Praise

Press + Highlights

In addition to being a TEDx speaker, I've been featured in The Washington Post, the Seattle Times, Essence magazine, Body and Soul, Aquarian Times, BBC.com, in numerous other outlets, both on and offline and was a *Hot Topic* on The View.

I've customized dozens of programs, including for executives at Disney, Nestle, PBS, USC, Chiat Day, Media Arts Lab (Omnicom), Art Center, as well as for political teams, judges' associations, and non-profits.

Clients regularly appear in national and international media, and quite a few of my clients are award winning machines — Grammy, Emmy, Humanitas, CNN Hero, and National Book Award to name a few.

I'm fortunate and truly blessed that through my writing, speaking, teaching and consulting, this work has touched thousands- from every background and walk of life.

Vertical Divider

Working with Dena has allowed me to own my power and to find my voice. The work is so powerful that it has created big, positive and lasting changes in many areas in my life.

Dena knows how to meet you where you are and then guide you toward where you need to go. Every session provides deep and actionable insights to illuminate your path forward.

Julia Collins, Founder and CEO of Planet Fwd + Co-Founder of Zume Pizza
*First Black woman with a company valuation at more than $2 billion

DENA, I AM SO GRATEFUL

I met you as I was recovering from the most hurtful part of my life. The way you embraced me and taught me how to walk through and stand not only for myself but for others is nothing short of miraculous.

You are a miracle maker. Thank you for having the courage to be you.

I cannot express to you the depth of your Essential Woman™ class on my life, my being, and my direction. That class allowed me to explode my path to purposefulness, my journey to being who and what I was created to be: a powerful, grounded, connected woman forging the way to help others.

I went from a struggling, recovering, homeless addicted woman to a world renowned CNN hero and Soros Justice Fellow who is frequently featured on national TV and in magazines like the Los Angeles Times, People and Cosmopolitan. I am now the founder and executive director of an organization that has a $1.3 million budget and a $2 million in kind distribution center that helps others in the community.

I went from unemployable to an employer. I just cannot capture or convey the experience of the birthing that occurred from my work with you.

Since your class, I have helped over 650 women successfully transition from prison to the community along with 150 children and my book, "Becoming Ms. Burton" won the 2018 NAACP book award.

I cannot tell you how many people around the nation have contacted me, in awe of what I do as a result of my birthing in Essential Woman. We are fifteen years down the road and baby, I'm not through yet.

Susan Burton, CNN Top 10 Hero, Winner NAACP 2018 Book Award, Founder and Executive Director of “A New Way of Life”

Vertical Divider

I learned more from Dena in 6 weeks than I have from any coach, healer, friend, or therapist in the past 25 years.

I took early retirement because of an acute anxiety disorder. A few months ago I started working on power archetypes with Dena Crowder. Surprisingly, Dena did more for my anxiety in 6 weeks than 25 years of therapy.

Through the Power Map, I discovered that one of my main archetypes is leader. As a result, my leadership abilities have gone from excellent to off the charts.

As Vice President of "Wells of Life" I'm part of a team that has brought clean water to more than 350,000 people in Uganda. In addition to developing my inner leader, learning about all of my archetypes is helping me reach an even higher octave in life.

Charlie Hedges, Executive Coach to CEOs, Vice President Wells of Life and Creator of "The Next Chapter" with Charlie

I’ve been blessed to know Dena for many years; first as a friend, then as a client, and later as a student. She shares her extraordinary knowledge of how to live an authentic and meaningful life extremely well. I have seen her at work and marveled at how she’s able to teach people what they need to know in the way they can best receive it. She’s highly sensitive and intuitive. If you work with her, she will pinpoint your specific need and help you move through whatever is blocking you from your good.

She taught our class to uncover the hidden treasures within our work and guided us to approach this excavation from a variety of perspectives: meditations, journaling, writing exercises, etc. As a result of working with her, I was able to go deep, to work on a soul level that allowed me to access places in my subconscious that I was not previously able to reach. My writing improved exponentially following her class and I have continued to work from a place of authenticity. Dena can teach you to express more of the real you and this is sure to enhance any endeavor your pursue.

Toni Ann Johnson, Two Time Humanitas Prize Winning Playwright, Screenwriter and Novelist

Vertical Divider

Dear Dena,

I adore you and your truly incredible work. Beforehand, I was essentially feeling hopeless and powerless to create a more positive outcome.

The results of VIP time with you has been wisdom and clarity around patterns that have been with me since childhood. It's remarkable how deep this goes.

I've gotten amazing insights and many, many tools to help me move through what's come up and heal old patterns.

Among the highlights: a raise, positive feedback from colleagues and peers, a new position within my field with increased recognition and responsibility, a nomination as one of the most valuable members of our company, an award for a team project, increased calm and self-awareness, and I booked a vacation to Hawaii!

With absolute certainty, you are a gift in the world. Just your presence is. Miracles happen all around you. It's really just about the clarity and light that your presence brings - which inspires autonomy in others.

Your work is magical, and mythical, and grounded, pragmatic, and freaking REAL. It moves. It transforms. It enlivens. It enlightens everyone who engages with it & invites them into a deeper relationship with themselves, the Gods, life. It's genuinely miraculous and just keeps getting better.

Jennings Roth Cornet, Editor in Chief of Screen Junkies, Senior Editor/ Host/ Producer of “Fandemonium" & “Girls on Film”

I’m so appreciative of Dena. Her work is special, unique and is a perfect fit for me. I’ve tried other modalities and there was always something that didn’t quite work. I thought it was me. But now I know that it wasn’t. Dena is an amazing teacher and leader.

As a system, In-Power offers targeted guidance that supports inner and outer success. It has increased my confidence, helped me to identify my one of a kind gifts and accelerated my ability to put what I want out in the world. If you're consistent with the assignments and tools, it provides an exponential way for you to do what you want to do in your life, do it better and more expertly- and perhaps even offer something good to the world that doesn’t yet exist.

Lori Lakin-Hutcherson, Screenwriter and Founder of Good Black News

Vertical Divider

Dena's work is for people who are ready to go from concept to action and are seeking the kind of insight that opens up new avenues of purpose and power.

Before we met, I was unclear and unsure of how to articulate and feel confident in my strengths. Dena brought out ideas and actions in my business that I’d never considered, but was thrilled to find out are part of my journey.

It makes a huge difference in understanding how you can be an effective business owner and play to your strengths. Working with Dena is such a treat: She sees into your soul and gives you support in a meaningful way, a way that reveals the purpose of your journey and your path to feeling empowered.

Courtney Paige Ray, Brand Photographer

Some mythological electrical storm must have been brewing when Dena was seeded into being. There are no other teachers I have met who bring to light the qualities that are asking to emerge from the mystery to the world we embody. I have taken at least a dozen workshops and trainings with her, each time learning new things about myself and moving past old patterns of existence. So much laughter, tons of tears, and the results of showing up to do the work are nothing short of transcendent.

My life is completely changed because of Dena. Again and again she has helped me reconnect to my own genius and magic — and direct my power.

Aleksandra Evanguelidi, Birth Educator, Former Clinical Director of The Sanctuary

Vertical Divider

Join My Newsletter