ABOUT DR. CORTESHA COWAN™
Dr. Cortesha Cowan is a Business Birthing Coach™, entrepreneur, childcare industry expert, author, speaker, philanthropist, and Kingdom business strategist dedicated to helping people turn their vision into structured, sustainable businesses and lasting legacies.
With more than two decades of experience in childcare, human services, nonprofit leadership, business development, operations, and organizational growth, Dr. Cowan has built a career around one powerful mission: helping people birth what is inside of them.
As The Business Birthing Coach™, she works with aspiring and established entrepreneurs to move from ideas and vision to strategy, structure, systems, implementation, and growth.
Through Bawse Builders™, Dr. Cowan equips entrepreneurs with practical tools, strategic guidance, and accountability to build businesses with purpose, structure, sustainability, and longevity.
Her expertise spans multiple industries, including childcare, residential services, behavioral health, human services, nonprofit development, Medicaid-related business models, and community-based programs. Her extensive experience gives her a unique ability to help entrepreneurs navigate the journey from concept to implementation.
A LEGACY OF SERVICE
Dr. Cowan is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Mothers Helping Mothers Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting mothers and children experiencing homelessness and other barriers to stability. Her commitment to service has expanded beyond the United States through international community initiatives and partnerships.
Her work has earned recognition at the local, national, and international levels, including:
- Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award — presented under President Barack Obama, 2015
- Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award — presented under President Joe Biden, 2025
- International Women’s Day Recognition Award — 2013
- Community Service Alumni Award Nomination — Kaplan University, 2013
- Outstanding Community Service Award — National Council of Negro Women
- Micro Entrepreneur of the Year Award — 2015
- Miz CEO Entrepreneurial Award — 2018
- Best of Columbus Award — 2018
- Global Leadership Award — 2019
- She Inspires Award for Strength, Love & Success — 2020
- Best Humanitarian Award — United Kingdom, 2020
- Architect of Change & Transformation Award — Finland, 2020
- My Pink Stilettos Award — 2021
- Sisterhood Global Award — 2021
- Loani Role Model: Reaching Beyond Boundaries — 2022
- SIMA Global Innovation Director Award — 2022
- Outstanding Community Leader — 2022
- Best Women Leaders Award — 2023
- Peace Award — United Kingdom, 2023
TWO PRESIDENTIAL HONORS. DECADES OF SERVICE. A LIFETIME OF IMPACT.
Dr. Cowan's accomplishments extend into global entrepreneurship, leadership, philanthropy, women's empowerment, and community development. Her work as a global ambassador and leader within international entrepreneurial and women's initiatives reflects her commitment to creating opportunities that reach far beyond herself.
MORE THAN BUSINESS
For Dr. Cowan, entrepreneurship is about more than making money.
It's about creating opportunities, changing lives, building families, strengthening communities, and creating something that can outlive you.
She believes the vision inside of you deserves the right strategy, structure, systems, support, and execution to become reality.
That belief is the foundation of her work.
“You don't just have a business idea. You have a vision that deserves to be built.”
Dr. Cortesha Cowan™
The Business Birthing Coach™
