Best-selling author Dr. Sofia Santiago writes fun and fearless training and self-development books. Fan favorites include Difficult Conversations Just for Women: Kill the Anxiety, Get What You Want (a finalist in the Reader’s Favorite International Literary Excellence Book Contest) and Drop the Bad! Ignite Your Way to Success (co-authored with Dr. Virginia Wells and Daniela De la Chica).

Known as a thoroughly engaging speaker and trainer, Sofia always delves deep into new interests, whether virtual training, conflict management, communication, or even figuring out why so many of our bosses share characteristics with booby birds (stay tuned for her upcoming book Booby Boss!)

Before Sofia started writing or giving out-of-the-ordinary keynote speeches, she was a cybernetics engineer with graduate studies in business, instructional design, and intercultural relations. After that, just to liven things up a bit, she became a professor of Economics, a PMP (Project Management Professional) and a PhD in Business Ethics. And you got it . . . she doesn’t sleep much. But she does find time to relax, which usually means curling up on the couch with a good book and a big chocolate bar because, hey, a woman has needs.

Sofia lives in north Dallas, Texas, with her daughter and a dumb dog she calls "Dumb Dog,” but whose real name is Kevin.