Critical Friends LLC - DEI Consulting

Our Approach

Critical Friends LLC is a consulting and coaching firm supporting leaders to execute strategies that improve diversity, equity, and inclusion within their organizations. Our team guides organizations how to implement practices that improve decision making through the lens of equity.

Our Mission

To empower organizational leaders with strategic consulting and coaching that transforms workplace culture through sustainable DEI practices, creating environments where diversity in Color, Culture, and Consciousness drives measurable success.

Our Vision

A world where every organization embraces diversity in Color, Culture, and Consciousness, creating workplaces where equity is embedded in every decision and all individuals thrive authentically.

Our Methodology

Our team guides organizations to implement practices that improve decision making through the lens of equity. Our unique perspectives and objective critiquing results in partnerships that produce sustainable, measurable growth and outcomes.

Evidence-based DEI solutions and strategies

Honest, objective feedback as your critical friend

Sustainable organizational culture transformation

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Who Could Benefit From Our Services?

Organizations and leaders who recognize the advantage of fostering an inclusive environment.
Organizations and leaders that have begun the journey to make themselves more inclusive and equitable.
Organizations and leaders that have a desire to continue to challenge themselves and make DEI a core institutional value.
Organizations and leaders that desire to be diverse in all three areas: Color, Culture and Consciousness.

As your critical friend we are here to support, while offering honest and candid feedback that will yield results.

What Our Clients Say

Real feedback from organizations we've helped transform

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"I cannot say enough about Tenisha Tate-Austin and her capacity as an instructional leader. Tenisha demonstrates her leadership through an equity lens, modeling ways in which equity and inclusion can be integrated into everything that a leader does. Her capacity shows others how a leader prioritizes this work while consistently challenging and inspiring others to take the journey with her."

Kelly Glossip

Curriculum Coach

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"After spending several weeks researching options for pursuing a path towards becoming a more equitable, diverse and inclusive company, It has been a gift to find Critical Friends LLC and Tenisha. She is giving us the framework for how to go about this process and making it fun and meaningful along the way."

Nicki Clark

Marin Outdoor Adventures Founder and CEO

Get Started

Ready to transform your organization's approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

Email: ttate@criticalfriends.org

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