Expert on sleep, entrepreneur and educator, Dr. Sophie Bostock, is tackling the challenges of getting a good night's sleep and providing actionable solutions to her clients. Backed by her impressive qualifications, including a Ph.D. in Health Psychology, Sophie is using her superior insight into not only the benefits of sleep to the health of an individual but the benefits to their professional careers. Strong leaders, dynamic teams and innovative companies are all supported by a foundation of consistent, quality sleep, and as a speaker, Sophie explores how you can achieve just that.
A research-based and bespoke presentation from Sophie is the pivotal key to corporate and personal success. Founding The Sleep Scientist in 2018, Sophie has utilised her platform to improve individual performance through improved health. Presenting her research in an accessible way, Sophie has worked with employers, teams and provided 1-1 coaching focused on creativity, mental health and corporate culture, and how sleep affects each.
A thought-leader in her field, Sophie is combining mental and physical health with work-life qualities to educate clients on the integrated nature of them. Since 2013 she has worked as the UK Innovation Lead at Big Health where she has championed the use of technology in achieving better sleep and was awarded the NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellowship to promote her Sleepio app nationally. A comprehensive speaker, Sophie’s talks have seen her attend events across the globe, conducting high profile presentations at the like of Google on ‘Sleep Deprived: How to Make the Most of It’ and a TEDx talk on ‘The Magic of Digital Medicine’.
Equally sought after and relevant for corporate clients, HSBC, Sainsbury’s, and Unilever have all benefited from Sophie’s insightful content covering successful leadership, the science of sleep, and the role of technology in medicine. Both educational and entertaining in her delivery, Sophie ensures guests gain the maximum from her discussions through her relatable delivery style. Furthering her valuable work, Sophie has held numerous teaching positions throughout her career and is often called on to share guest lectures with students in the fields of psychology and health.
Additionally, she can regularly be seen as a sleep expert on television, appearing on This Morning and the documentary Why Can’t We Sleep.
How to hire Dr. Sophie Bostock
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Sophie's official speaking topics are listed below.
- Sleep for the sleep deprived: how to go from surviving to thriving
- Getting in sync with your body clock: how to design the optimal routine
- The Jekyll and Hyde of sleep and leadership: how to be the best version of you
- Innovation unlocked: how sleep fuels creativity
- Doing less to achieve more: sleep and successful leadership
- Sleeping for peak performance
- Sleeping for the sleep deprived: how to make the most of it
- Workplace performance in relation to sleep and mental health
- Digital medicine
"Sophie provided a fascinating talk to our staff about the importance of sleep for our physical and mental wellbeing. Sophie's talk was highly informative, backed by scientific research, and she managed to extrapolate out some very handy and practical tips that we will be able to use to improve our sleep. Sophie is a brilliant speaker, she keeps the audience engaged and makes the subject fun and easy to understand" - Loic, COO, We Are Adaptive
“Sophie’s webinar had a sky-high attendance rate, and exceptional feedback – 94% agreed that the session was really valuable, and 94% agreed that HP was responding appropriately to the Covid-19 crisis. We ended up repeating the session twice for different timezones, as well as having a recording, since the Live Q&A was so valuable." - Julie, Global Benefits, HP
“A record number of colleagues dialled in for Sophie’s session – just over 600, and a record number of questions were sent it, just over 110! The over-riding feedback was “Sophie was fab!” - Anne, Development Executive, Sainsbury’s Group
“Sophie was a fantastic guest speaker on W10's Show. She was able to break down the science in simple terms so that the audience remained engaged. She tackled current sleep trends and tips that we can all use to create better sleep routines. Members asked personal sleep questions, which Sophie was so brilliantly able to provide answers to. Couldn't recommend highly enough!." - Amy, W10, Head Coach at W10 Fit
“Hi Sophie, thanks again for a wonderful webinar yesterday. It was so interactive and great content - thoroughly engaging." - Catherine, Director of Audience Data Strategy, Guardian News & Media
“Sophie exceeded expectations and some. We invited her to speak to intermediaries and customers with an angle of how sleep affects corporate productivity and what companies need to be thinking about. Sophie is a personable communicator and effective authority on sleep. Many of the audience complimented her and no-one left without wanting to create a sleep strategy. It is a pleasure to recommend Sophie to others.” - Charlie, Corporate Communications Director, WPA
“Sophie's keynote received fantastic feedback. It was a pleasure to work with her, and to hear her speak with such passion and authority. Our event audience are extremely data-led, so her combination of science and charisma made her our most popular speaker on the day." - Naomi, Sainsbury’s, LOVE Data Conference at O2 Cineworld
“Sophie's talk at our HR Conference had a big impact and really got people talking; with a better understanding of why and how sleep is critical to wellbeing and safety, we're now taking action to promote better sleep across the business." - Deborah, HR Director, Unipart Group
- 2018 – Founder & Sleep Evangelist at The Sleep Scientist
- 2016 - Awarded the NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellowship
- 2013 – Achieved a PhD in Health Psychology, Physiological Psychology/ Psychobiology
- Media Sleep Expert on ITV’s This Morning
