Sophie Oberstein is a consultant, coach, author, and adjunct faculty member.

In a career spanning more than 25 years, she has been an internal or external learning and organization development consultant for organizations including Weight Watchers (now WW), Columbia University Irving Medical Center, the University of Maryland, the City of Redwood City, and Citibank. Sophie has provided one-on-one and team coaching through her practice, Full Experience Coaching, since 2006.

Her latest books, Troubleshooting for Trainers and 10 Steps to Successful Coaching, are available from ATD Press. She is also the author of Beyond Free Coffee & Donuts: Marketing Training and Development and numerous articles in professional journals.

She is an adjunct instructor for NYU’s School of Professional Studies, where she created and teaches several courses in the Learning Design certificate program. She has also served as an adjunct in the MBA program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Human Resources program at Menlo College in Atherton, California. Additionally, Sophie was a facilitator in the Instructional Design certificate program for the Association for Talent Development (ATD).