The Dr.Des Show

Register for the Business of Public Health Summit! [April 10, 2026, Atlanta, GA] In this podcast conversation, Dr. Desiree “Dr. Des” Strickland and Dr. Brittny Wells(Doc Bee) explored a topic many public health professionals avoid but ultimately need to understand: how to sell consulting services without feeling “salesy.” The discussion reframed sales as an extension of public health practice—iden...

Register for the Business of Public Health Summit [Atlanta Ga - April 10th, 2026!] In this podcast episode Dr. Desiree “Dr. Des” Strickland was joined by Dr. Brittny Wells (Doc Bee), public health strategist and founder, for an honest discussion about the business skills public health school never taught—but that professionals need to succeed today. Together, they unpacked a hard truth: most publi...

Join the Public Health Club   In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Desiree “Dr. Des” Strickland challenges the narrow narratives that often define public health career paths. Speaking directly to professionals who feel boxed into government, nonprofit, or academic roles, Dr. Des opens the door to biopharmaceutical careers that meaningfully align with public health training—while also offering...

Join the Public Health Club   In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Desiree “Dr. Des” Strickland breaks down one of the most misunderstood—and anxiety-producing—topics for new and aspiring public health consultants: the Request for Proposals (RFP). Using clear, accessible language and practical examples, Dr. Des explains what an RFP actually is, how it differs from an RFQ, and why understandin...

Join the Public Health Club In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Desiree “Dr. Des” Strickland addresses one of the most common questions she hears from public health professionals: Where are the consulting contracts—and is there really money in public health? Drawing from her lived experience as a public health consultant and firm owner, Dr. Des breaks down where consulting opportunities actu...

Join the CEO Circle Enrollment Closes February 6th, 2026 and will not open again until next year! In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des took listeners behind the scenes of the Public Health CEO Circle, explaining why it exists, how it works, and who it is designed to serve. Drawing from her own experience as a public health entrepreneur, Dr. Des reflected on the isolation many public healt...

Links Mentioned: Join CEO Bootcamp Get on the CEO Circle Waitlist Join the Public Health Club In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how I scaled my public health business in 2025—what changed, what didn’t, and why shifting into true CEO leadership led to a 118% increase in revenue. This wasn’t about grinding harder or adding more to my plate. It was about making a strategic decision to stop o...

Register for the CEO Summit: https://www.publichealthclub.com/ceo-summit-2026 Upgrade to VIp & Access the CEO Bootcamp: https://www.publichealthclub.com/ceo-bootcamp-welcome-1a456e-1-1 Kit For Email Newsletters: https://partners.kit.com/5hnworu6rcad In this first episode back for the new year, Dr. Des breaks down how public health professionals can build multiple revenue streams without creati...

Join The Public Health Club CEO Circle Waitlist  In this powerful and personal episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des opens up about what it really looked like to start and grow a public health consulting business at the exact same time she became a mother. From launching her business while seven months pregnant to landing a $40K consulting contract days after giving birth, this episode takes you b...

Join The CEO Circle Waitlist  Join the Public Health Club  In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des takes you inside the CEO Circle book club and breaks down her biggest takeaways from Rewrite Your Rules by the creator of AfroTech and founder/CEO of Blavity. This isn’t a “was the book good or bad?” type of review. Instead, Dr. Des shares how this book completely shifted the way she thinks abo...

Learn More About Black Friday: https://www.publichealthclub.com/blackfriday In this special episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des breaks down all 5 days of her Black Friday deals designed specifically for public health professionals who want to increase their income, grow their consulting business, or advance their career in 2025 and beyond . Whether you’re exploring entrepreneurship, trying to pi...

Sign Up For Our Black Friday Takeover Join The Public Health Club   In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des fires up every public health professional feeling discouraged or stuck in this wild job market. If you’ve been applying to hundreds of roles with no response — it’s NOT you. The market is tougher, more saturated, and more competitive than ever… but there ARE strategies that work. Dr. D...

📚 Mentioned in This Episode Digital Course Workshop (available inside The Public Health Club) The   Public Health Club  Free Black Friday waitlist (for 50% off the course workshop) KIT.com for email list building In this episode, Dr. Des goes deeper into what it really takes to build a profitable digital course as a public health professional. After launching several courses—including her signatu...

Join The Public Health Club Sign Up For Black Friday Deals! In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des pulls back the curtain on why so many public-health professionals stay stuck — not because they lack skill, but because their resumes don’t showcase it. She shares her personal story of reworking her resume (and helping others do the same), common mistakes most professionals make, and the smal...

What if your data could speak for itself—and move funders, partners, and policymakers to act? In this conversation with Dr. Zenobia Bryant, Founder of Black Health, Black Wealth , we explore how to transform public health data into stories that create measurable impact. From designing better surveys to increasing community trust, Zenobia breaks down her Bridge Method —a framework that connects the...

In this candid episode, Dr. Des shares what she and her team learned after reviewing 500+ internship applications for The Public Health Club. If you’re a recent grad, current student, or anyone applying for early-career roles, this is your cheat code. We cover the fast ways reviewers narrow a massive stack—and how to make sure you land in the interview pile, not the reject pile. Want help building...

Enrollment For Subcontracting to 6 Figures Closes Friday (10/3/25)...It doesn't open again until 365 days from now....bet on yourself.. >>Enroll Here In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , I’m joined by Clishe Larke ,M.Ed., PMP, PSMI founder of LC Business Services LLC and alum of Subcontracting to Six Figures . With a background in education , Clishe never imagined herself as a consulta...

Enroll in Subcontracting to 6 Figures In this alumni spotlight, Dr. Des sits down with Ghecora Boyd , Founder & CEO of the Public Health Nurse Collaborative (PHN Collaborative) and graduate of Subcontracting to Six Figures . Ghecora shares how she launched PHN Collaborative just weeks after finishing the course, why she intentionally bridges nursing, public health, and patient experience strat...

Enroll In Subcontracting to 6 Figures Before Doors Close: https://www.publichealthclub.com/course What happens when two public health consultants meet inside a community, build systems, and refuse to quit? For Jamie Zimmerman, DrPH(c), MPH, CHES (Faithful Public Health Consulting), and Prabhneet Girn, MPH, LSSGB (Arize Care Consulting), the answer was a $67,000 public health contract . In this epi...

Enroll In Subcontracting to 6 Figures & Let's Land Your First Client: https://www.publichealthclub.com/course What does owning a cleaning business have to do with public health consulting? For Shambria Davis , the answer was everything . In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Shambria—an alum of Subcontracting to Six Figures and co-founder of S&R Consulting, LLC—shares how she applied...

Learn More About Subcontracting to 6 Figures- https://www.publichealthclub.com/course In this episode, Dr. Des takes you inside her 5-week course, Subcontracting to Six Figures—built for mid- to senior-level public health professionals with ~5+ years of direct experience who want to start (or formalize) a consulting business and land their first client. You’ll hear the full module breakdown, how t...

Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode: Public Health Consulting Pricing Guide – Public Health Club Join the free “ Building Your Public Health Consulting Business” Workshop on September 25th. In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des breaks down exactly how to start and grow a consulting business while keeping your full-time job. From checking your employee handbook and avoiding conf...

Join the FREE Public Health Consulting Workshop on 9/25/25  In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , I get real about what it means to be a consultant — and how I turned a job rejection into a thriving consulting business. After being told I didn’t have “enough consulting experience,” I had to step back and redefine what a consultant actually is. Spoiler: it’s not about the title, it’s about solving...

Join the waitlist for Dr. Des’s upcoming Digital Course Workshop   Join the Public Health Clu b to access the Digital Portfolio Workshop. In this episode of The Dr. Des Show , Dr. Des gets real about her journey with digital courses — from making just $3K in two years with her first course to hitting $40K in one year with her Subcontracting to Six Figures program. She shares everything she learned...

Resources & Links Mentioned in This Episode: The Public Health Club – Get access to weekly updated consulting opportunities, digital portfolio workshops, and the full Public Health Side Hustles Workshop. [Join here] Digital Portfolio Workshop   – Learn how to package your experience to attract consulting and freelancing clients. (Available Inside the Public Health Club) Academia Career Clinic...