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Sophie Lechner began her career in international management spanning several countries and functions in global corporations including British Petroleum, Pfizer and Bayer.

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After 25 years in the corporate world, Sophie founded The Global Growth Experience to accelerate mid-size companies' global expansion. She helped them successfully enter new markets by providing strategic advice, a network of experts and a roadmap to navigate cultural differences. She also led Cross-Cultural training and workshops for international teams.

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Over her career she has built a large, deep and solid network around the world, both in person and via networking on LinkedIn. This has led to speaking engagements in the US and abroad, podcast invitations, finding clients and JV partners, and an interview in Forbes.

 

Sophie now helps mission-driven entrepreneurs find their audience on LinkedIn and build relationships with them so they can spread their message and grow their business. She created her signature method, the MAGNET Model, to help entrepreneurs stop the never-ending chase for clients and replace it with a joyful sharing of their gifts with dream clients they attract like a Magnet. She works with clients one-on-one and via courses, group programs and workshops.

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Sophie has a Bachelor’s of Law from King’s College in London, a Maîtrise de Droit and a DESS (Bachelor's and Master's) from Université de Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne, and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Columbia University in New York.

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She lives in New Jersey with her husband, 2 sons and 3 cats. When she is not chatting on LinkedIn or helping clients, she loves creating jewelry or curling up with a good historical novel and a cup of tea.