Book The E.R.S.O Team
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Soft Skills Training Services
Unlock the full potential of your organization, students, or workforce by booking the ERSO Team’s premier AI-powered Soft Skills Training. Rooted in real-world application and powered by cutting-edge technology, our immersive program is designed to equip participants with the essential tools to thrive in today’s competitive job market. Whether you're serving youth, justice-involved individuals, jobseekers, or students with special needs, our curriculum builds confidence, communication, critical thinking, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and adaptability—skills employers demand and communities need.
When you engage the ERSO Team, you're partnering with a mission-driven organization backed by endorsements from law enforcement, academic institutions, and workforce development leaders. Participants will gain access to dynamic, scenario-based modules using avatars, roleplay, and interactive simulations, including content tailored to both general audiences and specialized populations. Delivered in person or virtually, our sessions are flexible, culturally responsive, and built to make a measurable impact on employability, professionalism, and long-term success. Book today and take the first step toward transformational change in your community or organization.
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Horticulture & Agriculture Training
Bring hands-on, future-forward agricultural training to your school, organization, or community through ERSO’s Horticulture and Urban Agriculture Services. Grounded in history and driven by innovation, our programs deliver more than just lessons in farming—they provide transformational learning in sustainable food production, green infrastructure, and workforce readiness. From Victory Gardens to aquaponics systems, our training empowers participants with skills to grow their own food, understand the science behind soil and sustainability, and contribute to thriving local food ecosystems.
Led by Debron Walker, founder of Green Mine Growers and a recognized leader in vocational agriculture across Georgia, and Justin Nickelson, a Howard-trained urban agriculture strategist with USDA and city-level food systems experience, our horticulture team brings unmatched expertise. Their combined backgrounds in farm management, food access advocacy, green design, and youth workforce development ensure that every session is tailored, scalable, and rooted in real-world application. Whether you're a school looking to launch a garden program, a workforce agency building green job pipelines, or a nonprofit seeking to reintroduce food sovereignty to your community, ERSO’s horticulture services are your turnkey solution. Book today to cultivate a new generation of leaders in sustainability, food equity, and agricultural innovation.
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Speaking Engagements
The ERSO Team is a powerhouse collective of educators, veterans, advocates, technologists, and thought leaders—united by a mission to preserve history, empower communities, and inspire future generations. With backgrounds that span urban agriculture, data science, education policy, vocational training, aquatics safety, historic preservation, and leadership development, our speakers are ready to engage audiences with insight, authenticity, and innovation.
From Debron Walker, a renowned community strategist and founder of Green Mine Growers, to Justin Nickelson, a Howard-trained urban agriculture expert revolutionizing food systems, our team brings technical mastery and visionary thinking. Add Otha Thornton, former National PTA President and decorated U.S. Army officer, and Elizabeth McCarthy, a nationally respected aquatics safety trainer with over 20 years of inclusive curriculum design—and you have a panel that commands attention across sectors.
Our lineup also includes educators like Darrell Spraggins and Deborah Allen, who specialize in 21st-century curriculum development; professionals like Voncher Walker, a seasoned risk management consultant and non-profit leader; and Denitrie Tisdale, RN, who brings a rare healthcare lens to historical preservation through FDR’s legacy. Whether the topic is youth empowerment, soft skills, reentry, sustainability, Black excellence in education, historical equity, or AI in workforce development—the ERSO Team delivers thought-provoking, mission-driven content that informs, inspires, and activates.
Book us for your next keynote, panel discussion, roundtable, podcast, or educational event, and experience the unique value of voices rooted in legacy and driven by progress.
