Dream Builders Communication, Inc.

Organizations that stress diversity and inclusion (D&I) across their teams not only fulfill their moral and legal obligation but also perform exceptionally well in the market. Research suggests 78% of diverse and inclusive organizations deliver greater value to their target audience. Unsurprisingly, both commercial firms and non-profits today have their hearts beating for D&I to better connect with their audiences and foster relationships. But as the cultural, ethnic, and gender lines blur in today’s dynamic workspace, D&I strategy for any firm has to come of age with a renewed focus on professional and organizational development. The need of the hour is a fresh perspective that gives employees equal opportunity to overcome their inhibitions, hear their voices, and demonstrate talent across the end-to-end employee lifecycle.

With 20 years of experience in training for D&I and organizational development, Dream Builders Communication Inc. (DBC) has been the guiding light for organizations to move beyond the subjective approach to equity and create a sense of belonging for employees from different backgrounds. DBC excels in helping companies break the communication barrier and speak to their employees with empathy at heart, which in turn, paves the way for fresh voices to emerge and prove their value at the decision-making table.

“Companies lack the knowledge and the tools required to implement D&I strategies in a way that deliver dividends, and most of these firms, simply don’t know where to start,” says Dr. Kenston J. Griffin, founder and CEO of DBC. To help them adopt inclusivity as part of their DNA, DBC provides proprietary tools for assessment, process improvement, and organizational development with an emphasis on leadership, D&I, and execution.

The company combines humor, research, and client success stories to encourage maximum participation from the individuals during training sessions to make them self-aware of their biases and other personality traits that were hidden.

“But, before we tell what’s right or wrong with an individual in the client’s place, we make sure to assess the client organization through our unique tools,” says Dr. Griffin. The company’s tools are designed to assess leadership and explore avenues for process improvement while uncovering the conscious and unconscious bias. These tools are based on collaborative discussions with business leaders as to how they operate, learn, and lead. A DBC training coordinator will utilize these insights to create a customized experience that will allow for a space with open and honest dialogue, that will evoke change.

DBC begins with process improvement where it helps clients identify the area of opportunity and ropes in the client’s HR manager and one member of the executive team to solve the D&I problems. “We start at the executive level, addressing their knowledge and communication gaps in relation to D&I,” says Dr. Griffin. Setting the right D&I foundation by training the highest level of the organizational hierarchy means that an optimized D&I strategy automatically permeates through the remote corners of the organization, transforming employees across the board. Because of such impact, DBC has carefully built its client engagement strategy to provide executive coaching as part of all of its offerings. The company conducts training sessions through Zoom or teleconferencing applications amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Organizations from across industries, including banks, healthcare systems, professional sports team, educational systems & federal government districts reach out to DBC for D&I and organizational development. DBC is proud to be catering to a vast majority of the United States Federal Judicial Systems across the country and Virgin Islands. The three-year coaching service includes increasing cultural awareness, training the trainer, and inculcating equitable best practices. As a result of DBC’s intervention, cases of repeat offenders have reduced to 37% compared to the national average of 57%.

DBC often exceeds the expectations of their client because its sole purpose is to enable transformation, not just make transactions. With such a mindset, the company aims to work closely with organizations, big and small, to democratize value-driven inclusive practices.