Chad Sonkin

About Chad Sonkin

I work with founders who are building something meaningful—and want to do it the right way.I’m the Head of Growth & Business Development at Conscious Counsel, a boutique law firm serving wellness, fitness, and experiential businesses. My role sits at the intersection of strategy, relationships, and execution—helping entrepreneurs protect their work, their people, and their personal assets while scaling with clarity and confidence.My background spans high-growth startups, revenue leadership, and partnership development. I’ve helped teams scale quickly, trained and led sales organizations, and worked alongside founders during moments where the right decision mattered more than the fast one. I’ve learned this: growth without structure creates risk, and mission without protection eventually breaks.I bring elite, full-cycle sales experience to everything I do. I’ve built and scaled lead generation at the top of the funnel, converted demand through consultative sales processes, and led complete sales cycles—from first touch to close and retention. Across multiple ventures, I’ve helped generate $32M+ in revenue, working directly with founders to build repeatable systems, strong partnerships, and sustainable growth engines.I judge success by inputs, not outputs. I believe in mental toughness—controlling and commanding my attitude and effort, especially when things are hard, and leading those around me to do the same. Consistent preparation, disciplined action, and integrity over time are what compound real results.I’m deeply rooted in the wellness space—not as an outsider selling into it, but as someone who understands the responsibility that comes with leading people, holding space, and building trust-based businesses. I help founders move from reactive decision-making to proactive leadership by making the complex simple and the invisible risks visible.Beyond my day-to-day work, I’m driven by resilience, faith, discipline, failure, and becoming. I believe leadership is formed through pressure, not comfort—and that setbacks often become the source of our greatest contribution. I’m known for being enthusiastic and motivational, while also direct, grounded, and deeply invested in outcomes. I don’t believe in hype, shortcuts, or one-size-fits-all solutions—only relationships, long-term thinking, and helping people build lives and businesses they’re proud of.If you’re a founder, partner, or investor who values integrity, clarity, and sustainable growth—let’s connect

Experience

1. Head of Growth and Business Development

   Conscious Counsel

   Dec 2024 — Present

   Head of Growth & Business Development | Conscious CounselAs Head of Growth and Business Development at Conscious Counsel, I lead revenue growth, strategic partnerships, and client acquisition for a boutique law firm serving wellness, fitness, and experiential businesses. I work directly with founders, studio owners, coaches, and retreat leaders to identify legal risk, close protection gaps, and implement proactive legal strategies that support sustainable growth.My role sits at the intersection of sales strategy, relationship building, and business expansion—translating complex legal needs into clear, actionable solutions. I oversee top-of-funnel growth, partnership development, and conversion strategy while collaborating closely with our legal team to ensure every client is properly protected, not generically covered.At Conscious Counsel, we don’t sell templates—we build real legal infrastructure. My focus is ensuring the right clients get the right protection, at the right time, so they can scale confidently without putting their personal or business assets at risk.

Education

• Miami University

  Kinesology and Health, Sport Leadership and Management

  2013 — 2017

Skills

• Research
• Leadership
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Sport Administration
• Direct Sales
• Sports Coaching
• Salesforce.com
• Sports Management
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Customer Service
• Public Speaking
• Sports Marketing
• Project Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Leadership Development
• Management