Join our vision of millions of white men moving in partnership with BIPOC and white colleagues to build equitable communities. 

Oct 2026 - April 2027

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Virtual and In Person in CA

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Oct 2026 - April 2027 • Virtual and In Person in CA •

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Our 6 month leadership program serves as an entry point to join our community. Together we examine our socialization, cultivate our humanity, and practice being satisfying and skillful partners.

Together participants will:

  • Study history through the lens of race, class and gender to better understand the forces that shape our society today.

  • Explore how the socialization of white men has influenced their bodies, beliefs, behavior and leadership.

  • Practice new skills and ways of leading that feature connection, collaboration, cultivating power with others and building cultures of equity.

  • Join a community of white men who support and challenge each other in co-creating a deeply inclusive society.

 This Six-Month Program Includes:

 

October 22, 2026
November 5 & 19, 2026
December 10, 2026
January 7 & 21, 2027
11am Pacific/2pm Eastern Time

6, 2-hour
Virtual Learning Sessions

November - December 2026

360 Degree Feedback Assessment

January 27 - January 31, 2027
WEDNESDAY 3:30 pm - Sunday 11:00 A.M.

5-day In-Person Retreat,
Northern CA

November 2026 - March 2027

4 Individual Coaching Sessions

FEBRUARY 18, 2027
March 11, 2027
APRIL 15, 2027
11am Pacific/2pm Eastern Time

3, 2.5-hour Virtual Learning Sessions

 

Tuition

Please locate your tuition by determining whichever puts you higher on the scale: your organization’s budget or assets (if you’re using professional funds), or your household income or total assets. We use this model to sustain our mixed class community and appreciate your honesty navigating it.

Depending on the levels of participant tuition, up to 10% of our income will be given to BIPOC-led racial justice organizations.

  • $18,000

    For those sponsored by an organization with a budget/assets of $30 million+ or household wealth of $5 million +

  • $14,000

    For those sponsored by an organization with a budget/assets of $20-30 million+ or household wealth of $2 million +

  • $11,000

    For those sponsored by an organization with a budget/assets of $10-20 million or household income of $250 - $375k/year

  • $7,000

    For those sponsored by an organization with a budget/assets of $2-10 million or household income of $125 - $250k/year

  • $3,000

    For those sponsored by an organization with a budget/assets of <$2 million or household income of <$125k/year

We’d be glad to help you think about what rate you and your organization are able to pay. If this tuition is prohibitive for you, please reach out to us and we’ll discuss our options together. Some scholarship funds are available.

Fee covers tuition, materials, room and board. The fee does not include travel expenses.

 

Running Breaking the Mold each year costs $290,000

  • $48,000

  • $220,500

  • $21,500

  • Depending on the levels of participant tuition, up to 10% of income will be given to BIPOC-led racial justice organizations, including BOLD, Rockwood Leadership Institute & Manna-Hatta Fund.

who we are

  • Ethan Kerr is a facilitator and coach grounded in life affirming principles. He blends more than 20 years of experience in racial equity, transformational group work and leadership development. He partners with organizations, businesses and foundations, in long-term change work to align leaders and institutions with values. Ethan loves dancing, gathering with friends and planting seeds. He lives with his family in the Hudson Valley 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. John is an avid hiker, beekeeper, and gardener, and lives with his partner Rebekah and their children in Montana on Crow land.