Speaker Spotlight
Sonjia Mackey
Sonjia “Lioness” Mackey is a powerful and dynamic keynote speaker; two-time Amazon best-selling author; purpose-to-profit life and business coach; and mindset master. However, she is most proud of being a laptop freedompreneur and an epic escape artist! Sonjia escaped the corporate chains of mediocrity in May 2016 to live her dream as a location-independent global citizen and digital nomad – living, working, and playing anywhere her wanderlust takes her. To date, those desires have taken her to all 50 states and 79 countries across all 7 continents! Author of Unleash The Beast: Escape Corporate Life To Live Your Dream Life; co-author of Let the Kingdompreneurs Speak: Volume 1: Practical Tips for Christians to Win in the Marketplace; and Owner and CEO of Spirit of a Lioness (SOAL), LLC, Sonjia curates bespoke luxury mansion escapes and the road-less-traveled adventure escapes for high-performing women to take a pause from the goal-chasing of high-powered careers and businesses to indulge in fun, excitement, and SOAL rejuvenation with like-minded women. Sonjia’s specialty is creating opportunity and community while facilitating the mindset shift for executive and entrepreneurial women alike to prioritize getting away for relaxation and restoration. Because they need it, but more importantly, they deserve it! Sonjia’s career history includes more than 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, working for Fortune Global “Top 10” companies Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell in various business functions such as internal auditing, financial analysis, risk management, contracting and procurement, and global supply management. Consequently, she has a keen understanding of the corporate culture and the many factors that would drive one to step into entrepreneurship in pursuit of meaningful and motivating work that fills your wallet AND your heart and SOAL! When Sonjia isn’t in business beast mode, you can find her gallivanting around the globe – checking new and exciting destinations; luxurious accommodations and experiences; and unique and unusual adventures off her beloved bucket list.
