What Sophic Solutions does

Sophic Solutions, LLC is a Kansas City, Missouri-based change management and consulting firm founded in 2016 by co-founders and Managing Partners Dr. Rodney D. Smith and Stephenie K. Smith. The firm specializes in equity-centered consulting for schools, school districts, nonprofit organizations, corporations, philanthropic entities, municipalities, and architecture/design firms, offering services across change management and organizational solutions, strategic alignment, community engagement and group facilitation, advancing equitable design, and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) consultation. Its methodology is anchored in a proprietary framework drawing on principles from Bryan Stevenson, supported by assessment tools such as the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) for organizational equity audits.

The company operates a sales-led, direct consulting model with no software products or technology platform. Services are delivered through customized engagements, workshops, training sessions, keynote presentations, and facilitation, with revenue generated as professional services fees. Go-to-market is regional (Kansas City metro as the anchor) with some Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast reach evidenced by named clients including Park Hill School District, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Evergy, Cornell University, Florida A&M University, and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The firm holds MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) certification, which supports supplier diversity procurement access.

Sophic Solutions is a privately held, founder-owned LLC with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. The leadership bench is concentrated in the two Managing Partners, supported by a small additional team. The firm has accumulated regional recognition including the 2021 MARC Regional Leadership Award, 2022 Missouri NASW Social Worker of the Year (Stephenie Smith), 2024 Park Hill Business of the Year, 2024 Village KC Corporate + Community Honoree, and 2025 KC Friends of Alvin Ailey RPD Award. Thought leadership is amplified through Dr. Rodney Smith's published works, podcast appearances, and media features.

Name

Sophic Solutions

Legal name

Sophic Solutions, LLC

Website

https://sophicsolutionsgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sophic Solutions is a Kansas City-based, founder-owned consulting firm founded in 2016 that delivers equity-centered change management, DEIB training, and community engagement services to schools, nonprofits, corporations, governments, and architecture firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Change management consulting
• Diversity equity inclusion
• Organizational development
• Community engagement facilitation
• Equity audit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Training Services: Sophic Solutions generates revenue through professional consulting services and training programs. They offer change management solutions, diversity, equity and inclusion consultation, strategic alignment services, community engagement facilitation, and keynote presentations. Services are tailored to each client's specific needs through custom engagement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sophic Solutions is a change management and consulting firm that delivers equity-centered organizational solutions to schools, nonprofits, corporations, design firms, municipalities, and foundations. Its core offerings include Change Management + Organizational Solutions, Strategic Alignment, Community Engagement and Group Facilitation, Advancing Equitable Design, Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging (DEIB) Consultation and Training, Organizational Assessments/Equity Audits using the IDI, and Keynote Presentations. Services are delivered through customized consulting engagements tailored to each client's specific needs.

Product overview

Sophic Solutions is a change management and consulting firm offering a portfolio of professional services rather than a software product. The core offerings include Change Management + Organizational Solutions, Strategic Alignment, Community Engagement + Group Facilitation, Advancing Equitable Design, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging (DEIB) Training/Consultation Services. These services are delivered through consulting engagements, training sessions, keynote presentations, and organizational assessments. Additionally, Dr. Rodney D. Smith has authored published works on race, identity, and cultural understanding. The company operates as a service-based consultancy with no software products, APIs, or AI-powered technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Change Management + Organizational Solutions Organizational consulting services that help education, municipal, nonprofit, philanthropic, and corporate clients strengthen strategy, leadership, and operations through equity-centered change management approaches.
• Strategic Alignment Consulting services that help organizations align mission, culture, and operations through equity-centered, people-first approaches that elevate community voice and build organizational capacity.
• Community Engagement + Group Facilitation Community engagement services rooted in relationship-building and cultural fluency, specializing in reaching underserved populations and creating engagement pathways that meet people where they are.
• Advancing Equitable Design Consulting services for the Architecture and Design industry that support design firms and planning teams in rethinking how the built environment is shaped through inclusive engagement strategies.
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Belonging Training/Consultation Services DEI consultation services that help organizations establish plans to close gaps between current status and desired vision, including sessions on cognitive dissonance, racial identity development, stereotype threat, cultural responsiveness, and anti-racism training.
• Keynote Presentations Keynote presentation services on topics related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and organizational change.
• Organizational Assessments and Equity Audits Assessment services including equity audits and capacity building using tools such as the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI).

Quantifiable outcome

• Partner organizations achieve greater operational effectiveness
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers42 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm with a sizable DE&I and organizational transformation practice; it competes with Sophic for corporate DEI mandates but serves a much broader portfolio of HR and talent advisory work.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Russell Reynolds is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with DE&I advisory services — a broad incumbent that overlaps with Sophic's executive-level change management work for corporate clients.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is an executive search and leadership consulting firm with dedicated DE&I and culture advisory practices — a broad incumbent serving similar corporate and nonprofit leadership buyers.

Direct peers

• The Winters Group: The Winters Group provides DEI strategy and organizational change consulting to corporate and nonprofit clients, with a focus on executive-level advisory — a similar boutique, methodology-led positioning to Sophic.
• Cook Ross: Cook Ross is an established DEI consulting firm delivering change management, leadership development, and inclusion strategy using proprietary frameworks — directly comparable to Sophic's equity-centered approach and IDI-based assessments.
• Culture Partners: Culture Partners is a culture transformation and change management consultancy that works with leadership teams to align strategy, people, and culture — directly comparable to Sophic's Strategic Alignment and change management practices.
• Paradigm: Paradigm is a DEI consulting and strategy firm that helps organizations build more inclusive workplaces, working with leaders on culture and operational change — comparable to Sophic's community-engagement and strategic-alignment offerings.
• BCT Partners: BCT Partners is a management consulting firm specializing in DEI, equity, and research-driven change management for public, nonprofit, and corporate clients — closely aligned with Sophic's equity-centered methodology and client mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/stepheniesmith
• Instagraminstagram.com/sophicsolutionsllc
• Facebookfacebook.com/sophicsolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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