Make Diversity & Inclusion Meaningful
Great results don’t just happen, they happen because our workshops have a proven track record of building better workplace inclusion.
Working with Purpose
As a certified minority enterprise, The Alhaven Group (TAG) was created to partner with corporations and organizations to uncover and heal the past injustices African Americans have faced and ultimately cure and eliminate the racist system that pervades most companies.
TAG was founded in 2020 by two friends, Dr. Kai Dupé and Dr. Mateen A. Diop, who grew up in an impoverished, segregated neighborhood in San Antonio, TX. We realized early on that there had to be more to life than Alhaven and Amanda streets- the streets where we grew up. Eventually we earned our doctoral degrees- mine from Pepperdine University, and Dr. Mateen A. Diop’s from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Neither of us would forget the inherent racism we faced in our neighborhood schools- and later in life- through my experience in corporate America, and Dr. Diop’s as a leader in the field of education.
Dr. Dupé & Dr. Diop…. Their life experiences and stories were quite interesting and motivating, and I hope to read
some of the books they recommended.
They highlighted the challenges of being black in America and how they persevered to be where they are today.
Again, thanks,
They highlighted the challenges of being black in America and how they persevered to be where they are today.
Again, thanks,
Anonymous
Diversity & Inclusion for All
While we specialize in concrete solutions to foster diversity in Tech, our workshops can be tailored to aid all types of corporate work environments.
The education sector will benefit from The Alhaven Group (TAG) Diversity and Inclusion workshops in several ways. Our Managing Partner- is a former public-school teacher, administrator, and central office executive. Our experience leading teams of educators on campuses and central office staff is unmatched.Â
The Alhaven Group will help schools and school districts understand the implicit biases most minority students face when attending neighborhood schools. We will provide real-life examples of educators’ perceptions and decision-making regarding tracking and how students of color are labeled to their detriment.Â
Our consultants will benefit your Human Resources department by showing how positioning minority staff (particularly Black males) in your school district’s key positions can lead to increased student performance for your overall school district.Â
Lastly- TAG can benefit your education sector by showing real data and sharing success stories of the many schools in which they have provided training, coaching, and consultation, which have led to increased student performance, campus culture, and teacher retention.
Venture Capitalist firms can benefit from this training as it will foster an understanding of what minority tech founders face as they operate from a position of disadvantage due to systemic racism. Â This workshop will leaders of VC firms to empathize with the plight of the minority tech founder and perhaps help them to embrace the notion of funding a startup which without such empathy and understanding they would previously overlook.
Establishing an inclusivist anti-racism culture starts at the top. Any efforts to eliminate racism in the workplace will fail if it is not endorsed by senior leadership. This workshop will help corporate leadership to understand and embrace the need to foster anti-racism in their organizational structures.
This workshop will help folks who are involved in hiring, recruiting, and human resources to recognize and understand the obstacles that people of color face in the tech field. This workshop can also help them to understand how they can modify their practices and processes to ensure that they are not biased. The learnings of the workshop will help. organizations in their goals for diversity recruitment.
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"I believe Kai, as a featured speaker, has much to offer college students and other young adults. He encourages vision, readiness and persistence. He offers concrete strategies by which individuals may assume and maintain responsibility for their educational and career success in STEM. He speaks from a place of experience, growth and success. He has a clearly demonstrated commitment to promote change in the diversity of individuals involved in STEM."
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Workshop Takeaways & Learning Opportunities
Create a Culture of Inclusivity
Gain an understanding of racist structures and practices within your organization Conversations around race
Allyship
Create a more empathetic and dynamic workforce. Generate new ideas and solutions.
Raise Cultural Awareness
Employees will learn how to recognize and respond to their hidden biases based on stereotypes and unfair assumptions. How to decrease micro aggressions. Understand cultural bias.
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Here’s how my diversity & inclusion workshops are based in 30+ years of expert study and effective practical execution.
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Qualitative by design, this study examines the perspectives, insights, and understandings of African American software development engineers. Accordingly, participants in this research study provided key insights regarding strategies, best practices, and challenges experienced by African American software development engineers while developing and implementing application programs at American corporations. Participants’ perspectives provided an insightful understanding of the complexities of being an underrepresented minority in an American corporate information technology department.
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"Mr. Kai Dupe made an outstanding presentation to the Upward Bound students, parents and staff at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas. Kai is a dynamic young entrepreneur and motivational speaker. The world is only just beginning to be impacted by the contributions to technology and motivational speaking this young man has to offer. Thank you for a superb job. Well done!"
Patsy Jones
Project Director, Upward Bound McLennan Community College
Workshop Attendee Feedback
Dr. Dupe's real world experience doing hands-on tech work was invaluable and added a lot of credibility to the discussion and allowed him to provide real-life examples from the trenches. I really appreciated that.
Kai's great presentation style, coupled with an easy going demeanor and fun attitude, made the workshop a pleasure.
I was sort of dreading sitting in a classroom all day, looking at slides, but I'm happy to say that it was actually a very fun productive day. I learned a lot, made good contacts and had fun doing it.
Corporate Client Testimonials
SOLID AND PROFESSIONAL "Kai is hands down one of the best speakers I have ever heard. He gives you solid, useful and practical ideas in a fun, fast-paced, no-nonsense professional manner. Many of our members are still asking for his materials months later."
Donna K. Tyler
VP of Member Services, Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)
"Thank you for speaking at our Rotary Club last week, it was one of the best presentations of the year. Not only was the topic enlightening, engaging and motivating, I don't recall any of our guests getting as much attention *after* the meeting as you did. It was a very interesting topic and you presented it very well."
Jeannette Jones
Lakeway Lake Travis Rotary Club
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