Faculty & Founder Success Team

 

The Faculty of the Spiritual Business is made up of a diverse group of professionals from around the world.

 

Drawing on a diverse range of professional backgrounds and a shared depth of expertise in Human Design and business, the faculty provides the foundational teaching of the Spiritual Business Incubator. The faculty will continue to expand in 2026.

Irene McKenna

Director of Alignment & Program Integration, Track Facilitator

As Director of Alignment & Program Integration at the Spiritual Business Incubator, Irene McKenna guides entrepreneurs through the embodied work of becoming the CEO their business requires. She specializes in decoding the shadows, patterns, and protective identities hidden inside Human Design and the Gene Keys, then alchemizing them into clarity, confidence, and embodied leadership.

Outside the Incubator, Irene is a mom to an adult daughter and two teen boys, and a proud Gemmy to one adorable baby boy. She’s also the devoted human of one adorable (and slightly demanding) pup. Irene lives in Western New York with her partner, but she’s already dreaming about the not-so-distant future, lying on a boat under hot sunshine with absolutely nowhere to be. When she’s not guiding clients through shadow-to-strategy integration, you’ll find her trying new recipes, eating shrimp tacos, walking in nature, chasing warm weather, and cheering on the Buffalo Bills. Go Bills!

Drea Essex

Founder Success Advisor

I’m a 3/5 Emotional Manifestor, dog trainer, and long-time experimenter with Human Design, tarot, and astrology. I didn’t start this work because it sounded spiritual, I started because I had a hard dog. Training dogs turned into something deeper: helping humans and animals actually understand each other again.

My energy is direct, edgy and will make you look at things through a whole new lens. I care about movement, nervous system regulation, intuition, and nutrition (for both dogs and humans) because real change has to live in real life, not just in theory. Whether I’m guiding others through personal experimentation, mountain biking or hiking with my dogs, decompressing with a good show or book, everything I teach comes from lived experience. At the core, my work is about bridging disconnect and creating meaningful, sustainable change.

Brandi

Founder Success Advisor

I am a writer and storyteller. I help to empower women to discover and love who they really are.