Industries we serve
One Framework, built on Identity, Culture, Diversity, and Respect. It does not change from one field to the next. What changes is how it is applied to the specific challenges, culture, professional responsibilities, and institutional conditions of each one. Pick the field closest to yours.
Find your field
Each page shows what the work looks like in that setting, the institutions Dr. Starks has already worked with there, and how to request a proposal.
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K-12 education
Schools and districts, educational leadership, teacher and staff development, and the full-day Education Edition.
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Higher education
Colleges and universities, faculty and staff development, campus programs, and institutional culture.
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STEM, science, and research
Institutional culture, participation, access, professional development, research environments, and leadership.
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Healthcare and human services
Healthcare and hospice organizations, human services, professional relationships, organizational culture, leadership, and institutional responsibility.
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Government and public sector
Municipal agencies, public institutions, government leadership, organizational accountability, and public service.
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Criminal justice, public safety, and legal services
Courts, corrections, public safety, law enforcement, legal services, justice organizations, and institutional reform.
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Corporate and organizational leadership
Workplace culture, leadership development, organizational accountability, professional relationships, and institutional change.
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Athletics and student development
Athletic departments, coaches, student-athletes, and youth mentoring programs.
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Civic, nonprofit, and community organizations
Civic organizations, community development, organizational leadership, social impact, and justice-centered initiatives.
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Don't see your field?
Tell us about your people and what you need them to leave with. Dr. Starks will tell you whether he is the right person for it, and if not, who is.
One Framework, many settings
"Previously, this framework has been applied in a variety of corporate, nonprofit, and governmental contexts."
Dr. Starks has trained an entire police department and new city employees, and consulted for school districts, a hospice provider, and companies including E*TRADE. He has spoken for Edward Jones, a state conference of healthcare and hospice employees, and faculty at research universities. Each page above lists the work in that field, with dates.
Ways to work with him
The same five services in every field, shaped to the people in the room.
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Speaking
Keynotes, panels, and colloquiaStorytelling and research from the stage, for convocations, conferences, retreats, and leadership gatherings.
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Training
One session to a multi-day programSessions built on the four constructs and the Messenger Method, where every participant does the self-reflection before the room turns to practice.
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Facilitation
Facilitated conversationsFor rooms that need a conversation more than a speech: faculty and graduate students, association members, leadership teams.
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Consulting
Institutions and senior leadersAdvising for executives and decision-makers, expert witness work and legal consulting, and organizational reviews.
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Implementation support
When a training day is not enoughTaking the Framework from a training day to the way an institution runs: its data, its policies, and the people responsible for both. Districts that want to keep the training going can certify their own facilitators through Be The Messenger.
Not sure where you fit?
Tell us about your people, your dates, and what you need them to leave with. We will come back with a shape for the engagement.