Why Sophiris
is different.

Shadow side output from a self-administered tool

Deloitte built a consulting practice around the leadership shadow concept. It costs tens of thousands of euros and takes weeks to deliver. The Executive Mirror produces a clinically precise shadow side characterisation from seven questions in under five minutes — for free. No other self-administered assessment does this.

Situational fingerprinting — not self-description

Every major assessment (MBTI, Hogan, DiSC) asks leaders to describe themselves. The Executive Mirror asks them to make choices under pressure. The data is behavioural, not aspirational. It captures what the leader reaches for instinctively — not what they believe they should do.

Team intelligence at a price point that makes sense

Predictive Index and Hogan team reports cost thousands per engagement and require certified facilitators. The Team Intelligence Map delivers a full team diagnostic — health score, conflict risk map, retention signals, succession map, and 30-day action plan — from €499. No facilitation required. No enterprise procurement. The team leader has the intelligence the same day.

Life sciences, medtech and health technology domain specificity

A CSO navigating an MDR audit while managing a board that doesn't understand their technical domain faces leadership challenges no generalist coach can contextualise. Every Sophiris Advisory framework and coaching conversation is calibrated against two decades of C-suite experience in genomics, medtech, and regulated health technology.

Freemium clinical-grade individual diagnostic

Every competitor gates intelligence behind payment or enterprise procurement. Sophiris Advisory delivers the full leadership profile — archetype, four-axis fingerprint, shadow side, growth edge — at no cost. The intelligence is the product. The coaching is the monetisation. This model does not exist elsewhere in executive coaching.

Founder who has held the role

Coaching marketplaces match clients with coaches from databases of thousands. Sophiris Advisory is built by Maria Athanasopoulou: Regulatory Affairs Director, DPO, ISO Lead Auditor, former CCO, ICF-certified executive coach. The coaching is not delivered by a network. It is delivered by the founder — who has navigated the exact complexity her clients face.