SOPHIE MILLIKEN MBE
Sophie Milliken MBE is the founder of Moja Group Limited, dedicated to boosting business owners’ profiles, helping them become more visible and heard within their industry.
Sophie has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development since 2013 and was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in 2019. Her first book, From Learner To Earner, was published in August 2019, becoming a best seller in October. Sophie’s best-selling second book, The Ambition Accelerator, was published in February 2021 and includes advice from Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies MBE and The Apprentice’s Linda Plant. A podcast accompanies The Ambition Accelerator and includes interviews with the women included in the book. Sophie was awarded an MBE in the 2023 New Year Honours List for services to Business and to Education.
A multi-award-winning businesswoman, author and proud mum, Sophie enjoys supporting the North East region. Sophie supports Northern Power Women and is co-founder of City Ladies Networking. She is Chair of Smart Works Newcastle and has achieved tremendous success delivering the aim of doubling the number of unemployed women supported with interview clothing and coaching across the northeast and securing Sara Davies MBE as the charity’s ambassador. In June 2021, Sophie became a Founding Ambassador for Every Child Needs a Mentor.
SPEAKING TOPICS
RESILIENCE AND WELLBEING
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Maintaining that illusive work/life balance is tricky. It can sometimes feel impossible. Learn how to strike the balance with this talk. Including the importance of sleep, evaluating your lifestyle, and recognising your patterns for effectiveness - are you an early bird or night owl?
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At every stage in her business journey, Sophie has highly valued personal development. Find out how to recognise your strengths, stay resilient, take opportunities, and beat imposter syndrome.
INSPIRATION
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We’re often our own worst cheerleaders. It can be hard to celebrate your own successes and shout about your own greatness. But it’s an important part of growing personally and as a business. Discover how to raise your profile to get people reading, listening and talking. It’s time to take action. It’s time to get known.
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The life of a successful businesswoman can look glamorous. Behind the scenes, it often is not. Hear Sophie’s business journey and find out what gave her the grit and determination to succeed in life and business.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
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Sophie will show students and graduates exactly how to secure the graduate job of their dreams. With extensive experience of graduate recruitment, Sophie can help job seekers find opportunities that suit them, stand out from the crowd in applications and assessment centres, and smoothly transition into the world of work.
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Female entrepreneurs and leaders still face bias and barriers to success. Sophie is a proud supporter of women and will inspire with her path and actions, helping to accelerate ambitions.
“We were so pleased that Sophie agreed to give the after-dinner address at the inaugural North East Future Resources Conference created by Weardale Lithium. Sophie’s natural and engaging style captured the attention of a wide-ranging audience of industry professionals. Her talk was honest, humorous and on-point. She is passionate about the business environment in the North East and delivered a talk that touched on both the personal and professional aspects of success. She was adept at handling Q&A in an open and interesting style. She is naturally good company and very likeable. Wholly recommended! ”
“Sophie is such an inspiring speaker. She speaks with confidence, is always relevant, and captures her audience’s attention. Whether they are starting out or have been around many years, Sophie has so much to offer to businesspeople. She does her homework on her audience and delivers real content that holds the room. I highly recommend her for any speaking engagement.”
“I didn’t need to ask the guests who attended my launch what they thought and felt about listening to Sophie’s keynote speech. They couldn’t wait to tell me, spread the word on social media and re-remind me the next time I saw them about how inspired they were. A natural, engaging, energising and thought-provoking speaker who made a very positive, lasting impact in the room. She was brilliant!”