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Sophie Partlow
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About Sophie
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Sophie Partlow began doing consulting work for local artists and businesses while working as a bank teller in 2002. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing in 2004, Sophie jumped right into the world of real estate investment with her father and step-mother. Their success with applying novel marketing strategies and incorporating database technologies to how they operated lead them to create RealToolz, a system to help other investors navigate the business.
Sophie maintained her consulting practice throughout, working with many extraordinary people and firms, such as Dr. Howard Conyers, Clear Sky Images, Implan and New Leaf Counseling Group. After almost a decade-long run in the real estate world, Sophie turned her focus to her marketing business full time. That is, until her mother, a high school teacher, told her about an interesting job opening in the administrative offices of the school district she works for, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS). Sophie applied to this novel position and became the sole Digital Media Specialist for CMS in 2013.
While working full time, Sophie received her Master's Degree in Healthcare Informatics with a concentration in Project Management at UNCC in 2016, and in 2019, she was promoted to a director-level position in the Communications Department of CMS. In 2020, Sophie begrudgingly left CMS for a better opportunity as Vice President of Marketing +Technology Innovation for the Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte. The following year, she advanced to a national nonprofit, UnboundEd, as their Vice President of Marketing & Communications.
She currently serves on several boards, including the American Lung Association, Ascend Nonprofit Solutions, and The Be More Foundation.
About Her Work
Sophie is a true factotum. Wearing many hats within the communications, business, real estate, healthcare, education, marketing, and IT fields has taught her how to apply agile practices to absolutely any management situation. Even while navigating disparate and seemingly varied waters, Sophie has found success by adhering to three core tenets of exhibiting kindness, running toward chaos, and striving for continuous growth.
During her seven year tenure with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Sophie instituted those three tenets in her work with social media to reshape the voice and persona of one of the largest school districts in the country to one of openness, inclusion and transparency. Clever and in-touch communications enabled her to grow the system's followers and likes, certainly. More profoundly, because she gained the trust of the kids, she was able to learn about threats, prevent fights and assist kids, staying ahead of many crises.
Personal Life
Sophie is the proud mother of two incredibly sweet little girls and two fur babies. Chris and Sophie were introduced through friends online in 2010 while Chris lived in his homeland of England. The happy couple were married in 2014 after an extremely long-distance relationship. In 2019, they adopted their first daughter and had their second in 2023 after moving to the UK.
Some of Sophie's hobbies include writing, volunteering, billiards, video games, music, and crossword puzzles.
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