Sophie is the Co-founder and CEO of VirtualSpeech, an award-winning soft skills training platform that combines immersive technology and AI to boost workplace skills and confidence by up to 25% in just 10 minutes.

Sophie started VirtualSpeech in 2015 as a way to overcome her own fear of public speaking using virtual reality (VR). Since then, VirtualSpeech has been used by over 400 organisations and more than half a million learners across 175 countries. 

With a decade of experience at the intersection of XR and AI, Sophie has appeared on BBC World News, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal talking about the power of these technologies for building uniquely human skills.