a leader in the Learning & Development community.
With a solid foundation built over ten years at The Adecco Group, where she served as the Global VP Talent Management, Dr. Braswell honed her expertise in cultivating talent on a global scale. Her international facilitation skills coupled with certifications in methodologies such as The Birkman Methodology, Crucial Conversations, EQi 2.0, Bob Pike Train the Trainer, and Bob Pike Instructional Design, underscore her commitment to transformative leadership development. She is the recipient of the Florida Diversity Council’s “Most Influential and Powerful Women” Award as well as the “Multi-Cultural Leadership” Award.
Beyond her corporate roles, Dr. Braswell wears many hats. She is an accomplished author, an itinerant speaker, and a radio host, leveraging her expertise to inspire and educate audiences worldwide.
Her multifaceted career journey embodies a relentless pursuit of excellence, a passion for transformative leadership, and an unwavering commitment to empowering others across various spheres of influence.
Achieving Your Goals is our Success
SOUNDLEADERSHIP's goal is to work with leaders and organizations to help them thrive in this rapidly changing business environment.
Specifically through its leadership training and coaching programs, it supports complex decision making and provides targeted, individualized, and immediate development that is preemptive and pro-active. Intervention will provide improved performance and will support life-long learning.
Our goals support your leadership goals:
To drive more immediate results
Enable promotion and career transition
Provide a strong enhancement to talent development
To improve leadership competency
To help retain top talent
SOUNDLEADERSHIP follows proven training and coaching techniques and introduces leadership tools to guide development. Our proprietary learning methodology coupled with an insightful Leadership Assessment (Birkman and/or EQ-i 2.0) provides for a comprehensive, practical learning experience that is personal and goal oriented.
SOUNDLEADERSHIP Principles
Leadership that is:
- Sustainable, it will stand the test of time.
- Visionary, plans for the long term and creates legacy.
- Disciplined & Results Oriented, follows proven strategic planning principles to execute effectively towards goals.
- Inclusive, understanding that gaining comprehensive input from a variety of sources creates great organizations.
- Adaptive, reflective and demonstrates learning agility, willing to be innovative and adjust its course to respond to new developments or industry disruption.
- Service Minded, recognizes the main purpose of a leader is to serve.
- Ethical, demonstrates integrity by walking the talk and strives towards the wisest course of action.