Work & Impact
A selection of engagements, speaking appearances, research milestones, and organizational partnerships that reflect Five/6teen’s work in the field.
Five/6teen Consulting works with organizations and institutions across the country on leadership, equity, and organizational change. Below is a selection of recent engagements, speaking appearances, and research contributions.
Building Bold: Embracing Discomfort for Growth — Panel • SphinxConnect - Ignite • 2025
Panelist at SphinxConnect’s annual convening, contributing to a conversation with organizational leaders about confronting discomfort head-on as a catalyst for personal and professional development. Discussion centered on stepping outside of comfort zones, embracing challenges, and building resilience.
Practice Area: Leadership Development | Dr. Kim as Speaker
From Management to Leadership: Making the Shift • Arizona State University — Learning Design Community • 2024
Delivered a customized leadership development workshop for ASU’s Instructional Design community, exploring the transition from operational management to strategic, purpose-driven leadership. Participants engaged in structured reflection and developed concrete strategies for applying leadership principles in their work with faculty and peers.
Practice Area: Leadership Development
Glass Cliffs No More: Black Women Amplifying Leadership Self-Efficacy Through an Arts-Based Sister Circle Model • Arizona State University — Doctoral Dissertation Defense • 2024
Completed and successfully defended an Ed.D. dissertation introducing an original research framework for supporting the leadership self-efficacy of Black women in organizational contexts. The Arts-Based Sister Circle Model draws on somatic practice, creative expression, and community-based research methods, and directly informs Five/6teen’s consulting and coaching practice.
Research — Informs Practice Areas: Executive Coaching | Leadership Development | Organizational Change & Culture
Navigating the Glass Cliff: Building Equitable Leadership in Education • Evanston Skokie School District 65 — Equity Day • 2024
Facilitated workshops for District 65 teachers and staff focused on equitable leadership transitions, the role of mentoring in sustaining institutional equity, and practical approaches to EDIA work within educational organizations. Conversations explored how equity frameworks shape the lived experiences of women and members of the global majority in educational leadership.
Practice Area: Organizational Change & Culture | Leadership Development
Internalized White Supremacy in Marginalized Communities — Panel • Arts Administrators of Color Network Annual Convening • 2023
Invited panelist at a national arts administration convening, contributing to a candid, research-grounded discussion on how proximity to power and internalized white supremacy operate within communities of color — and what healing, truth-telling, and organizational transformation can look like in response.
Practice Area: Organizational Change & Culture | Dr. Kim as Speaker
Pay Equity, Emotional Labor, and the Wage Gap — Panel • SphinxConnect 2023 • 2023
Panelist at SphinxConnect’s annual convening, contributing to a conversation with organizational leaders on pay equity, emotional labor, and the structural wage gap affecting women and people of color in arts and culture organizations. Discussion centered on moving from acknowledgment to institutional action.
Practice Area: Organizational Change & Culture | Dr. Kim as Speaker
“Black-owned businesses often offer a sense of community and cultural affinity that may not be as pronounced in predominantly white organizations. This can lead to a more comfortable and affirming work environment.”
— Dr. Kim Davis
Inside Tucson Business, June 2024 — “Many Diverse-Owned Businesses Still Struggle to Hire”
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