The Dr.Des Show

Join the Public Health CEO Circle: https://publichealthceocircle.com/If you've been looking for business coaching for public health consultants and coming up empty, this episode is your answer. Dr. Des takes you behind the scenes of The Public Health CEO Circle — her 12-month coaching program for public health entrepreneurs who already have a business and want to make it profitable, scalable, and less dependent on them delivering services around the clock. She walks through the full CEO advisory board (accounting, legal, marketing, operations, scaling, RFP writing), the bi-weekly business strategy sessions, the business plan reviews, 90-day planning, quarterly RFP writing intensives, the CEO book club, and the annual in-person Summit. If you've ever wondered how to work with Dr. Des one-on-one on your business, this is how.In This Episode, You'll LearnWho the CEO Circle is actually built for — and the point in your business where it starts to pay offWhy knowing your numbers (P&L, cash flow, profit) is non-negotiable if you want to retire from your businessWhat a real business advisory board looks like, and the five experts Dr. Des brings inHow the bi-weekly strategy sessions work — three touchpoints a month, including sessions with Doc BWhy Dr. Des built the Circle instead of taking on more one-on-one business coaching clientsHow quarterly RFP writing intensives help members compete for and win consulting contractsWhat happens when you put public health business owners in a room together — including members landing contracts from the strategy sessionsWhat is the Public Health CEO Circle?The Public Health CEO Circle is Dr. Des's 12-month business coaching program for public health professionals who already have a business and want to scale it. Members get bi-weekly strategy sessions with Dr. Des, a business advisory board of experts in accounting, law, marketing, operations, and scaling, plus business plan reviews, RFP writing intensives, and an in-person Summit ticket.Who is the CEO Circle for?It's for public health professionals who have started a business and landed at least one contract, and now want to turn it into something profitable and sustainable. If you're tired of figuring it out alone, tired of waiting for one monthly Q&A to ask your questions, and ready for someone to put real eyes on your business, that's the fit.What is a business advisory board, and why do public health consultants need one?A business advisory board is a standing group of experts across the parts of your business you weren't trained in. Inside the Circle that's a CPA for finances and cash flow, an attorney for contracts and legal strategy, a marketing strategist, an operations lead for hiring and team management, and a consultant who has scaled to multi-six figures.How often do CEO Circle members meet with Dr. Des?Members get business strategy sessions three times a month — two with Dr. Des directly, where you can bring any business question, plus a session with Dr. Brittny Wells ("Doc B"), who holds a DrPH and a doctorate in business and has led a multimillion-dollar consulting firm as CEO.How do I get help writing RFPs as a public health consultant?The Circle runs quarterly RFP writing intensives led by Dr. Jamie Zimmerman, an RFP writing consultant who provides strategy, oversight, and guidance on your actual proposals. Members also get access to ~50 CEO-only consulting opportunities shared every month, so there's a pipeline to apply what you learn.What if applications are closed when I find the CEO Circle?Get on the waitlist. Dr. Des opens enrollment periodically, and the waitlist is how you hear first. In the meantime, The Public Health Club at publichealthclub.com gives you monthly access to Dr. Des, consulting opportunities, and the broader community.https://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

Ready to grow within a community of public health CEOs, coaches and tools to get you started? The Public Health CEO Circle is Open for Enrollment! https://publichealthceocircle.com/ Most public health entrepreneurs build a program people need and then can't understand why nobody buys it. In this episode, Dr. Des breaks down how to create a public health program people will actually pay for — using the same program design skills you already have from your nine-to-five, repositioned for a buyer instead of a grant funder. She shares the exact reframe that turns an unsellable heart disease prevention program into a nutrition program expecting mothers will pay for, how to pick a market that can actually afford you (including selling B2B to corporations instead of B2C), the fast market research you can do today without building a survey, and why the strategy probably isn't what failed the last time you tried to sell something.In This Episode, You'll LearnWhy "what people need" and "what people will pay for" are two different things — and how to sell the first by leading with the secondThe exact repositioning move that turns a prevention program into a program people want to buyHow to choose a buyer who can afford what your program is worth, including when to sell to corporations instead of individualsHow to do real market research in 10 minutes, without a formal surveyWhat a launch actually involves — and how Dr. Des has brought in $50K in a single week with oneWhy "ads don't work" is almost never the real problemHow trust and authority drive buying decisions more than the quality of your productFrequently Asked QuestionsHow do you create a public health program people will actually pay for?Start with what your buyer wants, not what they need. Clinical framing like "heart disease prevention" sells to grant funders, not consumers. Reposition the same expertise around the outcome the buyer is already looking for — "the best nutrition plan for expecting mothers over 30" — then deliver the clinical outcomes you care about inside the program.Why won't people buy my public health course?Usually it's positioning, audience, or trust — not the product. The program may be framed in public health language instead of buyer language, aimed at an audience that can't afford it, or sold to people who don't know you yet. Dr. Des calls this a trust economy: people buy from people they already trust.Should I sell my public health program B2C or B2B?Depends on who can afford to pay what it's worth. Individual consumers are a harder sell for prevention and professional development topics. A health equity leadership program, for example, may sell better to biopharma companies investing in health equity directors than to individual public health professionals paying out of pocket.How do I do market research before building a course?Go where your ideal clients already talk. Join Facebook groups and online communities, read what people are posting about, and ask direct questions about the problems they're having. You don't need a formal survey or ten hours of work — you can open your phone and ask a question today. National reports are another free starting point.What is a launch, and do I need one to sell my program?A launch is a concentrated marketing push around an open enrollment window. Dr. Des's includes daily email marketing, text marketing, a free three-day training, orientation, and sales calls. Her launches have brought in $50,000 in a week. It takes iteration to get the process right, but it's the structure behind most course sales.Do Facebook ads work for selling public health courses?They do — but only on top of the rest of the system. If you put $100 behind ads with no qualified leads, no existing audience, and no trust built, that's an execution problem, not proof that ads don't work. Before writing off a strategy, look at how you implemented it.Stop waiting for perfection when building a program that sells. Learn how to create public health offers that actually convert.You have the expertise, but your program is still sitting in your head. Public health entrepreneurs often get stuck in the cycle of endless revisions, thinking they need another certification or a perfect website before they can launch. This video breaks down the strategy for moving from an idea to a marketable product that clients are ready to pay for.We are focusing on creating profitable programs that solve real problems rather than just filling space on your calendar. If you are a coach or a consultant, you need to stop trading time for money and start prioritizing course creation and business scaling. It is time to stop the busywork and focus on the steps that move your business forward.Subscribe for weekly public health business breakdowns, and tell me in the comments: what is the biggest hurdle stopping you from launching your offer?https://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

▶ Free Training: Public Health CEO SchoolMaking money in your business is one thing. Keeping it, growing it, and running your business like a real CEO is another. Dr. Des is hosting a free 3-day live training on million-dollar mindsets and the business strategies that help public health entrepreneurs scale. Three nights. No cost. All strategy.👉 Save your seat at ceoschool.publichealthclub.comMoney management for public health entrepreneurs starts with one question: can you actually see where your money is going? In this solo episode, Dr. Desiree "Dr. Des" Strickland, DrPH, founder of The Public Health Club and Strickland Health Consulting, shares how she went from one business bank account where every dollar disappeared to a five-account system built on Mike Michalowicz's Profit First. You'll hear how she sets allocation percentages with her CPA, why she runs money allocation days twice a month, and how she pays herself a set salary and a quarterly bonus from her profit account. If you have contract money, coaching income, course sales, or nonprofit revenue coming in, this episode will help you take control of your finances.In This Episode, You'll LearnWhy having a great CPA isn't the same as understanding your own moneyThe five business bank accounts Dr. Des uses to separate income, profit, taxes, payroll, and operating expensesHow twice-monthly money allocation days keep spending in checkWhy your allocation percentages should be built with your CPA, based on your real numbersHow to pay yourself a quarterly bonus from your profit account, and the one rule for spending itWhy handing off your finances without oversight can cost youWhy One Business Bank Account Makes It Hard to See Your MoneyWhen every payment, from client contracts to Public Health Club revenue to course sales, lands in one account and every bill leaves from that same account, you lose visibility. Dr. Des's CPA said she was doing great, but she still felt like the money was gone, and tax season brought the "oh crap" moment. Separating accounts changed that.How Do You Set Up Profit First Bank Accounts?Dr. Des runs five accounts under one business structure. All revenue lands in the income account. From there, a set percentage moves to profit, business tax, payroll (herself, contractors, and soon a W-2 hire, managed through ADP), and operating expenses (software, guest speakers, travel). She keeps a separate account for her annual in-person spring summit.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is the Profit First method for small business owners?Profit First is a cash management method from Mike Michalowicz's book of the same name. Instead of paying yourself from whatever is left, you route all revenue into an income account, then move set percentages into separate accounts for profit, taxes, payroll, and operating expenses. Each account shows exactly what you can spend.How many bank accounts do you need for Profit First?Dr. Des uses five: income, profit, business tax, payroll, and operating expenses. She adds a separate account for her annual in-person event. Seeing each bucket on its own lets you spot problems early. If an account can't cover its bills, that's your signal to pull back spending in that area.What percentages should I use for Profit First?The book recommends starting percentages, but Dr. Des built hers with her CPA based on her actual business numbers. She has run those percentages all year and they've held. Your revenue, expenses, and tax situation are unique, so work with a CPA rather than copying someone else's split.How do you pay yourself a bonus from your business?Every quarter, Dr. Des takes 50% of what's in her profit account as a bonus. The rule: the bonus can't go toward anything work-related. It's for doing something meaningful or fun for yourself. This rewards the business owner and keeps the profit account working as intended.How often should you move money between Profit First accounts?Dr. Des holds money allocation days twice a month. She checks the income account balance, moves the set percentages into each account, and then commits to not overspending any account. A regular schedule makes cash flow predictable and shows you quickly when something is off.Should I hire an accountant or fractional CFO to manage my business money?Yes, expert help matters. Dr. Des relies on her CPA for salary and S corp tax strategy. But you still need oversight. Business owners who stop looking at their finances after hiring help have been stolen from. As a solopreneur or small business owner, you need to know where your money is going.Resources MentionedProfit First by Mike MichalowiczRelay business banking: relayfi.comADP (payroll)Public Health CEO School (free 3-day training): ceoschool.publichealthclub.comCEO Circle (quarterly book club + CPA accounting sessions and library): https://www.publichealthclub.com/publichealth-ceo-circlehttps://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

Resources MentionedCEO School — free three-day live training, October 5–7: https://ceoschool.publichealthclub.com/The CEO Circle — Dr. Des's 12-month business coaching program for public health founders scaling to consistent revenue: https://www.publichealthclub.com/publichealth-ceo-circleJoin The Public Health Club — https://www.publichealthclub.com/If you want to scale your public health business, the first thing you have to give up is busywork. In this solo episode, Dr. Desiree "Dr. Des" Strickland, DrPH — public health CEO and founder of The Public Health Club — breaks down why busy got rebranded as ambitious, and why filling your calendar isn't the same as hitting your revenue goals. She walks through the time audit she ran on her own week, the line between CEO tasks and operating tasks, why one-on-one coaching at $100 a session will never get you to half a million dollars, and the email habit that hands your priorities over to everybody else. If you're talented, ambitious, and still not making the money you set out to make this year, this one's for you.In This Episode, You'll LearnWhy constant busyness is often a form of avoidance, not ambitionHow to run a one-week time audit on your own business (and what to look for in it)The difference between CEO tasks and operating tasks — and how to sort yoursWhy a one-on-one coaching model can't scale to a half-million-dollar goalWhat checking email first thing actually costs you in focus and prioritiesWhen "I'm too busy to grow" really means it's time to hireHow to identify your revenue-generating activities and do more of themFrequently Asked QuestionsWhat's the difference between CEO tasks and operating tasks?CEO tasks are the things only you can do — hosting your podcast, pitching clients, setting business strategy, closing deals. Operating tasks are everything someone else could do: drafting proposals, sending follow-up emails, building email campaigns, scheduling. Most founders fill their day with operating tasks because those feel productive, then wonder why revenue stalls.How do you know if you're doing busywork instead of growing your business?Run a time audit. Write down everything you do for one full week, then ask a single question of each item: did this move me closer to my revenue goal? Dr. Des found she was losing whole afternoons to mid-day email and back-to-back client meetings — work that felt necessary but generated nothing.Why can't one-on-one coaching scale?Because there's only one of you. At $100 a session, hitting half a million dollars means running the math on hours you don't have — roughly a session every hour, around the clock. There's nothing wrong with starting there, but at some point the business model itself has to change, or the goal stays out of reach.Should I check email first thing in the morning?If you want your day driven by your priorities, no. Starting with your inbox means starting with everyone else's agenda. Dr. Des doesn't open email until after 10 a.m., when she reviews it with her assistant. Mondays start with CEO planning: looking at the full week and protecting the revenue-generating work first.When should a public health consultant hire help?When delivery is eating the time you need for growth. If client work, coaching calls, and travel fill your calendar, nobody is out pitching, speaking, or selling. Hiring someone to deliver services frees you to do the work that brings revenue in — which is the point at which you actually have a business, not a job.Is busyness really a form of laziness?Tim Ferriss argues it can be. Driven founders default to doing more because it's easier than facing the hard, high-stakes work — the cold pitch, the conference room full of strangers, the ask. Tweaking your website is comfortable. Building a pipeline isn't. The busywork is often avoidance wearing a productivity costume.https://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

For Entrepreneurs: Free 3 Day Public Health CEO School to Scale Your Public Health BusinessBeing ambitious is a great start—but ambition alone won’t build the career, income, or business you want.In this episode of The Dr. Des Show, Dr. Des explains why so many talented, highly educated public health professionals remain stuck despite having big goals. The missing ingredient? Action.Drawing from her own experience advancing through the Florida Department of Health, leading grant-writing efforts, securing multimillion-dollar federal contracts, building a multi-six-figure public health business, and investing in professional and business development, Dr. Des shares what it actually takes to move from wanting more to creating measurable results.  Pasted textWhether you're trying to land a higher-paying public health job, move into leadership, secure consulting contracts, grow your business, or reach your next income milestone, this episode challenges you to look beyond your credentials and ask a more important question:Are you taking consistent action behind your ambition?🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode✔️ Why ambition alone doesn't guarantee career or business success✔️ How investing in yourself can accelerate professional growth✔️ Why getting into the right rooms is only valuable if you actually participate✔️ How visibility and preparation helped Dr. Des advance in her public health career✔️ Why taking on challenging opportunities can position you for leadership✔️ How Dr. Des approached a competitive public health leadership opportunity✔️ Why repeating the same strategy after rejection won't necessarily create different results✔️ How asking for help can strengthen your consulting and proposal strategy✔️ Why consistency matters when you're building a personal brand or business✔️ How to get more value from mentorship, coaching, professional communities, and networking✔️ Why your degrees and accomplishments are resources—but you still have to capitalize on them💡 The Big Takeaway: Ambition + Action = ResultsYou can want the promotion.You can want the $200K business.You can want more consulting contracts.You can want to pivot careers.You can want to become a leader.But eventually, wanting has to turn into doing.Dr. Des challenges ambitious public health professionals to examine whether their everyday actions actually match the goals they say they want to achieve. That could mean preparing differently for your next interview, showing up to a mentorship session, asking better questions, getting expert help with a proposal, becoming more visible at work, or consistently marketing your business.  Pasted text💼 For Public Health Professionals Who Feel StuckIf you're highly educated and accomplished but feel like your career has stalled, this episode offers an important reminder: credentials aren't the end of the strategy.Dr. Des shares how she positioned herself for advancement by getting into rooms with decision-makers, consistently showing up, preparing for opportunities, taking on additional responsibility, and demonstrating what she could contribute.When an opportunity for a new leadership position emerged, she didn't simply rely on her experience. She applied, interviewed, prepared branded materials, developed strategies, and leveraged what she had learned from working alongside the person previously responsible for the role.  Pasted textThe lesson: don't assume your work will automatically speak for itself. Position yourself for the opportunities you want.🚀 For Public Health EntrepreneursThe same principle applies to entrepreneurship.If your proposals keep getting rejected, your business isn't growing, or your marketing isn't producing results, ambition won't fix the problem by itself.You may need to change your approach, strengthen your skills, bring in expertise you don't have, build relationships with potential funders, or become more consistent about showing up where your audience can find you.As Dr. Des explains in the episode, sometimes reaching the next level means recognizing that your existing skill set isn't enough—and intentionally finding people who can help strengthen it.  Pasted text🎯 Your Action ChallengeThis week, identify one goal you've been calling yourself ambitious about but haven't consistently taken action toward.Then do something tangible.RSVP for the workshop.Attend the mentorship session.Ask the question.Submit the application.Get feedback on the proposal.Start networking.Post the content.Prepare for the interview.Show up in the room.Because the equation Dr. Des leaves listeners with is simple:Ambition + Action = Results.🔗 Resources MentionedThe Public Health ClubJoin a community of public health professionals focused on career advancement, mentorship, professional development, networking, and growth.Subcontracting to Six FiguresLearn strategies for building your public health consulting business and pursuing subcontracting opportunities.Public Health CEO CircleFor public health entrepreneurs who are already building businesses and want strategy, support, and community to help grow and scale.📣 Connect & Keep LearningIf this episode gave you the push you needed, share it with another ambitious public health professional who has big goals but needs encouragement to take the next step.Subscribe to The Dr. Des Show for conversations about:Public health careers • Career advancement • Public health consulting • Entrepreneurship • Leadership • Income growth • Business development • Professional brandingAnd if you're listening on Apple Podcasts, leave a rating and review to help more public health professionals discover the show.https://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

Learn How to Build a 6 Figure Business While Working a 6 Figure Public Health Career.Sign up for Subcontracting to 6 Figures or Join the Waitlist; Live 6 week course where Dr. Des walks you through building your business and landing your first contract. Key Topics Covered in This Episode:Dr. Des' Entrepreneurial Journey: From early childhood side hustles to landing a $40,000 consulting contract within the first 30 days of launching her business while seven months pregnant.Balancing Time & Setting Boundaries: How to manage client meetings during lunch breaks or outside of core job hours, and why independent consultants have the legal right to dictate their own schedules rather than conforming to an 8-to-5 desk requirement.Scaling and Delegating: The importance of bringing in colleagues and independent contractors to help with deliverables, invoicing, and service execution so you can step out of the weeds and act as the true CEO and visionary.Financing the Dream: Why a 9-to-5 job is the perfect tool to fund your 5-to-9 startup costs, such as LLC registration, liability insurance, and essential software.Quality Control: Establishing structured processes and weekly brainstorming sessions with trusted contractors to ensure your agency's output always maintains a premium standard.Are you already a full-time entrepreneur looking for business coaching and expert guidance? Don't forget to apply for the CEO Circle to take your business to the next level. https://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

Join the Public Health Club for access to workshops, strategy, RFPs and MoreSign up for Subcontracting to 6 Figures or Join the Waitlist; Live 6 week course where Dr. Des walks you through building your business and landing your first contract.Wondering how to start a public health business that actually makes money? In this solo episode of The Dr. Des Show, Dr. Desiree "Dr. Des" Strickland breaks down the framework she used to build a public health business generating over $500,000 a year across consulting, The Public Health Club, and digital courses. She walks through how to validate demand before you build, where to do market research when your clients are nonprofits or individuals, the real difference between B2B and B2C marketing, and why it takes an average of 20 touchpoints before someone buys. If you have a public health idea but keep hearing crickets, this episode shows you why, and exactly what to do about it.In This Episode, You'll LearnHow to know if people actually want your public health business idea before you spend months building itWhere to do real market research when your clients are nonprofits, agencies, or individualsThe difference between B2B and B2C marketing, and which one fits the business you want to buildWhy it takes an average of 20 touchpoints before someone buys from youHow Dr. Des stacked multiple revenue streams past $500,000 a year in public healthWhy consistency and getting into community beat chasing the "perfect" strategyhttps://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

▶ Before we dive in: Join The Public Health ClubThe Public Health Club is where public health professionals come to grow their careers, start businesses, and build community with 1,000+ members who get it. Weekly events, career clinics, consulting opportunities posted every week, and the warmest group of public health professionals you'll ever meet.👉 Join us at publichealthclub.comStarting a public health consulting business while working full-time is the path most consultants actually take — and Jody Bogle, MPH, is doing it right now. Jody is the founder and principal consultant of Conduit Consultants, LLC, and Senior Director of Community Engagement at Shatterproof, with nearly 20 years of public health experience spanning syringe access research, recovery services, nutrition, and government. In this episode, she walks through why she built her business plan, shelved it, then picked it back up — plus how she vets RFPs, recruits proposal partners from inside The Public Health Club, and protects herself with teaming agreements before a single word of a proposal gets written.In This Episode, You'll LearnWhy Jody built her consulting framework, walked away from it, and what made her come back a year laterHow to screen RFPs fast so you stop wasting weekends on opportunities you were never going to winThe exact steps to bring on proposal partners — vetting calls, skill matching, and signed teaming agreementsWhat to ask for after you lose an RFP (hint: most funders will hand you the scoring rubric)How to spot an opportunity you can't apply for yourself and subcontract under an organization that canWhy "build the plane as you're flying it" beats waiting until your business feels readyFrequently Asked QuestionsCan you start a public health consulting business while working full-time?Yes — and most consultants do. Jody Bogle built Conduit Consultants while serving as Senior Director of Community Engagement at Shatterproof. She's clear that it feels like two full-time jobs during the build phase. Dr. Des ran the same path from 2022 until she went full-time in October 2024, once she had consistent revenue and repeat clients.What is a teaming agreement and do you need one for a proposal?A teaming agreement is a signed document between partners collaborating on a proposal that spells out who does what, who gets paid what if you win, and what happens if you don't. Jody requires them before anyone touches a shared proposal doc. Unpaid proposal work is still work — the agreement protects everyone involved, including friends.What is the FUSE Fellowship?FUSE embeds experienced executive leaders inside government agencies for one year to work on a specific problem the agency defines. Fellows spend their first 90 days doing listening sessions before building strategy. Jody served as a FUSE Fellow at Travis County Health and Human Services on vaccine equity for Black and Brown residents. Details at fuse.org.How do you find public health consulting RFPs?Most public health RFPs never show up in general internet searches — they circulate through sector networks and community lists. Jody pulls hers from The Public Health Club's consulting opportunities list plus her own network, then runs each one through an AI screening process that checks for red flags, minimum contract value, and realistic timelines.What should you do after losing an RFP?Reply to the point of contact, thank them, and ask for feedback. Many funders score proposals against a rubric and will share it — Jody had one funder send hers, showing exactly how she compared to the winning bidder. That feedback shapes the next proposal. And a rejection can resurface later: Dr. Des was invited into a new opportunity three months after losing one.Do you have to be a nonprofit to apply for foundation funding?Sometimes yes — but that doesn't shut you out. Jody attended a foundation's info session, realized the RFP required nonprofit status, and reached out to a nonprofit CEO she thought was a strong fit. He said yes, and she subcontracted under that organization. Bringing someone an opportunity is its own way in.About The Dr. Des ShowThe Dr. Des Show is the go-to podcast for public health career development, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Dr. Desiree "Dr. Des" Strickland — DrPH, public health CEO, and founder of The Public Health Club.https://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

Join The Public Health Club: publichealthclub.comWith federal layoffs, dismantled programs, and a rapidly shifting funding landscape, a lot of public health professionals are asking the same question: is a public health degree still worth it? In this solo episode, Dr. Des gives a direct, no-fluff answer — and it's more nuanced than a simple yes or no. She breaks down what's actually happening with public health funding right now (hint: it's being redirected, not eliminated), how to decide whether a master's or doctorate is the right move for your specific goals, the real difference between a DrPH and a PhD, why experience beats credentials in most career paths, and how to translate your public health skills into adjacent industries that are hiring right now. If you're thinking about entering the field, going back for a doctorate, or just trying to figure out your next move — this one is for you.In This Episode, You'll LearnWhy Dr. Des still says yes to a public health degree — even in this climate — and the conditions that make it the right callHow to follow the money in public health funding so you can position yourself before everyone else catches upThe one question you must answer before choosing any degree program: master's, DrPH, or PhDThe real difference between a DrPH and a PhD — and why either degree can take you where you want to goWhy a doctoral degree without field experience won't get you the leadership jobs you're aiming forHow to translate your public health skills into healthcare, biopharma, and population health roles that pay moreDr. Des's funding advice for PhD programs: the rule she repeats until she's "blue in the face"Resources MentionedThe Public Health Club — publichealthclub.com (7-day free trial; 100+ on-demand workshops, mentorship sessions, career coach office hours, weekly RFP opportunities)Public Health Pivot Course — inside The Public Health Club; teaches you how to translate PH skills into healthcare, biopharma, and adjacent industriesBuilding Your Resume with AI Workshop — inside The Public Health Club; includes a custom GPT for resume buildingDrPH vs. PhD Workshops — two full workshops on demand inside the PHC featuring DrPH and PhD holders from multiple universitiesSubcontracting to Six Figures — Dr. Des's consulting course covering how to follow the money, find contracts, and land your first client; join the waitlist at the link belowAbout The Dr. Des ShowThe Dr. Des Show is the go-to podcast for public health career development, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Dr. Desiree "Dr. Des" Strickland — DrPH, public health CEO, and founder of The Public Health Club.Connect with Dr. Des:Join The Public Health Club: publichealthclub.comInstagram: @DesireeCourtneyJ | @the_publichealthclubLinkedIn: Dr. Desiree Strickland | The Public Health Clubhttps://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/

Ready to Land Your First or Next Consulting Contract? Enroll in Subcontracting to 6 Figures! This episode is proof of concept. Shambria Davis and Kristi Brown had never met before the Public Health Club. Shambria spotted an RFP posted in the consulting opportunities board, reached out strategically to Kristi and a third club member, Joniece, and in two weeks the three of them built and submitted a proposal to the Alabama Department of Public Health — winning a $75,000 contract. Dr. Des sits down with both of them to break down exactly how the partnership came together, how they divided the work, how they navigated money conversations up front, and what Kristi had to say about landing a second contract simultaneously — one she found in the PHC opportunities board and brought in her own subcontractor for.In This Episode, You'll LearnHow three PHC members with complementary skills found each other in the consulting opportunities board and won a $75K state contractThe strategic way Shambria vetted and selected her partners — and what almost went wrong before the team clickedHow the trio divided proposal responsibilities under a two-week deadline (and who pulled the 24-hour all-nighter to get it across the finish line)Why talking about money early is the vetting move nobody tells you aboutHow Kristi landed a second contract — a quality evaluation specialist role in Wisconsin — and turned around and hired one of her coaching clients as her subcontractorWhy Kristi landed contracts without ever taking S26F, and what she says she'd do differently knowing what she knows nowWhat Shambria says to anyone who's tight on money and still on the fence about investing in themselvesResources MentionedThe Public Health Club Consulting Opportunities Board — where the $75K RFP was found:  https://www.publichealthclub.comSubcontracting to Six Figures — https://s26f.publichealthclub.com/CEO Circle — https://www.publichealthclub.com/publichealth-ceo-circlehttps://www.drdesshow.com/https://www.publichealthclub.com/