After decades navigating entrepreneurship, executive leadership, and boardrooms, I made a radical shift in 2024—from strategy to self-expression, from leading teams to creating art. Not as an escape, but as a deeper, more authentic way to inspire—especially women who remain underrepresented in leadership, tech, and finance.

 

Art, to me, is the most profound form of expression. Many leaders write books to share their wisdom—I create art. Without words, like a melody, art transmits emotions, perspectives, and states of mind. It is a powerful force for inspiration, authenticity, and change.

 

I work with raw materials like cotton and linen, symbols of female leadership—resilient, vulnerable, and real. My evolving style reflects the nature of true leadership: adaptable, intuitive, bold, and deeply human.

Art saved me. It helped me rediscover my voice, my path, and my purpose. This is how I lead now—not with titles, but through texture, emotion, and meaning.

 

This is my art. This is my leadership. This is my new beginning.
— Sónia J.