Sophie Jama Malindi
Speaker • Writer • Leadership Coach • Storyteller

What becomes possible when we see what has remained unseen?

Sophie Jama Malindi helps leaders, women, and organizations flip the power stories that shape how we lead, speak, and belong.

// 02 The Work

The Intellectual Territory

"I don't believe empowerment is something we give to people. I believe it is something we help them remember."

PILLAR I

POWER

Understanding the visible and invisible systems that shape who gets heard, believed, and empowered.

PILLAR II

VOICE

Helping people uncover the voice beneath conditioning, external expectations, and internalized fear.

PILLAR III

TRANSFORMATION

Turning awareness into courageous leadership, meaningful organizational conversations, and lasting change.

// 03 Offerings

Ways We Can Work Together

Keynotes & Forums

SPEAKING

Keynotes, fireside conversations, and global speaking engagements centered on signature frameworks.

Keynote Topics:
  • Flipping the Power Story
  • Speaking the Unspeakable
  • Seeing the Unseeable
  • Women, Voice & Leadership
  • Courageous Conversations
  • Belonging, Power & Human Connection
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Executive & Personal

COACHING

For women and executives ready to step into greater authority, clarity, and authentic voice without leading from who they think they're supposed to be.

Focus Areas:
  • Executive Presence & Voice
  • Navigating Power Dynamics
  • Transitioning into High Authority
  • Reclaiming Internal Agency
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Experiential Sessions

WORKSHOPS

Experiential workshops for organizations and leadership teams. Houses TruVoice & Seeing the Unseeable frameworks.

Programs:
  • Psychological Safety Retreats
  • Facilitating Difficult Conversations
  • Systemic Inclusion Frameworks
  • TruVoice Team Immersion
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// 04 My Story

A Life Spent Listening Beneath the Surface

A trajectory spanning humanitarian leadership across 190 countries with the UN, ancestral Ethiopian roots, film, storytelling, and TEDx keynotes.

Global Impact
United Nations

14+ years managing cause-driven humanitarian initiatives across UNICEF and UNAIDS.

Voice & Platforms
TEDx & TruVoice

International stages, keynotes, and methodologies built to dismantle silence.

Empowerment
Women & Leadership

Advocacy for refugee women, executive presence, and systemic belonging.

Origins
Ethiopia & Heritage

Rooted in poetry, film, conflict resolution, and ancestral wisdom.

Keynote Archive

Featured TEDx Presentations

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3 Questions to Ask Yourself to Be Seen and Heard

A powerful exploration into reclaiming personal agency within rigid structures and addressing the universal human need to be authentically acknowledged.

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Breaking the Silence

Sophie shares her trajectory from Ethiopian refugee to global advocate, demonstrating how speaking the unspeakable breaks generational narratives.

// 05 The Invitation

What are you ready to see, say, or reclaim?

Whether planning a keynote, leadership retreat, or executive coaching, let’s begin the conversation.

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