Power of the Pause: Sometimes Stillness is the Strategy
Where small business leaders and high-achieving professionals learn to
pause long-enough to reflect, think clearly, and move forward with purpose.
About Mamie Ruth & Co.
Mamie Ruth & Co. is rooted in the wisdom of Sonia's great-grandmother, Mamie, whose life embodied strength, discernment, and quiet leadership. The company carries that legacy forward by creating space for thoughtful growth in leadership and careers — the same quiet leadership Mamie modeled generations before.
Sonia founded the company to support small business leaders and high-achieving professionals navigating the uncertainty and responsibility that comes with growth, combining practical strategy with the deeper reflection to prepare for life’s beautiful and difficult surprises — by mastering the power of the pause.
The Story Behind
The Power of the Pause
Before it was a keynote, it was a memoir.
In Pause: Sometimes Stillness is the Strategy, Sonia shares the personal story behind everything she teaches — told in three parts: Family, Hard Work, and Faith. It's the account of a career, a diagnosis, a divorce, and a return, and the quiet leadership lessons that came from all of it.
In her debut work, Sonia Simmons Robinson bravely shares her personal story rooted in heritage and founded on a family recipe passed down by her great-grandparents. She offers valuable learnings for executive women currently leading and those preparing to lead tomorrow.
Kimberly Hamler
Co-author of the Positively Positive Series
The Pause Workbook gives you seven of the same reflection questions Sonia uses
with her own coaching clients — free, and yours in the next few minutes.
Want to put The Power of the Pause philosophy into practice?
Three Ways to Engage with Us
A storytelling series featuring real people who created space to prepare
for life's next chapter—whether by choice, circumstance, or surprise.
The Pause Stories
Accolades for Mamie Ruth & Co.
Amy Sturdivant
President & CEO, 58 Inc. Shelby County Economic Development Corporation
"Polished, professional, and entertaining as a keynote speaker and author. Sonia has the unique ability to break through the fourth wall."
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Lisa Davis Mays
CEO, The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship
"Raw and real with emotion without the tiny violin. Mamie Ruth & Co. provides a dash of practicality for high-performing women."
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Veronica A. Cram
Founder & CEO, InSight Strategic Solutions
"Vulnerable yet speaks with authority when it comes to beautiful and difficult life surprises. You must hear Sonia speak."
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