🡒THE Founder🡐
Built by a hiring insider.
ILACEO™ wasn't built from theory. It was built from years on the hiring side of the desk.
Sophia White, founder of Interview Like a CEO™, served as Interview Hiring Coordinator at Doubletree by Hilton, Guest Service Team Lead at Target, and Senior Beauty Advisor at Walgreens — sitting in the rooms where hiring decisions were made.
She watched qualified, well-trained candidates lose offers they should have won. Not because they weren't prepared. Because they couldn't communicate their value in the moments that mattered.
ILACEO™ is the system she built to close that gap.
Proprietary Framework
The SMART Apply Method™
Specific · Measurable · Authentic · Results-Driven · Targeted
Now licensed to workforce development organizations · community colleges · reentry programs
Your Participants Are Trained.
But Are They Getting Hired?
Your program is doing what it’s supposed to do.
Your participants are showing up, completing training, and checking every box.
But when it’s time to interview…when it’s time to communicate their value…when it’s time to secure the offer—something is breaking down.
That’s the gap. And it’s not effort. It’s execution in the moments that actually determine outcomes.
THE PROBLEM
Interviews that don’t convert to offers
Weak professional communication under pressure
Lack of positioning, confidence, and ownership
Your participants don’t need more preparation.
They need a system that teaches them how to show up, communicate value, and take ownership of their career outcomes.
THE SOLUTION
Interview Like a CEO™ Closes the Gap
Interview Like a CEO™ is a career transformation system designed to move participants from completion to placement—with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
This isn’t just about getting through an interview.
It’s about how your participants show up in their careers—before, during, and after the job.
WHO THIS IS FOR?
Interview Like a CEO™ is designed for organizations that are already doing the work — and are ready to close the gap between program completion and actual employment outcomes.
This is built for:
Workforce Development Programs that need stronger placement rates to meet funder expectations and justify continued investment.
Reentry and Second Chance Organizations that serve participants facing additional barriers and need a system that builds confidence, communication, and professional identity — not just job readiness checklists.
Staffing and Employment Agencies that want to place stronger, more prepared candidates who reflect well on the agency and stick in their roles.
Nonprofit Employment Programs that measure success by outcomes — not just enrollment numbers — and need a tool that moves the needle.
Community Colleges and Vocational Training Programs that graduate skilled participants who still struggle to convert interviews into offers.
State and County Workforce Agencies that are held to placement outcome metrics and need tools that go beyond traditional job readiness — giving their participants the communication skills, confidence, and professional positioning to actually convert interviews into offers.
Job Corps Centers that invest in career-ready training for young adults but need a proven system to help participants close the gap between program completion and competitive interview performance.
If your program ends at training and hopes the interview takes care of itself — this is the missing piece.
Start Here · The Entry Point
See the Methodology Work in
Your Own Room, First.
Every ILACEO™ partnership begins with the Proof Experience™ Pilot — a 2-day intensive built so your organization sees the methodology deliver, before you commit to a full license.
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Days of Intensive
Proprietary Frameworks
Outcomes Report
Delivered personally by the ILACEO™ Founder
SMART Apply Method™ PROOF Method™ Hook·Proof·Bridge·Close
Mapped to your placement metrics, post-pilot
The Charter Cohort Investment
$2,500
Covers your full pilot cohort
No per-participant fees · No upsell at the door
Limited charter cohort spots · Next intake opens quarterly
The Partnership Path
How ILACEO™
Grows With Your Organization.
Every partnership begins with proof — then scales into the system that fits your population, your cohorts, and your placement goals.
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Step One
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Proof Experience™ Pilot
Full ILACEO™ License
Multi-Site Partnership
2-Day Intensive · $2,500
Single Edition or Bundle
Platinum · Executive Tiers
Your organization sees the methodology deliver in a single cohort. Outcomes report informs your licensing decision.
Annual licensing for your single location — the edition or bundle that fits your population, with cohort tiers built around your delivery cadence.
Roll the methodology across multiple sites, regions, or program populations — with custom Stella™ branding, train-the-trainer, and dedicated support.
OWN IT
PROVE IT
SCALE IT
No organization is asked to commit before they've seen the work. The pilot is how trust gets earned — and how every multi-year ILACEO™ partnership begins.
It’s time to move your participants from completion… to real career success.
If your participants are completing programs but still not getting hired—this is the missing piece.
Let’s talk about what this can look like inside your organization.
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