BREAKING : is Rainmakers completely out of touch?

Breaking news on The Rainmaker Family front, and a whole bunch of things you'll want to know about what they're doing now.

Small change of plans. 

Here’s the thing. I didn’t really know that when I started telling the story of The Walkout that my life would turn upside down and inside and out and things would transpire within this Rainmaker community this quickly. This unpredictably. This… dramatically. 

And now, here I find myself, in the position of an independent journalist, reporting on a story I thought was just my own. Turns out, I am now a breaking news reporter, splashing Substack headlines at you, in what I am now deeming a story that goes far beyond my own interpretation. This world of Rainmakers is even more intricately intoxicating than even I expected. That’s saying something. 

When I say “intoxicating,” I mean just that. It’s actually toxic. I find myself having to detox my mind and soul after going through the motions of making sure I have my facts straight, ask relevant questions, get the picture as clear as possible so I can report the truth as I know it. My bathtub and epsom salts have never been so loved.

Last week, I found myself chasing what would be considered truly astonishing and unbelievable news. Channeling my inner Jessica Reid Kraus, I took liberties in contacting people I knew would be far fetched sources of information. I paced my driveway as I furiously texted, DMed and emailed the people in my core circle of whistleblowers. I called my mom to ask her what she thought about what I should report. How fast do I break this news? Is it appropriate to break? How do I handle confidential sources and making sure “off-the-record” stays really, off the record. 

Forcing myself to dive back into a world I thought I was done with, only to be immersed to find out that it is worse than I even expected. Somehow, I had fooled myself into believing that when I left Rainmakers, things could not have continued to get worse. The same, maybe. But certainly, not worse. Coach after coach walked out, all citing their concern and frustrations to Rainmaker leadership. Student after student, demanding refunds. Taking legal action. Leaving truthful but terrible reviews in as many public places as possible. CERTAINLY things were on the mend. 

I was wrong. The more messages I opened, the worse the story unfolded. 

And then I released last week’s article, and the response was terrifying. 

Thousands of replies flooded in. So many that I had to take account of my own emotional well-being before I handled the replies. Making sure I was in a place to respond with love and connection, when my gut reaction was to 1) send grocery gift cards and care packages to every single person and 2) finally respond to that horrid message Stephen left me and tell him what I really think. 

I did neither, since I would have to drain my own home equity line of credit just to send measly single item Door Dash credits to each and every person who contacted me and talking to Stephen directly seems like a harsh reality I would rather do from the other side of an arbitration table. 

 But I did do this: I prayed, and sought educated guidance. 

What I discovered is that this story is not simply my own, but a story that God has blessed me with the ability to tell for so many others, too. 

With that responsibility, comes the inherent duty of telling the FULL STORY. 

Whether I, or those whom I am reporting about, like it or not. 

To be honest, I like it a little. It feels good to get the truth out. It is liberating and satisfying to give others the power, whether physical or emotional, to take their own lives back after feeling alone, abandoned, confused and ashamed for so long. 

And it feels really good to know that maybe, collectively, we will save some future families from the same pain. 

Knowing all this now, I went ahead and unblocked, signed in, whistled to my whistleblowers and boldly sent messages to find out the truth behind what I had heard. 

Let’s get started.

Nicole D., position known now as Fulfillment Director at The Rainmaker Family, resigned from her position publicly on Thursday, November 7th. The day before the viral post about what to do if you were screwed by Rainmakers was inevitably released on my Substack.