Epoch Education

Name

Epoch Education

Legal name

Epoch Education, Inc.

Website

https://epocheducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

DEI Training and Equity Consulting

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Adaptive Learning & Personalized Instruction Software (EDAJAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adaptive/Personalized Curriculum & Intelligent Courseware (EDAFACAE), Behavior, Discipline, PBIS/MTSS & Intervention Tracking (EDAFAEAJ)

Keywords

• DEI training services
• Equity consulting
• Professional development
• Compassionate dialogue training
• Online equity courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Professional Development Services: Live in-person or remote professional development sessions for organizations and districts, including Compassionate Dialogue Skill Building Series, Leadership Retreats, and Professional Development Days/Keynotes. Delivered as custom engagements for enterprise clients.
2. Online Learning - Microlearning: Individual microlearning modules available for $19.99 each through their e-commerce shop. Provides quick, on-the-go access to equity and dialogue content.
3. Online Learning - Extended Learning: Extended learning courses at $40.00 each covering topics like Compassionate Dialogue, Understanding and Addressing Bias, Becoming Identity-Conscious, and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Offered through Thinkific platform.
4. Course Bundles: Bundled course packages including Skills Bundle ($129.00) and Skills for Educator Bundle ($159.00), offering discounted pricing for multiple courses.
5. Practitioner Development Program: Certification programs (Advocate and Presenter) that train individuals to lead Compassionate Dialogue sessions within their own organizations, creating internal capacity.
6. Coaching Services: Team and Individual Coaching programs offering ongoing strategic development, planning, and personalized coaching tailored to client needs.
7. Equity Audit Review: Systematic examination of district or organization data to uncover discriminatory trends, conducted in three phases: research and data analysis, report writing, and actionable recommendations.
8. Book Sales: Sale of published books including 'Glimmers: Essays on Race and Historical Trauma, the Origins of Compassionate Dialogue, and the Power of Unconditional Love' (available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores) and previous titles.
9. Book Study Series: Facilitated discussion series featuring Dr. Nancy Dome's books, consisting of three 2-hour sessions where participants reflect, practice, and apply lessons from assigned chapters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Epoch Education is a communications consulting company that helps organizations and school districts create compassionate accountability through self-reflection, dialogue, and impactful collaboration. It sells professional development services (workshops, coaching, keynotes, equity audits), self-paced online courses, certification programs, and published books, all built around its proprietary RIR Protocol (Recognize, Interrupt, Repair) and Compassionate Dialogue methodology.

Product overview

Epoch Education is a communications consulting company offering a comprehensive suite of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging (EDIB) professional development products and services. The core offering centers on the proprietary RIR Protocol (Recognize, Interrupt, Repair) and Compassionate Dialogue framework. The product portfolio includes: (1) instructor-led programs like Compassionate Dialogue Skill Building, Facilitated Training, Community Forums, Professional Development Days, Leadership Retreats, and Coaching; (2) self-paced online learning through the Microlearning Library ($19.99/course) and Extended Learning Library ($40/course or bundled) hosted on Thinkific; (3) certification through the Practitioner Development Program (Advocate/Presenter levels); (4) diagnostic services including Equity Audit Reviews; (5) educational resources and downloadable tools; and (6) published books by Dr. Nancy Dome including 'Let's Talk About Race', 'The Compassionate Dialogue Journey', and the upcoming 'Glimmers' (May 2026). Programs serve K-12 districts, organizations, and community groups seeking to build inclusive environments through compassionate accountability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compassionate Dialogue Skill Building Series Foundational training program teaching the RIR Protocol (Recognize, Interrupt, Repair) and Compassionate Dialogue tools for self-reflection, bias identification, and effective communication; delivered as in-person or remote sessions for organizations and teams.
• Practitioner Development Program (PDP) Certification program with Advocate and Presenter levels that trains participants in Compassionate Communication so they can lead Compassionate Dialogue sessions within their own organizations.
• Facilitated Compassionate Dialogue Training Guided conflict resolution sessions using the RIR Protocol to practice self-reflection, build empathy, identify root causes of conflict, and create next steps for respectful engagement and compassionate accountability.
• Microlearning Library

Quantifiable outcome

• Chronic absenteeism reduced from approximately 30% to 16% in one district following implementation of equity audit and RIR Protocol practices
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• TNTP: Large, established K-12 talent and training organization (formerly The New Teacher Project) that runs teacher PD, equity audits, and district capacity-building. Overlaps with Epoch's PD and equity audit offerings but operates at significantly greater scale and institutional reach.
• ClassDojo: Widely adopted K-12 classroom and SEL platform serving millions of teachers. Comparable at the buyer persona level (individual educators and schools) and overlaps with Epoch Student micro-lessons, but as a much broader general-purpose classroom tool.
• Panorama Education: K-12 social-emotional learning, equity, and student-success data platform used by thousands of districts. Comparable at the buyer level (district equity and culture leaders) and adjacent on equity data analytics, though anchored in a SaaS platform rather than services.

Others

• Learning Forward: National professional association for educator learning and PD. Not a direct competitor but a peer ecosystem participant whose standards and credentials shape the buyer environment for Epoch's PD services and Practitioner Development Program.

Direct peers

• National Equity Project: Equity-based leadership development organization serving K-12 systems with coaching, PD, and capacity-building services. Directly comparable to Epoch's coaching, leadership retreats, and PD offerings for school and district leaders.
• Pacific Educational Group: Founded by Glenn Singleton, PEG provides racial equity and DEI training to K-12 districts using its own proprietary 'Beyond Diversity' framework. Epoch's founder, Dr. Nancy Dome, was formerly Director of Online Programming at PEG, making it a direct methodological and customer-overlap peer.
• Courageous Conversation: Glenn Singleton's companion organization offering the 'Courageous Conversation About Race' protocol and Four Agreements framework for K-12 districts. Epoch facilitator Dawan Julien was previously Lead Equity Transformation Specialist there, signaling direct competition for both customers and consulting talent.
• Learning for Justice: Southern Poverty Law Center program (formerly Teaching Tolerance) producing free K-12 equity and anti-bias curriculum, lesson plans, and PD resources. Comparable as a content-and-PD peer serving the same K-12 DEI buyer, though delivered as free resources rather than paid engagements.
• The Winters Group: DEI strategy, training, and coaching firm serving K-12 districts, higher education, and Fortune 500 companies. Comparable to Epoch across the enterprise services motion and overlap on equity audit and PD offerings.

Emerging players

• New Leaders: K-12 leadership development organization training principals and district leaders. Comparable to Epoch's Leadership Retreats and Coaching services for administrators, with overlap on the equity-and-school-culture thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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