Our Founder, Angie CJ Sims

Angie is an expert rainmaker and key influencer whose ability to elevate women makes her a game changer. She spent over 14 years as a business leader in the financial services industry at Morgan Stanley and its predecessor firms in various roles including Deputy Director of Diversity, Director of Online Training and Director of Professional Alliance Relationships. 

 She and her family relocated to Georgia six years ago, and since that time has come to be known as a center of influence and in-demand executive coach. Angie uses her superior expertise to help professional women reach their greatest potential by discovering and implementing focused-driven success tools. 

A three-time self-published author of the Wake Up Girlfriend series, Angie is most proud of the 11 women that she coached to become first-time published authors. Her most recent venture, the Leadership Academy, has significantly changed the trajectory of its members' businesses and profits. Her goal continues to be to teach women “How to Fish!” She is perfectly positioned to elevate her clients through her one-on-one coaching or by providing stellar digital products such as website design, virtual show production, social media graphics, sponsorship decks, speaking pages, flyers and more. 

Angie is President of Atlanta Women’s Network, Georgia’s first networking organization for professional women. She is also a founding partner of the first Global Black Women's Chamber of Commerce, founded by US Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook.  

She spends her free time serving communities in need and planning special events through her 23 year old special event management and floral design company, Angela’s Exquisite Events. Angie lives in Acworth, GA with her husband of 15 years and their 12-year-old son Christian aka Smooch.