Desireé Foster-Collins is the Managing Director of EBD Collective, LLC, a Leadership Coaching & Consulting Agency and Founder of the Excellence by Design Academy, a membership program for leaders. She is a Maxwell Leadership Executive Program Team Member and a certified DISC Behavioral Consultant.

Desireé knows and deeply understands the challenges and opportunities that individual high-performing professionals turned new-to-role leaders and mid-level managers experience while remaining true to one's values and priorities. In the rapidly transforming corporate and non-profit environments, it is critical that leaders equip, empower, and engage their teams and that they have the right tools and inspiration to act and drive for results. She uses deep wisdom, experiences and clarity gained in Energy, Healthcare, Technology, Direct Sales, and Non-profit industries to challenge and transform the mindsets of audiences from ordinary to extraordinary. 

"Inherent in the seed is the tree. What's in you that this world needs?  Are you willing to grow through the pressure to see and become everything you were put on earth to be? You can discover your infinite potential. You can develop your strengths. You can design your success...your way! And the best part about it is you get to decide your next move. You are built for this moment, right here right now. It's time to own your excellence."

Desireé believes and challenges leaders to develop the mindset that leads to their greatest purpose and understanding of their unique attributes. With a passion for helping others learn and grow, she is affectionately known as ‘Coach Dezi- the #CreativeTechWhisperer’. She helps small businesses & organizations build people, process and systems based on proven values-based leadership with a focus on the internal & external customers.

She holds a degree in Business Management and over 25+ years of hands-on leadership & management experience in the Power Utility, Medical, and Direct Sales industries. She is a Six Sigma Certified Green Belt in Project Management.

Licensed and certified Maxwell Leadership Executive Program Team Member to coach, speak, and train leaders with a focus on values-based people-focused servant leadership through the Maxwell Method of Leadership, Speaking, Coaching and Sales.

EBD Collective works with Women entrepreneurs, Small to Mid-sized organizations, and individual high performers in the following areas:

• Identifying purpose
• Behavioral Assessments
• Setting and achieving goals
• Communication & Collaboration
• Executive coaching
• Strategic Planning Retreats
• Public Speaking Training
• Succession Readiness (Leadership Development)
• Team Building / Retreats – Back to Office
• Onboarding Coaching Engagements (new in role)