Today we’d like to introduce you to Deborah Colleen Rose.
Hi Deborah Colleen, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstory with our readers?
I didn’t arrive where I am today in a straight line. It was more like a winding road with a few hard stops that forced me to look at my life honestly and decide what mattered.
I began my career as a private investigator, where I learned quickly that facts only tell part of the story. The real work is in reading people. Body language, tone, inconsistencies, what’s avoided, what’s over-explained. You learn to watch closely and listen even closer. Over time, I developed a sharp instinct for human behavior, not just catching what’s wrong, but understanding why people do what they do.
That skill set didn’t stay confined to investigations. I found myself drawn to patterns in communication more broadly, especially in handwriting. What started as curiosity turned into focused study and eventually into my work as a handwriting therapist. Handwriting carries rhythm, pressure, spacing, and form, all of which reflect how a person processes the world internally. It gave me another lens to understand people, one that’s quieter but just as revealing.
From there, something unexpected happened. I began using these combined skills in live settings. What I once used to solve problems and uncover truth became a way to engage, connect, and entertain. Through handwriting analysis and intuitive observation, I create experiences where people feel seen, often surprised by how much can be understood from what they naturally express without thinking.
Today, my work blends investigation, behavioral insight, and expressive analysis. I still rely on the same core skill I learned early on, paying attention. The difference is that now I use it not just to uncover answers, but to create moments of clarity, connection, and even a little bit of wonder.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It hasn’t been a smooth road, and I don’t think it’s supposed to be. Building a life and a business at the same time will test you in ways nothing else will.
Being a small business owner means you don’t just wear many hats, you wear all the hats. You’re the strategist, the marketer, the problem solver, the one who shows up whether you feel like it or not. There’s no one to pass things off to when it gets heavy. You either figure it out or you don’t move forward.
Working in private investigations added another layer. It’s a male-dominated field, and early on I learned that being average wasn’t going to cut it. I had to be sharper, more prepared, and more aware than the next person just to be taken seriously. You don’t get the benefit of the doubt, so you build a reputation that doesn’t need one.
Then there’s the economy, which has its own way of keeping you on your toes. When things slow down, my investigative work tends to pick up. People need answers when pressure is high. But when the economy is strong, that side quiets down and my entertainment business, Miles of Smiles, takes the lead. I’ve had to learn how to pivot without panic and trust that each season serves a purpose.
The struggle, if you want to call it that, has really been about staying steady while everything around you shifts. Learning how to adapt without losing your footing. It’s not easy, but it’s what makes you capable.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
My work centers around understanding people, how they think, how they communicate, and what they’re not saying out loud.
I specialize in behavioral insight. As a private investigator, that shows up in my ability to read intentions, spot inconsistencies, and get people to open up when they’ve shut down with others. I don’t rely on pressure. I rely on presence, observation, and knowing how to meet people where they are without losing control of the conversation.
That same foundation carries into my work as a handwriting therapist and intuitive entertainer. Through handwriting and natural expression, I help people see parts of themselves they don’t always recognize. In live settings, I turn that into an experience that’s engaging, personal, and often disarming. Humor plays a role too. People relax when they laugh, and when they relax, they’re more open and more real.
I’m known for a few things that tend to stand out. I can read intention quickly. I can get people to talk when others can’t. I balance intuition with grounded observation, so it’s not guesswork, it’s pattern recognition built over time. And I do all of it with empathy, without losing professionalism or crossing lines.
What I’m most proud of is that I’ve built trust in very different environments. In investigations, that trust leads to truth. In my entertainment work, it leads to connection. Both require integrity, and I’ve never been willing to trade that for attention or shortcuts.
What sets me apart is how these pieces come together. Most people stay in one lane. I’ve built something at the intersection of insight, communication, and human behavior, and I know how to shift between serious and light without losing credibility in either space.
Where we are in life is often partly because of others. Who/what else deserves credit for how your story turned out?
I didn’t have the kind of traditional mentors that guided each step along the way. Most of what I’ve built came from watching, listening, and deciding for myself what worked and what didn’t.
Early on, I paid close attention to how others in the field operated. Not to copy them, but to study the gaps. I would see where things were inefficient, where communication broke down, or where people made their work harder than it needed to be. That became one of my biggest teachers. I learned to refine, simplify, and streamline, not just for the sake of speed, but for clarity and results.
I’ve also made it a point to stay open. Open to new ideas, new tools, and new ways of thinking. Technology, in particular, has played a big role in helping me work smarter and stay adaptable as things change. Instead of resisting it, I’ve used it to strengthen how I operate.
If I give credit, it goes to the people I’ve observed, the clients who trusted me, and the situations that forced me to figure things out in real time. That kind of learning sticks. It builds independence, and it sharpens your instincts in a way that no single mentor can hand you.
In a way, my path has been self-directed, but not isolated. It’s been shaped by paying attention, asking better questions, and being willing to improve what I see instead of just accepting it as the standard.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.milesofsmilesentertainment.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com//deborahcolleenrose/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/milesofsmilesevents
- Twitter: https://x.com/deborahrosecom
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@milesofsmilesevents
