In this raw and transformative episode of Magic in the Cloud, host Joe welcomes Sonia Aleman—a technology leader who turned decades of corporate program management experience and personal trauma into a mission to revolutionize workplace wellness.

🎯 What You'll Learn:

Corporate Leadership Insights:

How to lead complex, multi-stakeholder technology projects with positivity and consistency

The power of reading the room: balancing assertiveness with authenticity

Why "leading with kindness" isn't soft—it's strategic and drives revenue

Communication strategies that turn resistant teams into engaged partners

Trauma-Informed Workplace Wisdom:

How childhood experiences create workplace triggers you don't even recognize

Why the "severance" between work and personal life is impossible (and unhealthy)

The intersection of professional stress and personal healing

Real strategies for work-life balance in 2025's always-on culture

🔥 Key Moments:

00:00 - Introduction: When corporate excellence meets personal healing

05:32 - Breaking into male-dominated tech: The aggressive approach that worked (and didn't)

12:45 - The candy-throwing UAT strategy: Finding your authentic leadership style

18:20 - The "whack-a-mole" project: Managing negativity across massive implementations

26:15 - Why emotional intelligence matters: The triggers hiding in plain sight

34:50 - The Costa Rica escape: A 16-year-old's survival project plan

43:10 - Redesigning HR: Why we need separate divisions for company and employee interests

51:25 - The transparency problem in hiring and toxic workplace cultures

58:40 - Advice to 16-year-old self: "You're loved, and it's going to be okay"

Employee retention is at an all-time low. Workplace stress is literally making people sick. Yet companies keep claiming "people are our greatest asset" while doing little to protect that asset. Sonia bridges the gap between what we say and what we do—offering practical wisdom from someone who's lived both the corporate grind and the healing journey.

📬 Connect with Sonia Aleman:

Email: soniacoachingk@gmail.com

Instagram: @sonia7_305 (link in bio for complimentary intro session)

Magic in the Cloud goes beyond technology to explore the human side of the tech industry—leadership, resilience, transformation, and the real stories behind professional success.

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