Welcome
I'm Desiree Stanley
Coach. Mentor. Podcaster. Writer.
About
I didn't become a mentor by taking the straight path.
I graduated college with a psychology degree at 22, knowing I wanted to help people and having no idea how that might actually look. So I went to work for my dad, learned the books, and figured out how businesses actually run from the inside. That turned into years of accounting and finance, two businesses of my own launched, and two exits.And just like everyone else, life didn't wait its turn.
I became a mom while we were growing and running our first business. I ran two 50K trail ultramarathons while raising my daughters. Along the way, I got my real estate license, started a podcast, and built an Amazon influencer business. I have started over more than once.None of it felt like a plan while I was in it. Looking back? It was all training.Here's what I've learned: the women who reach out to me aren't broken. They're at an inflection point, where the life they built and the life they want aren't the same anymore. And somewhere along the way, they stopped trusting their own instincts.That's what I help with.
I'm not a therapist, and I don't have a coaching certification. What I have is a psychology foundation, a lot of lived experience, and a reading habit that covers everything from Enneagram to Human Design to quantum theory. I've done the work on myself. Now I help other women do it too.Not because I have all the answers.
Because I've asked the same questions, had the same doubts. And I kept going anyway.
Podcast
Pockets Of Knowledge
A podcast for women, by women.
I started this show for two reasons. I love to learn, and I know so many women who never get the help they need to learn, grow, and become the best version of themselves. I also know a lot of fascinating, brilliant women with knowledge and skills they're dying to share. So I built them a stage.Women have a long history of being underserved. I believe that changes when we share what we know with each other. Every episode is bite-sized education on health, fitness, finance, art, entrepreneurship, and everything in between, straight from women who've figured out a piece of the puzzle you might still be holding.Now, four years in, listeners tell me it's valuable. Guests tell me it's meaningful. That's all I've ever wanted it to be.New episodes every Wednesday.
Work With Me
Goal Dive
One-on-one mentorship and accountability for women who are done waiting.You bring the goal you keep circling. We spend twelve weeks together making it real.Weeks 1 to 6: Build. Get clear on what you actually want and lay the groundwork.Weeks 7 to 12: Ship. Put it out into the world, with me in your corner the whole way.It's built on six principles I learned on the trail, where the only way to the finish is one step at a time, even when your legs are telling you otherwise.You get one-on-one sessions, workbooks, and trackers to keep you moving, and someone who won't let you quit on the hard parts.Spots are limited.
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