Welcome to EBD Collective
Building leaders who build the future
I help purpose-driven leaders, entrepreneurs and communities grow with clarity, courage and purpose through programs that simplify complexity and unlock growth.
Because you deserve a life that fosters your peace and your potential
About Us
From business clarity to community leadership
EBD Collective was founded with one simple belief: leadership is more than a role - it's a responsibility to build futures that last.
Our programs are designed to equip people and organizations with the skills, systems and support they need to thrive. Whether you're a corporation strengthing your leadership pipeline, an entrepreneur seeking clarity in your business, or a community member pursuing opportunity, EBD Collective meets you where you are.
25+
Years Experience
This is how we'll do it
For The 50+ Woman Who's Already Done Alot
You're not new to responsibility.
You’ve led teams, managed careers, raised families, built reputations.
You’ve navigated complex spaces, made things happen, and kept everything moving — even when it cost you.
But now, you’re done building from burnout.
You’re done squeezing your vision into frameworks that don’t fit.
You don’t need hype.
You need clarity.
You’re ready for a business or platform that reflects who you are now — not who you had to be to survive the last season.
You want structure that makes sense.
A strategy that protects your peace.
A space to think clearly — without having to perform, explain, or shrink.
You want to move differently now.
And you’re looking for the right support to help you do it — with intention and real tools that work.
That’s where I come in.
No fluff. No performance.
Just grounded guidance, systems that work, and clarity that lasts.
What’s Your Next Best Move?
This 3-minute quiz reveals whether Core Essentials™ is right for you — and what to do next.
Let's build this in a way that actually works for you.
Our Programs
No more trying to force-fit yourself into rigid systems or drowning in unnecessary complexity.
Whether you're just starting to explore your options or ready to scale what you've built, we'll create a strategy that feels natural and works beautifully.
Core Essentials Program
Core Essentials™ is for high-capacity women who are ready to stop spinning and finally build a business that fits their life, values, and current season. It brings together real clarity, aligned offers, and practical systems so you can move with confidence, protect your energy, and take your next steps.
Creative Tech Concierge
Membership Community
Ever wish you had a group of smart, supportive women who totally get what you're building? It's here!
No surface-level networking here - just real connections, real support, and real growth.
Choose Your Package
Core Essentials™ Signature Program
Flex Voice Coaching
3-Month Package
$797
One-time fee
Ideal for new entrepreneurs.
3-month program duration
Receive personalized coaching support whenever you need it 24/7. Flexible, on-demand coaching
Creative Tech Concierge Inner Circle Annual Membership
Customized Entrepreneur Leadership & Sales Impact Report
Program price start $797
Plan can be extended based on your needs
Business Starter Kit
Basic Setup & Support Package
$1500
One-time fee
Ideal for coaches & consultants who want to scale operations & optimizing processes
CRM Software Account (single user) & Set up*
Custom Calendar Integrations, Dashboard, Automations and Workflow
Customized Entrepreneur Leadership & Sales Impact Report with debrief
Creative Tech Concierge Inner Circle Annual Membership
Program price $1500
Monthly Support Package available
Clarity-driven business building for women ready to
move from stuck to aligned.
$3500
One-time fee
Ideal for coaches, consultants & service-based providers who want a professional online presence, to scale operation & optimize their business processes.
FOUNDATION
Set the focus. Get clear on what you’re building and why. This is where we eliminate the noise. You define your vision, own your value, and anchor into what really matters. No more guessing. You start with clarity, not chaos.
FRAMEWORK
Build the strategy, systems, and workflows that actually fit your life. We work with you on your people, process and tech systems strategy, using tools that make sense for where you are now -- not where someone else thinks you should be.
FLOW
Connect the back end to the front end so your business actually works. This is where your tech, operations, and delivery systems come into play. You’ll walk away with streamlined, scalable system that works with you as you grow.
FORTIFY
Strengthen your presence and protect your peace. Here, we build boundaries and habits that protect your time and energy. You learn to lead from a place of wholeness, not hustle.
FELLOWSHIP
You don’t do this alone . You build in community.This is where we cultivate connection. You join a network of women who are walking the same path, not with competition but with encouragement, shared wisdom, and real accountability.
Creative Tech Concierge Membership Community for 12 months
Program starts at $3500
Payment plan available
Why Choose Us
Serving You With Excellence
Foster Leadership™
Executive coaching, Leadership development workshops and training for organizations and professionals.
Black Lineman Network®
Workforce development and mentorship for African-Americans in the utility trades.
Creative Tech Concierge™
Private membership community focused on human-first tech strategy and systems for women entrepreneurs.
MEET THE FOUNDER & CEO
Hey, I'm Coach Dezi!
I am a coach, strategist, and leader. I created EBD Collective because I know what it feels like to lead without enough support.
My work is about helping women leaders and entrepreneurs simplify their systems, move from uncertainty to confidence, and create the impact they were made for.
Maxwell Leadership Executive Coach & Trainer
Certified Maxwell DISC Consultant
Six Sigma Green Belt
Desireé Foster-Collins
Principal Consultant & Founder
I spent over two decades in corporate building and leading multimillion-dollar systems and projects. Now, I help leaders like you build something far more powerful — a business that reflects your deepest purpose.
I’m Desiree Foster-Collins — Strategist and Executive Leadership Coach, and the heart behind EBD Collective. My journey has taken me from corporate leadership at one of California’s largest utility companies to coaching entrepreneurs around the country.
I’ve spent the last three decades building teams, managing complex capital projects, raising children, mentoring leaders, and helping visionaries bring structure to their brilliance and turn their expertise into revenue streams. But now, my mission is clearer than ever. I empower women both professionally and personally as a strategic problem solver, consultant and coach.
I believe entrepreneurs and small business owners are the heartbeat of communities and deserve access to the same resources, systems & tools that big businesses have at their disposal.
Through EBD Collective, I serve organizations, entrepreneurs and communities who want clarity in their vision, structure in their systems, ready to build with intention and peace in their process.
Today, I use all those years of strategic precision, cross-functional leadership, and technical know-how - to serve people like you.
Leaders who are ready to stop duct-taping their systems together.
Leaders who want to build with clarity.
Leaders who want courage, confidence and real growth.
Bring the vision. I'll help you bring it to life.
Testimonials
What They Say
What our amazing clients say about working with us
"Dezi is a servant leader. She was very thorough in explaining both the how to's of keeping our technology safe from hackers, but also clearly explained the why. She was very patient with the group and took time to respond to all questions. The demos she provided were very helpful."
Cheryl S.
Harris Sutton Enterprises
"I 100% recommend Coach Dezi for her masterful creativity, strategic business mind, her excellence in design and all things tech. She is the creative tech whisperer and has the ability to bring clarity about the use of tech tools in any business."
Cherise I.
Irons Consulting Group
"I recommend Coach Dezi to anyone who may need that push to get things done! Getting started is the easy part of starting your own business, moving up in a corporate position through promotion, etc. What is difficult is keeping momentum and motivation to keep going forward and upward when faced with obstacles and challenges.
Everyone needs a coach!"
Marla M.
The M.ARM Agency
The Leaders' Academy
Latest Blogs & Episodes
The Day You Stop Saying “I’m Fine” and Start Telling the Truth
Heyyyy, it’s Coach Dezi.
Let me take you back for a second.
There was a season where I looked successful, capable, dependable. I'd spent several years navigating the corporate ladder. I'd found a place in my career that I finally felt like I was in the zone. I had grown very proud of being the kind of woman people point to and say, “She always figures it out.” And I did. I figured it out for everybody.
Then 2022 came with one of those moments that doesn’t feel like a motivational quote. It feels like a mirror.
A broken promise from my daughter’s father hit a deeper nerve than it should have. Not because of the promise, but because of what it exposed. It exposed how long I’d been carrying everything, quietly, and calling it “strength.” And my 12 y.o. daughter was watching me.
Around that same time, I hit a devotional journal prompt that asked: “How do you care for you?”
Whew.
Not “How do you keep going?”
Not “How do you stay productive?”
Not “How do you fix and manage it all?”
How do you care for you.
That question didn’t flatter me. It confronted me. I became very angry because it felt like for the first time, I didn't know how to answer such a simple question. I could lead teams, manage multi-million-dollar projects, make hard calls, run the ministry, be a single parent and still not know how to choose myself without guilt.
That’s the messy middle. The part where you’re competent, but tired. Successful, but slowly shrinking. Doing “fine,” but you know God is calling you to a different kind of stewardship.
This is why the corporate-to-solopreneur shift hits so hard for high-level women. It’s not just a career move. It’s an identity move. It’s a truth move.
And the last 14 days of stories and reporting have been echoing the same themes I see in my clients every week.
The wake-up call is rarely convenient, but it’s usually honest
A Business Insider story shared how a collision became a wake-up call, not because it was the worst thing that ever happened, but because it made life feel fragile in a way you can’t unsee. The woman didn’t just pivot out of fear. She pivoted after reflection and prayer, and she named how overworking had become a way of proving herself.
That’s what I want you to sit with.
Sometimes the shift is not about leaving a job. It’s about leaving the version of you that thought suffering was a requirement.
Women are not “quitting,” they’re building a new container for their life
Fast Company highlighted how women are leading the growth of solopreneurship, and it’s not just about money. It’s about autonomy, flexibility, and control over how work fits into life.
Here’s the part that matters for women like us.
Corporate gave you structure, even when it drained you. It gave you scaffolding, even when it came with politics. You tolerated and endured the system because maybe the money was great. It gave you a built-in operating system.
Solopreneurship gives you freedom, and then asks you to build the floor.
So if you’re feeling shaky in transition, it does not mean you’re unqualified. It means you’re missing support infrastructure. That’s a systems issue, not a self-worth issue.
And this is where a lot of women get tripped up. You’re used to being the system. You’ve been the system for your team, your family, your whole life.
But your second act cannot be built on your stamina. Not if you want it to last.
AI can become your support bench, but only if you stay the leader
Business Insider also shared a solo founder using a $20/month AI subscription like a virtual team, building pages, handling repetitive tasks, speeding up work that used to take hours.
And Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge put language to what’s happening at a higher level: in an “agentic AI” world, leadership becomes more about direction, boundaries, and oversight, because tools can execute multi-step work.
Here’s where wisdom kicks in.
AI can help you move like you have help. That can be a real gift for women building alone.
But AI is not your strategy. It’s not your clarity. It’s not your conviction.
If you don’t know what you’re building, AI will happily help you build the wrong thing faster. And I’m not interested in you scaling confusion.
The goal is support, not noise. Leverage, not busyness. Peace with momentum.
Something to consider
Take 10 minutes and answer this with your whole chest:
Where have I confused carrying everything with being faithful?
What am I still tolerating because I’m afraid of the identity shift?
What support structure do I need before I ask myself to “push” again?
Then close your journal and pray one simple prayer:
“God, give me wisdom for the next right step, and the courage to honor it.”
If this blog hit a nerve, good. That means you’re awake.
Inside Creative Tech Concierge, we keep it simple and real. We focus on decision-first clarity, support infrastructure, and building a business that doesn’t require you to be the engine 24/7.
If you want to stop carrying the thinking alone, CTC is the room.
Life is good. God is good.
Sources
Women are leading the charge to become solopreneurs | Fast Company | Feb 9, 2026
https://www.fastcompany.com/91479399/women-are-leading-the-charge-to-become-solopreneurs
I collided with a tractor-trailer on my 39th birthday. It was my wake-up call to leave my job and start my own company. | Business Insider | Feb 14, 2026 (published timestamp shown on BI author page)
https://www.businessinsider.com/collision-with-truck-wake-up-call-start-own-company-2026-2
I'm a solo business owner who couldn't afford employees. A $20-a-month AI subscription became my team. | Business Insider | Feb 21, 2026
https://www.businessinsider.com/solo-business-owner-ai-subscription-no-employees-2026-2
What Leadership Looks Like in an Agentic AI World | Harvard Business School Working Knowledge | Feb 11, 2026
https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/what-leadership-looks-like-in-an-agentic-ai-world
