Welcome to GOL Solutions!

Sonya Gregory is a business growth strategist who is passionate about helping people recognize their unique leadership abilities within themselves and assist in creating profitable, collaborative team environments. 

Combining her 20 years of practical management experience, along with her knowledge in organizational leadership, communication and the behavioral sciences, Sonya helps create successful leaders, teams and organizations. 

During her time as an executive, Sonya observed that communication was the key to effective leadership and profitable teamwork. She believes that great leadership can enable the individual, team, and organization to achieve increased profits, goals, and retention of great employees. Throughout her career, Sonya has been passionate about helping people and organizations recognize their untapped potential in taking their company to the next level of growth.

Sonya holds a Master’s Degree from Norwich University in Organizational Leadership, a Bachelor’s Degree from Purdue University in Communication, and several professional certifications. She is a lifetime learner and loves when her clients, friends, and family offer a different perspective on life experiences. Recognized as a compassionate individual, Sonya is known for her engaging sense of humor and energetic personality. 

Sonya looks forward to presenting you with the keys to unlocking the 3 core areas of strategic business growth: People, Processes and Profits!

I have always had a passion for helping people see their strengths and discovering their hidden talents. I truly enjoy seeing someone transform into an influential, confident employee who exceeds all expectations. 

There was one experience that changed my outlook on how employees are supported, trained, and motivated. Motivated to do more than “g​oing through the motions”​ of a job... 

This particular experience took place in the Caribbean. I was tasked with training 17 employees from different countries to be luxury sales professionals. They had all been cashier clerks, but their jobs had been eliminated when the five stores they worked in closed. As you can imagine their mindset was not in a good place. 

The beginning of the 11 weeks started out with a lot of questions and concerns regarding what was going to happen to them. Some of them were skeptical and negative because they did not see themselves as “luxury sales professionals.” They weren’t motivated at all. 

So the first challenge was to diminish their negative mindset and reassure them they were talented individuals and the company n​eeded​ them. Because in order for them to get anything out of this 11-week training, they had to be in the right mindset. And let me tell you, this was not​ an easy task. I even had to alter my training agenda slightly to hone in on their roadblocks. 

I started by introducing the two main topics that we merged into our agenda. The first one was “attitude and gratitude”​and the second one was “​taking care of yourself mentally and physically.  ”​ Every morning before we started the training, I had everyone in the group share what they were thankful for...or something positive!

Most were on board for this, but a handful did not want to participate at all.  However, after about 2 weeks, I started seeing small, positive changes in these employees (​even the challenging ones!)​  We were developing trust and getting to know each other. Y​es! 

My goal was to replace the bad habits that were weighing them down with a healthier and more positive outlook on life and work. They begin to engage with each other and learned how taking care of yourself affected your work. And at this time, I even presented an incentive that was tied to the “attitude" and “taking care of yourself” part of the agenda, and I was surprised to see that e​very single one of them​ rose up to the challenge. 

This is where I saw the second shift in their mindset. They were believing in themselves and reaching out to one another for support. They were even laughing and enjoying the training. 

Fast forward to the last week of the training: I had 12 employees who not only completed the program but passed a very comprehensive and technical exam! 

And that’s not the best part!​  These 12 talented employees surprised me by writing the most powerful words of gratitude in their thank you cards. It was incredible to witness these 12 employees transform into authentic, positive professionals  They always had it in them, but they needed someone to help them discover it. They needed someone to help them identify their hidden talents and, most importantly, believe in them. 

I still keep in touch with this team...t​he team that brought clarity to my passion.​ I receive amazing reports on their successes, personally and professionally. A few of them decided to change careers and now work as a supervisor, nurse, manager, assistant operations manager, and clerical officer, to name a few. But I am over the moon when they share their continued wins in life! 

Experiences like this one are what drives me to do what I do. I love helping people overcome challenges or disbelief in themselves and redirect that energy into a positive and productive outlook. 

I have a passion to help people discover their unique, hidden talents, whether they are an executive, manager or staff member. 

I want to spread the word that the world d​esperately​ needs authentic leaders who are willing to invest their time in inspiring and motivating others. I have witnessed many talented people leave good jobs because of the poor leadership in the company. I have seen great companies with good intentions lose their way when they start to ignore their number one profit maker: their employees. 

My mission is to help business owners get back on track by analyzing the leadership strengths of each level of management. I also encourage them to learn what drives each employee to superior performance, because this creates a dynamic culture of profitability!