ABOUT US
Our Company
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Sophic Solutions, LLC is a change management firm based in Kansas City, Missouri. Managing Partner, Stephenie Smith and Partner, Rodney Smith come together with over 50 years of combined experience to offer management solutions to large and small businesses as well as not-for-profit agencies. Sophic, specifically, provides change management solutions to various organization-types and conducts diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging consultation to a variety of companies and associations.
Our Approach: Change Management Through an Equity Lens
We believe there has never been a more relevant time to help individuals and organizations deepen their understanding of equity and strengthen their capacity to create environments where everyone can thrive. Our work is guided by a set of core principles originally crafted through the works of Bryan Stevenson. These principles shape every engagement:
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With, Not For
We work with clients, honoring their humanity and lived experience.
Getting Proximate
Equity requires relationship, presence, and genuine connection.
Be Willing to Be Uncomfortable
Growth requires moving beyond the comfort of the status quo.
Changing the Narrative
We challenge harmful narratives and help create new, truthful ones.
Commit, Engage, Trust the Process
Transformation happens through sustained commitment, not quick fixes.
No Quick Fix
Long-standing inequities require long-term, systemic solutions.
Be Open to New Information
We invite learning that challenges assumptions and expands understanding.
Maintain Hope in the Face of Brutal Facts
We acknowledge historical harm while holding space for healing and new possibilities.
ASSESSING NEEDS ~ CREATING IDEAS ~ PROVIDING SOLUTIONS
Our Team
As co-founder and managing partner, Stephenie is Sophic's lead authority on executive project management, organizational structure & design and operations improvement. She has led a number of efforts to align not-for-profit policy with community investments, with a special emphasis on large-scale transformation...
As co-founder and managing partner, Rodney is Sophic’s lead authority on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion. His expertise specifically pertains to African American student achievement, urban education and culturally responsive pedagogy. He is also a Group and Collaborative Learning expert...