Turn good intentions into meaningful action.
Our Services
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Our 1:1 coaching partnerships support white male leaders to navigate their equity journeys with courage and curiosity.
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Our virtual training sessions and cohort-based group learning programs support leaders who are ready to step up.
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Our speaking engagements feature personal stories and practical lessons from my work engaging white men effectively in DEI, tailored to your organization’s theme and goals.
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Our in-person team retreats and training programs are designed to catalyze growth and foster bonds of trust by exploring the work at a deeper level.
A Big Problem: DEI Initiatives Often Fail
"U.S. companies spend roughly $8 billion a year on DEI training—but accomplish remarkably little."
-HBR - “Data in Diversity”
"Roughly 80 percent of companies are just going through the motions [in DEI] and not holding themselves accountable."
-”Elevating Equity: The Real Story of Diversity and Inclusion”
A Big Reason Why: White Men Often Feel Forgotten in DEI Work
"According to the White Men's Leadership Study, a study of white men and DEI, nearly 70% report feeling “forgotten” by diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Feeling uncertain about whether DEI includes them is the main reason they say they either disengage or are not as committed to it as others in their organization."
-”White Men's Leadership Study”
Our Opportunity: Engage White Men Meaningfully
White men need well-facilitated 1:1 and small group learning spaces specifically designed for them. In these spaces, White men can:
Understand their role in DEI
Show up in accountable ways
Build trust through vulnerability
Understand structural inequality
Deepen emotional intelligence
Cultivate actionable empathy
Practice authentic leadership
Make mistakes, learn and grow
Seek out support and feedback
How We Engage
We support male leaders to...
Build relationships to decrease the fear of engaging in DEI
Overcome perceived blocks and barriers to participating
Cultivate key skills & capacities to show up more effectively
Convene a support team to deepen emotional agility
Understand their impacts with others and work to reduce harm
Master the art of receiving feedback to accelerate growth
Integrate DEI strategy to build a more equitable workplace
Champion inclusive culture to retain your best people
Take a clear DEI stand to attract the best 'culture add' people
We increase DEI effectiveness.
Attract and retain the best people by taking a powerful and authentic stand for DEI, starting at the top.
Increase employee engagement by equipping leaders to model transparency, accountability, and mutual respect (important building blocks of psychological safety).
Support White male senior leaders and executives to become action-oriented partners in DEI work and build buy-in to prioritize the funding and integration of DEI across all organizational functions.
Leaders feel supported and challenged to engage wholeheartedly in DEI work. Learning, growth, transformation, and perspective to help leaders show up wholeheartedly at work and in life.
Our Impact
Change begins from within.
Client Case Study
In early 2021, I partnered with a BIPOC DEI leader in a 100+ person consulting organization to engage white men effectively in her DEI initiatives. She was finding it challenging to support white male leaders with non-white and/or non-male facilitators due to harm experienced in those conversations. She called me in specifically because of my identity as a cisgender, heterosexual, white man.
I ran a White Men’s Caucus Group with 8 white male leaders over 6+ months, where I facilitated the group sessions and also worked to build up internal leadership and facilitation capacity. We explored the ‘white male lens’, dove into a deeper understanding of systemic inequality, built bonds of trust with each other, and practiced actionable empathy with marginalized groups. Eventually, I stepped out. The group continues to meet to this day.
I coached many of the white male leaders 1:1 in addition to the group learning space. In these spaces, I supported leaders to notice some of the internal blocks, emotions, and narratives relating to engaging in DEI work. Together, we transformed limiting beliefs, grounded in an empowered self-narrative, and moved toward meaningful and accountable action. Leaders often processed and deepened their learning from group sessions in our 1:1 coaching work.
“Our time together is incredibly powerful. Our ability and choice to hold space for each other to bring whatever is on our minds and hearts into a space of active listening and collaboration have been transformative for me. We’re not trying to solve things here; we’re just sharing. We do some strategizing together, but it’s rare to be in a space with a bunch of dudes where sharing without solving can actually happen.”
What Clients Are Saying
“Dan was tremendously helpful to me as I wrestled with significant leadership dilemmas. He listened, helped me to reflect, and caused me to move forward in a more constructive and non-defensive manner. I felt both validated by Dan and also challenged by him. We talked about serious matters but not in an overburdened way. I would highly recommend Dan as a coach who partners with you when you may need it the most.”
— Neal
“Let me start by saying that I am very choosy about who I hire as a coach. I will also say that I am so happy I hired Dan. His heart and soul commitment to me as a client felt wonderful, and his ability to reflect the important details of our conversations proved very useful. It has been a great experience working with Dan. And, I would endorse him to be a valuable member of anybody’s Jedi Council.”
— Titus