Desiree Aragon is certified to train and facilitate top rated leadership programs, deliver difficult messages, and influence with power of persuasion. She also holds a masters degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development (M.H.R.O.D)

In 2017, Desiree partnered with several experts and business guru Brian Tracy to earn amazon best seller status for the collaborative book, Ready, Set, Go! Top Tips for Setting Yourself Up for Success. She has also been recognized by the Women Speakers Association as a Voice of the 21st Century with a book releasing in Fall 2019.

Thanks to her working mom, Desiree was a bona fide mail clerk by the age of nine. The thing about spending childhood in an office setting is that one can quickly learn a few things about how people behave at work. Watching people interact over the job roles and responsibilities made Desiree acutely aware of workplace morale.

By age 19 Desiree was majoring in organizational communication and helping one of her earliest employers with a merger/acquisition. This would be her first organizational culture intervention long before she'd ever even heard of the concept. Finding unique ways to help the on-boarding team connect with the parent company was a complex and rewarding challenge. She clarified shared goals, outlined job roles and affirmed the value of transitioning employees.

From these early days, Desiree could see that if we ignore the environment at work, productivity gets derailed. Equally, she learned that if we really pay attention to the signs talented people show us, magic happens. Sustaining excellence is about inspiring leaders to know who they are, what they do best and remove environment, mindset, and skill based obstacles inhibiting success .

Desiree's leadership journey began when she first learned how to influence without authority. Using strategies to gain buy-in, combat resistance and celebrate successes helped her build long-lasting relationships.

Desiree consulted for a bit before starting a family. Desiree was then hired into Sutter Health when she was 9 months pregnant. In healthcare then bio science, she moved up from consultant to manager to director and then onto Vice President.

Throughout her career Desiree has used her special ability to pick up on subtle nuances to grow top talent. She loves to be connected to the fast high impact changes leaders make for big wins.

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication
• Masters of Human Resources & Organizational Development
• Certification to influence, coach, and facilitate personality & behavioral wellness programs.
• Certification as instructor for top rated leadership programs, including; Vital Smarts Crucial Conversations, Franklin Covey’s Great Leaders, Great Teams, Great Results, 7 Habits for Highly Effective People, Extraordinary Productivity and Elevate, Inc’s Elevations for Organizations.
• Certification for Lominger Competency 360 Feedback Process
• Completed Leadership Agility 360 Certification Training
• Certification as Myers Brigg Type Indicator, MBTI Facilitator
• Certification for Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP)
• Certification as Meditation Teacher. 

Desiree holds active memberships with the Women’s Speakers Association (WSA), the National Association of Experts, Writers and Speakers and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Desiree has been a featured speaker at retreats and workshops for audiences in Asia, Canada, Costa Rica, and throughout the United States.

In addition to Desiree's extensive work in leadership and organizational behavior, she has actively studied varied aspects wellness and spirituality. Thus, she is a certified licensed Angel Therapy Practitioner from Hay House Publishing and earned certification as a spiritual life coach accredited by the Emerson Theological Institute.