Equity Leadership for White Men

Breaking the Mold provides transformative experiences for white men to become more impactful partners in building inclusive workplaces and communities.

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We get white men off the bleachers and into the equity field as active partners.

Our national leadership program is building a network of skillful and visionary white male partners for equity.

  • Leadership Program

    This 6 month cohort experience is the entry point into our national network of white men partnering for equity.

  • Organizational Consulting

    We provide tailored programs for organizations to engage their white male leaders in contributing to equity and inclusion.

  • Coaching

    We offer long term leadership coaching focused on building skills for white men to advance equity in their organizations.

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Hear what our program participants say

who we are

  • Ethan Kerr is a facilitator, coach and educator grounded in anti-oppression principles. He blends more than 15 years of experience in anti-racist facilitation, somatic group work and experiential leadership development. He partners with organizations, businesses, schools, and individuals in committed, long-term change, challenging people to align their behavior and institutions with their values. He earned his M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Bank Street Graduate School and lives with his family in the Hudson Valley of New York on Lenape land.

  • John is a leadership coach and facilitator. For the past five years, he co-facilitated Rockwood Leadership Institute’s year-long program for senior executive social change leaders. His whole-person approach helps leaders engage powerfully to create greater impact with less effort and more joy. His clients in the U.S. and abroad have included healthcare, education, labor, environmental and social justice, communications and philanthropy. He holds a Masters Degree in Education from Montana State University, Billings. John is an avid hiker, beekeeper, and gardener, and lives with his partner Rebekah and their children in Montana on Crow land.

From a recent participant

From a recent participant •

Chris Tolles, Co-Founder and CEO of Yardstick

 When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. This is not just a grab-bag candy game.

―Toni Morrison