Desiree Cocroft
Desiree Cocroft is an energizing coach and consultant that seeks to empower leaders to fulfill their fullest potential. An experienced facilitator of over 20 years, Desiree elevates the hearts and minds of her audience, while also igniting them to take inspired action. She makes the impossible seem possible and helps others to envision what they deeply desire to see. She incites vision.
She holds a BA and MBA in Business Administration from Hampton University, as well as a BA from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Dance. Desiree is an award-winning author of "Get Your Life Today, 7 Success Hacks for Life, Leadership, and Business." She is ICF certified in Life and Leadership coaching, along with additional training in cultural competency, executive coaching and strengths-based coaching from the Academy of Creative Coaching and the CAPP Institute.
Desiree is the host of her own podcast, Get Your Life Today, and her expertise has also been featured on Forbes, The Gifters Podcast, Exposed the Podcast, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, and the PowHer Network. She is also an award-winning author and former Milwaukee Business Journal 40 Under 40 who has appeared on stages for TEDx, Innovation Women, Marquette University, the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, and more.
In addition to all that she does, Desiree is a full-time consultant with FranklinCovey, where she trains thousands of leaders in their education division each year in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, trust, leadership development, and strategically achieving organizational goals.
In her free time, she volunteers as the co-founder and board chair of a six-figure nonprofit called Signature Dance Company in Milwaukee, WI, where she dances occasionally, but mostly fundraises and mentor other young women.
She lives in Maryland and enjoys brunch on a regular while making time to visit with friends and family!