National speaker and civic wellness advocate Sophia Fifner — featured in TIME and Forbes — helps women who give a damn move from overwhelm to clarity, purpose, and joy.

become confident & impactful.

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we all want to 

make a difference

But so many of us feel overwhelmed, stuck, and unsure where to start.

While the idea of creating meaningful change is inspiring, it can also feel exhausting and out of reach.

Most women today are juggling careers, families, and responsibilities that leave them stretched thin and spinning. They care deeply about the world around them, but often feel powerless against the enormity of the problems they see.

And yet, deep down, they know they’re meant for more. They want their children to inherit a better future. They want their efforts to matter. They long to serve with purpose—but they need a way forward that doesn’t leave them burned out.

meet sophia

Sophia has spent her career helping women who give a damn transform overwhelm into clarity and sustainable impact through The Civic Reset — the first framework for Civic Wellness.

Raised in Columbus, Ohio, she began her journey on Capitol Hill and went on to steward more than $100 million in mission-driven funding for some of the nation’s leading organizations. Today, she is a national speaker, civic wellness advocate, and CEO of the Columbus Metropolitan Club, where she elevates bold conversations that connect people and ideas for the common good.

Interested in Having Sophia Speak to Your Team?

change begins with you.

Regardless of where you are on your journey, Sophia’s Civic Wellness framework can help equip you to:

  • Move from stuck to confident

  • Find clarity of direction

  • Feel purposeful and joyful in your impact

  • Reconnect with your voice and values

  • Build sustainable rhythms of engagement (without burning out)

  • Strengthen your sense of agency

  • Experience deeper belonging and connection

  • Serve in ways that actually move the needle

  • Transform overwhelm into meaningful action

  • Step into everyday bravery

Reclaim Your Purpose in a Chaotic World

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