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This is such a fun conversation with Juanice Middleton! Juanice is the founder and creator of Rhythm & Wine , an experience for all the senses! She creates celebrations with wine, food, and music perfectly paired with the setting. Educating people about wine in an entertaining and fun way, Juanice gives people a unique cultural experience that touches all of the senses and makes wine accessibl...

Curt is a former award-winning chef of 27 years, who thought he had his life planned out. His career was his identity and passion until he realized that career path was no longer serving him. He left his 27-year career at age 41 with no job, no idea of what he wanted to do, and moved to a new city without so much as a mattress. Now Curt helps high achievers who are at a crossroads in life to creat...

On this episode, I have a great conversation with Stephen Courson, Founder and Creator of the True Wealth Experience. He coaches high earners with his trademarked approach to eliminate distraction and build wealth! Stephen's mission is to create a community of contrarian thinkers who don’t want to work till they are 70, enjoy a few years of retirement in their old age, and die. Join us as we t...

Anouk is a mom of 3 emotionally intense kids with a Master's in Social Work. Anouk has been supporting parents for 15 years - the same length of time she's been a parent! She supports parents of emotionally intense kids for whom nothing in conventional parenting advice seems to work and empowers them to feel confident in trying different things that fit their kids' needs better. You ca...

In this episode, I chat with Tricia Dempsey, CEO + Creator of ThriveHer Passport - an amazing program that empowers women to use their real-world experience to start their own consulting businesses! More than 6,000 women have turned to Tricia for business consulting and coaching. Tricia herself went from a 7th-grade school teacher to an 8-figure CEO, then on to the successful sale and exit from he...

I'm so excited about my conversation with Chih Lin, co-founder and Chief Storyteller of Dumpling Dudez! Chih started his career as a mechanical engineer, then later became the director of marketing innovation of an S&P 500 company. After working for big corporations for over 17 years, Chih decided to take the leap of faith and started Dumpling Dudez on April 1, 2019, with his husband and c...

I'm so excited to have my dear friend Shani Bacy on the show this week! Shani and I entered the anti-trafficking movement at the same time with the same organization and have shared a ton of crazy times! Shani is Chief Program Officer for The Landing in Houston and a counselor with Cultivating Changes. She is part of an ongoing initiative called The Justice Series that brings awareness to raci...

Tiffany is the CEO and Main Photographer for Lanza Manage Photography. She is a creative soul who loves to help people see their full potential, whether it is personal potential or business potential. ​As a person, Tiffany did not always see herself in a creative light. She found her passion in 2014 when she started LMP. Slowly over the next 6 years, Tiffany realized her passion was not only to cr...

On this episode, I catch up with my friend Wendy, founder and executive director of Grit + Gumption Farmstead. Wendy is a healing coach who works with the power of story to change and shape people's lives! She walks with women through their stories of past hurts and traumas and guides them to find their own freedom and healing. Through Grit + Gumption she serves survivors of sexual exploitatio...

Kellee and I have a great conversation about the work she's done helping others throughout her career and our experience working together at a residential treatment center. We have a common passion for trauma-informed care and trauma-informed leadership! Besides being a great friend and leader, Kellee Walker’s work with trauma survivors has been the focus of much of her career both overseas an...

Today Desirie chats with David Reid, CMO and CTO of NOV and co-founder of The RedM Movement! David’s life and career have focused on the development of people, business, technology, and culture. He has been a pioneer and champion of strategic growth in technology, business models, machine design, and industrial digitization. He is a global public speaker on innovation, change, and leadership, as w...

On this episode, I sit down with Quintina Sonnie who is a Lived Experience Expert in Human Trafficking. Quintina's courage to speak up for survivors led to being a spiritual guide and healer. She now uses Tarot, Breathwork, and Human Design to give people back the power of choice that has been taken from them. Quintina and I discuss the trafficking movement from an insider perspective and the...

Lisa and I are old friends and this episode is a great conversation where we catch up on current projects! Lisa discusses her upcoming film, My Father the Queen , as well as her own podcast "This Woman Knows." We talk about everything from the power of storytelling to gardening in this super-sized episode. Check out Lisa's work on the following websites and donate to her film's u...

On this episode Desirie chats with Jim Huling about helping people find their purpose, what it means to set "inside-out" goals, and the connections we need as human beings! Jim Huling is a world-renowned author, speaker, and executive coach whose career has spanned 3 decades. He has been a trusted advisor to CEOs and senior leaders across the globe and is the author of the #1 Worldwide B...

Armand King is an advocate for humanity with over 20 years of lived experience working with domestic gangs and human sex trafficking. Desirie and Armand discuss Armand's books Raised In Pimp City and Stop Fentanyl: Parent and School Guide to Understanding & Addressing the Fentanyl Epidemic With Their Youth, as well as his upcoming curriculum, Walk With Me Impact . For more information abou...

Desirie introduces Dr. John DeGarmo, the director of the Foster Care Institute and an internationally renowned Foster Care expert. He has been a keynote speaker at various media outlets, including CNN, Fox News, NBC, and CBS. John is also a foster parent who has had over 60 children come through his home as foster children and adopted out of the foster care system.

Hi! I'm Desirie Parker, the trauma-informed coach and consultant, bringing you stories of empowerment and encouragement. Subscribe now, I have some great guests coming up!! You can find out more about me at EMPOWER-Together.com