Founder's Club with Dez DeCosta

On this episode, Dez interviews Keyen Lage, an ex-NFL Player turned heart centered leadership coach and emotional intelligence expert.Keyen talks about his journey as an ex-NFL player and how he became the coach he is today. They dive into some cutting edge topics like detaching from outcomes to create flow for your business along with Keyen's personal experience using planet medicine like ayahuasca as a healing tool. Tune in to hear all this and more!PowerfulAF Quote“You are capable of being loved as you are.”Stay Connected with Keyen [email protected]/LageKeyen

On this episode, Dez is interviewed by Monica Garcia on The Love Yourself Foundation's Podcast! Dez talks about allowing yourself to feel difficult emotions, transformative yet simple self-care techniques, and her journey of self-love and understanding.

On this episode, Dez interviews Monica Garcia. She is the Founder of The Love Yourself Foundation based out of Las Vegas and serving self-love everywhere. Monica has proven herself a transformational leader by her dedication to lead with compassion. She has led The Love Yourself Foundation to becoming the strong community-oriented organization it is today by prioritizing principles of self-love, gratitude, kindness, and so much more. Monica shares her journey as a leader and the pivotal moments that had shaped her leadership style.PowerfulAF Quote”Compassion neutralizes everything.”Stay Connected with Monica at LYFwww.thelyfoundation.com@thelyfoundation

On this episode, Dez interviews Melissa Flaxman, she is the founder of Future Makers located in Fergusons Downtown Las Vegas. With the dramatic change in the education landscape, this conversation could not be timed better.Future Makers is a supplemental education program that strives to fill the gaps of traditional school systems prioritizing creativity and consciousness. Melissa shares her journey as an educator, the challenges she’s faced to provide equitable education, and what she’s doing to empower young makers. PowerfulAF Quote“What do kids need most right now?”Stay Connected with Melissafuturemakerslv.com@futuremakerslv

Dez DeCosta hosts an Audio Workshop called Bliss & Healing Journaling. This is an interactive audio experience, so get out your pen and journal and let's dive in! Learn more about Healing Journaling and how you can easily implement it into your life. In this workshop, you will learn:What is Healing Journaling?3 Healing Journaling Prompts1 Mental Exercise

In this episode, Dez sits down with Merideth Spriggs. She is the Founder of Caridad, a charity based in Las Vegas focused on Humanizing the Homeless. Merideth talks about her personal story of facing homelessness in San Diego. She began Caridad as an advocacy organization to tell true stories of those living on the streets. Merideth takes us through the 10 years of Caridad’s operation. Through extraordinary stories, funding cuts, legal battles, and iterations of business models, she talks us through exactly what it took to sustain her mission. PowerfulAF Quote“Be attuned to what’s going on with you and what’s around you.”Stay Connected with Merideth www.caridadcharity.com@caridadlv

In this episode, Dez interviews Danny V! Danny V is the Founder of the Mahalia Project. He talks about the birth of the Mahalia Project being a platform to rewrite the narratives on heavy social issues like human trafficking and racism. Danny V is a creative who uses skills in digital media to tell powerful stories, advocate, and take action. The revolution will not be televised, but we can change the narrative.PowerfulAF QuoteHe says, “Create, create, create. There’s an organic flow of the soul and it just changes everything, you are healing yourself and don’t even realize it.”Stay Connected with Danny [email protected]@mahaliaproject.com

In this episode, Dez interviews Elyse Petersen! Elyse Petersen is the CEO and Founder of Tealet Tea. Tealet is a marketplace software to connect and do business with food companies. Elyse talks about her background in the world of food science and how her experience led to her pursuing innovations in the tea industry to battle exploitation. Tune in to learn more about these injustices and how Elyse and her company is helping tea farmers all around the world.PowerfulAF QuoteShe says, "Food = community."Stay Connected with [email protected]@tealet.com

In this episode, Dez interviews Kian Hassankhan aka. Kian The One! Kian is a music producer and experience creator based in Las Vegas. He was born in Tehran, Iran, and immigrated to the U.S. with his family at 7 years old. Kian shares his passion of experimental music bridging the gap between modern sounds and traditional Persian instruments. His mission is healing and being of service to other people. Tune in to hear about a story that Kian says “might get him intro trouble” but helped him become who he is today.PowerfulAF QuoteKian says, “When a person is authentic, every action is a confirmation for the love that they have for themselves. Because they are being true to their own hearts.”Stay Connected with [email protected] positivecasts.com for resources.

In this episode, Dez interviews Rosemary Fajardo! Rosemary is the Founder and Intuitive Love Guide for Lots of Love Club. She opens up about her childhood being primarily toxic and how she was raised with limited expressions of love. Over the course of her journey, she found her calling to open up hearts and guide people to love without fear. PowerfulAF QuoteShe says, "I truly and deeply love and accept myself." And urges others to repeat this phrase to themselves so that they may begin opening the door to loving themselves and others unconditionally.Stay Connected with [email protected] positivecasts.com for resources.