What we do

Developing Your Organization

Your organization thrives from the relationship between leaders and employees. We apply techniques that develop employees and build momentum for your business.

Employee Development
We build leaders to grow your organization by tailoring leadership training specific to your employees’ and organizational needs.
Employee Relations
We teach leaders how to foster environments people love to work in, build momentum with their team, and create a culture supporting the organization’s mission and values.
Training
We leverage psychological and behavioral concepts to guide and facilitate a range of critical competencies such as psychological safety, adaptive leadership, creativity, and more.
Strategic Staffing
We use psychological assessments, to include statistical analysis, to tailor your organization’s hiring process ensuring you hire the right person for the right role.

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ABOUT US

About Our Agency

Dr. Ashley Parrish and Dr. Vance Parrish are leadership and organizational psychologists and the founders of Feeding The Wolf. They empower organizations and professionals to unlock their full potential by analyzing workplace dynamics through the lens of psychology, neuroscience, and human behavior. With a focus on human systems, they partner with leaders to enhance workplace culture, elevate performance, and drive meaningful, sustainable change.

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MISSION

What's Our Mission ?

We are committed to facilitating the excellence in others by revolutionizing leadership tools with psychology and neuroscience.

Grass

GRASS Competency Inventory

What differentiates people who grow, adapt, and perform under sustained stressfrom those who stagnate, burn out, or break down?
We can help you answer that question. The GRASS Competency Inventory (GCI) is a psychometric system designed to measure the core capabilities that drive performance under pressure: Growth Mindset, Resilience, Adaptability, Self-Awareness, and Self-Discipline (GRASS). The GRASS framework was developed from Special Operations research and refined through rigorous psychometric testing. This patent pending model is backed by published research and serves as a defensible tool for people and organizations desiring high performance development.
Visit the link to discover your score.https://gci.feedingthewolf.net

Strategic Hiring

Leadership Development

Team Workshops

Change Management

Psychometric Assessments

Digital Modernization

Dr. Vance Parrish, Psy.D.

Co-Founder

“I believe that leadership qualities contribute to creating a space that makes a work environment more productive and more innovative. Build leaders for your organization and your organization will build momentum for its work. Leaders aren’t born, they are forged by passion, education, and the crucible of life.”

Skill set:

Building high-performance competencies and behaviors found in Special Operations Forces

Experiential learning to develop resiliency and transformation

Building psychometrics and quantitative

Quantitative and qualitative analysis

U.S. military and intelligence agencies

Education:

Doctor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology

MS in Criminal Justice/Public Administration

BA in Political Science and International Relations

Kantor Structural Dynamics Level 1 Certification

Naval Intelligence Officer

Former US Army Interrogator

Dr. Ashley V. Parrish, Psy.D.

Co-Founder

“I am passionate about facilitating the excellence in others by helping people fulfill their call to leadership. My personal consulting style is combining the art and science of leadership by utilizing psychology and
neuroscience to transform intangible problems into tangible solutions.”

Skill set:

Equipping professionals with unique skills to handle the most difficult people

Designing and facilitating workshops

Culture change

Adult education

UX/CX - Human centered design

Workforce survey development

Working with the U.S. military, intelligence agencies, and Christian organizations

Education:

Doctor of Leadership and Organizational Development Psychology

MS in Strategic Intelligence

BA in Marketing

Certified John Maxwell Facilitator

Naval Intelligence Officer

Toastmaster International

Tammy Gohlstin

SMM/GM Luxottica

“I had the pleasure of having Ashley lead a leadership workshop at the church I belong to. I found Ashley to be relatable, professional and well organized. She approaches leadership in a down to earth way focused on the service component of the role. Ashley made the course interactive and was very open to our ideas and answered any questions we had. I walked away truly feeling that this is her passion and she was genuinely concerned about my development as a leader.”

Dr. Aprille Young, Psy.D.

Leadership and Organizational Consultant and Core Faculty, OLP Program at William James College.

"As a leadership and organizational psychologist, myself, I have high standards when working with other consultants. There is a level of knowledge and training I expect from them, as well as specific ‘best practices’ I keep an eye out for. Ashley and Vance exceed all my expectations! They are professionals of the highest caliber and provide clients with all the resources they need to excel in any industry. I can say from personal experience that they will add unmatched value to any leader, team, or organization they work with.”

Patton

Special Operations Officer, COO, and 7-
Figure Entrepreneur

“If you are looking for a team that understands how to navigate leadership challenges and complexity with the skill of special operators, that can develop your team using proven techniques in organizational psychology, Ashley and Vance are the obvious choice.”

J. Owen

CEO – Reinaert

“Feeding The Wolf (FTW) is compiled of two extremely competent individuals who we found to have very complimentary backgrounds to our own. We hired FTW to conduct a process review and help us work through some leadership and management issues. They not only exceeded expectations, but during the organizational review, we discovered new ways to implement changes across the board. I can’t speak highly enough about FTW.”

story

The Story Behind Our Name

Our company name is inspired by an historic tale from the Cherokee tribe. As psychologists, we want to educate our clients to understand how behavior is influenced by our mindset. We are dedicated to developing our clients’ leadership capacity so they can thrive in their arena.
One evening, an elderly Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, " There is a battle between two 'wolves' inside us all.One is evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied,"The one that you feed."

We would love to discuss how we can help you succeed.

Ashley Vance

FEEDING THE WOLF

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