Trusted grassroots organization and a strategic partner for corporations seeking sustainable, community-centered investment.
Sowers Choice was founded to plant seeds of opportunity and foster meaningful experiences in education, career pathways, and leadership within Louisiana communities facing limited access. Through partnerships with schools, colleges, government agencies, and industry leaders, we provide an impact holistically
This firm’s leadership philosophy is grounded in a holistic approach that integrates theoretical frameworks with practical application to create transformative learning experiences. It is rooted in three key areas:

Effective leadership development in any industry requires continuous learning. This firm emphasizes a structured approach that equips practitioners and administrators with essential skills in strategic decision-making, conflict resolution, and team management to meet the goals and visions to bring about change.

The long-term success of any program depends on the adaptability and growth of its leaders. By focusing on skill-building in communication, emotional intelligence, and performance analytics, we can cultivate well-rounded professionals who can navigate the evolving landscape of human development management across all ages of its clients/youth/team.

In today’s rapidly changing world, the ability to self-reflect, analyze, and adapt is essential. The SXII PHD Program cultivates a culture of identity development and self-agency, empowering individuals and organizations to recognize growth opportunities and implement sustainable strategies for continuous improvement across people, organizations, and industries.
THE SXII PHD PROGRAM proposes a Series XII – Practitioners in Human Development (Ph.D.) This program is a comprehensive, early-intervention life skills and leadership development initiative designed to prepare students, particularly those from first-generation and historically underserved backgrounds, to become capable, confident, and future-ready agents of change.
Grounded in decades of research on first-generation student persistence, readiness, and long-term success, Series XII responds to a well-documented reality: students thrive not solely through academic instruction, but through intentional development of belonging, self-regulation, purpose formation, and applied life skills. When these foundations are established early, students demonstrate higher levels of resilience, persistence, leadership capacity, and economic mobility across their educational and career trajectories.
Series XII is built upon Four Pillars of Strategic Understanding, which together form a holistic framework for human development in the 21st-century economy:
Life Skills
Students develop the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral skills required to navigate learning and life. Through metacognition, journaling, organization systems, communication training, and financial literacy, students learn how to think, reflect, plan, and act with intention. These skills directly address barriers commonly experienced by first-generation learners, including limited exposure to academic norms, self-advocacy, and executive functioning strategies.
Life Culture
Series XII intentionally cultivates a culture of belonging, service, leadership, and responsibility. Students are embedded within a supportive community that affirms identity, values collaboration, and emphasizes contribution. This life culture strengthens social capital—an essential predictor of persistence and upward mobility—by teaching students that leadership begins with service and connection to others.
Life Literacy
Beyond traditional reading and writing, Series XII expands literacy to include emotional literacy, digital literacy, civic literacy, financial literacy, and research literacy. Students learn to interpret information, communicate effectively, engage responsibly with technology, and understand their role within broader social and economic systems. This multidimensional literacy equips students to participate meaningfully in an evolving workforce and democratic society.
Life Clarity
Clarity is cultivated through reflective practices, mindfulness, journaling, and age-appropriate “Second Brain” organizational techniques. Students learn to slow down, organize thoughts, manage emotions, and align actions with values. Life clarity strengthens decision-making, reduces cognitive overload, and supports long-term goal formation—critical capacities for success in both education and life.
Together, these four pillars are delivered through a twelve-module, year-long curriculum that guides students through a developmental progression from Community → Purpose → Impact. The program integrates the Scholar–Practitioner–Leader (SPL) model, teaching students to learn deeply (Scholar), apply knowledge intentionally (Practitioner), and serve others with responsibility and vision (Leader).
The ultimate outcome of Series XII is the cultivation of young people who do not merely adapt to the future economy, but actively shape it. By investing early in human development capacity, Series XII equips students with the mindset, skills, and clarity required to persist through education, contribute meaningfully to their communities, and emerge as future leaders, innovators, and stewards of social and economic progress.
Series XII positions Donaldsonville not only as a beneficiary of youth development programming, but as a forward-thinking community investing in its future human capital—creating a sustainable pipeline of prepared, purpose-driven, and community-anchored leaders for generations to come.

Highlights the key areas of student growth, including identity development, emotional maturity, and interpersonal competence.

Which integrates audio, visual, and tactile learning methodologies with the principle of repetition to develop expertise and mastery in any field.

As emphasized in Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, reinforcing the importance of consistent personal and professional growth.
At SowersChoice Consulting, we’re excited about the opportunity to partner with you. Before we design a customized professional development strategy, we take time to understand the core pillars that guide your conference and the people you serve. Our team brings more than 50 years of combined experience, and our approach starts with three key areas:
Strong programming starts with understanding the people who lead it.
Youth Age-matriculation growth and development should guide every initiative.
We want to learn what programs already exist and where new opportunities can make an impact.
“Planting Leadership. Growing Futures.”
Email: sowerschoiceconsulting@gmail.com Phone: (225) 267-7710 Website: [www.sowerschoiceconsulting.org]
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