Are you ready to grow?

Growth is personal. Leadership is, too.

Through Soul Farmer Leadership, I help people and organizations cultivate intentional growth, lead with courage, and make a meaningful impact.

Lead Yourself. Lead Others. Lead for Impact.

WHAT I’m ABOUT

I believe leadership begins within.

Through meaningful conversations, powerful stories, and practical tools, I help people cultivate

the courage to grow, lead with intention, and create a lasting impact.

About

Hey, friend. I’m Dena.

My career has taken a few turns, and I’ve worn many hats along the way. I spent 15 years in public accounting, ultimately serving as an audit partner leading nonprofit client engagements. In 2019, I retired to explore entrepreneurship. Since then, I’ve become a two-time author, speaker, podcaster, women’s event producer, and founder of Soul Farmer Leadership, where I bring lessons in personal growth to how we lead ourselves and others.

Through every career change, one role has remained: farm wife. For more than 25 years, farm life has taught me about patience, resilience, stewardship, and the reality that growth rarely happens on our preferred timeline. Those lessons, combined with my professional experience, shape how I think about leadership and what it takes to cultivate meaningful impact.

Today, I bring those worlds together to help people grow with intention and lead with impact.

And because life is about more than work, I love a cheesy rom-com, contemporary romance novels, playing with my dogs, and music that makes me feel all the feels.

Dena loves spending time with groups of all sizes as a keynote or general session speaker, breakout or workshop session speaker, facilitator, or as a collaborative panelist.
Dena offers 1:1 coaching for (1) women looking to make a change or who are in the midst of personal or professional transitions or (2) women-owned small shops or solopreneurs looking for more confidence and creativity in their business efforts.

Speaking & Coaching Services

Dena is known for being the hostess-with-the-mostess! She is an engaging Master of Ceremonies bringing a ton of fun to your event!
Dena has two books that offer excellent opportunities to connect with audiences (corporate teams, women’s conferences, book clubs, etc.) that are focused on growth, connection, and joy with a solid dose of Dena’s kind, open, and real spirit!