What Diverse City does

Diverse City LLC is a privately held diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting firm founded in August 2016 by Dr. Cheryl Ingram, PhD, and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The company delivers professional services across five integrated offerings: DEI Assessment (surveys, focus groups, policy review, data analysis), Training and Learning Series workshops (unconscious bias, discrimination, microaggressions, institutionalized racism, cross-cultural conflict), Leadership Coaching, strategic Consulting, and post-engagement Implementation with continual assessment. The firm's stated differentiator is a solutions-oriented, implementation-focused approach positioned against competitors that deliver one-time training without follow-through.

The company operates a sales-led, quote-based professional services model with no publicly disclosed pricing. It markets through its website using direct "Request a proposal" calls-to-action, client testimonials, and team profile pages. Revenue is generated through custom consulting engagements delivered on-site or via remote workshops and coaching. The client base spans enterprise technology companies (Uber, Hasbro, Wiz, Moz, Rubica, Nextflix, Artifact, IEALS), travel/tourism (Gate1), and nonprofit/education organizations (Ada Developers Academy, Boys and Girls Clubs of King County, Families and Youth Incorporated, Highline, Unloop).

The firm is founder-led with a small team (1-10 employees), supported by consultants distributed across Los Angeles, Seattle, New Mexico, and Austin. It has not raised disclosed institutional funding, though it received external validation through the 2017 GSBA New Business of the Year Award and the 2019 iFund Women Pitch Competition. The company maintains no patents, no public API, no AI/ML capabilities, and operates entirely within the United States.

Name

Diverse City

Legal name

Diverse City LLC

Website

https://diversecityllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Diverse City LLC is a privately held DEI consulting firm founded in 2016 by Dr. Cheryl Ingram, offering assessments, training, coaching, consulting, and implementation services to enterprise and nonprofit clients across the United States from its Los Angeles headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Advisory (BPACAJAJ), DEI, Culture & Employee Engagement Training (BPACANAE), DEI, Equity & Inclusion Training (EDABAIAF), DEI, Inclusive Leadership & Cultural Intelligence Coaching (EDABANAJ)

Keywords

• Diversity consulting
• DEI training
• Inclusion services
• Equity consulting
• Workplace training

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. DEI Consulting Services: Professional consulting services offering expertise with DEI for sustained company growth and development. Services include assessments, training, coaching, and strategic consulting delivered through direct client engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Diverse City provides DEI consulting services including assessments (surveys, focus groups, policy reviews), training workshops, leadership coaching, strategic consulting, and implementation support. The firm delivers an integrated solutions-oriented approach designed to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into company structures rather than relying on one-time training events. Services are sold as customized engagements to enterprise clients across technology, consumer products, education, and nonprofit sectors.

Product overview

Diverse City is a DEI consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of services centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion solutions. The company provides an integrated approach combining Assessment, Training, Coaching, Consulting, and Implementation services, along with a Learning Series of workshops. Their offerings work together as a complete DEI solution ecosystem—Assessment identifies organizational gaps, Training and Learning Series build awareness and skills, Coaching equips leadership with tools for success, Consulting provides strategic expertise, and Implementation ensures sustained change rather than the one-training approach that leaves companies without follow-through.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DEI Assessment Review of current company policies and practices through surveys, focus groups, and data analysis to identify areas of improvement in diversity, equity, and inclusion. The firm analyzes collected data and produces a report for leadership recommending an approach and strategy paired with deliverables to improve the current state of the workplace. Designed for enterprise clients seeking an evidence-based starting point for DEI improvement.
• DEI Training Workshop facilitation and leadership development focused on DEI topics including unconscious bias, discrimination, and microaggressions. Targeted at enterprise leadership and teams seeking structured education on DEI awareness and skills.
• DEI Coaching Equips leadership teams with effective tools and strategies for implementing sustainable DEI practices. Designed for executives and senior leaders responsible for driving DEI outcomes within their organizations.
• DEI Consulting Strategic consulting offering expertise for sustained company growth and development through DEI strategies, policy creation, and professional development plans. Targeted at enterprise clients seeking long-term DEI strategic guidance.
• Implementation Services Establishment of timelines and processes for continual assessment and implementation of DEI strategies, including post-assessment follow-up. Designed for enterprise clients seeking sustained DEI change rather than one-time interventions.
• Learning Series Series of workshops for continued learning, development, and growth addressing topics including Unconscious Bias, Identifying Discrimination in the Workplace, Identifying and Naming Multiple Layers of DEI, Recognizing and Addressing Cross Cultural Conflict, Institutionalized Racism (Sexism, Ableism, etc.), and Microaggressions and Macroaggressions. Targeted at enterprise teams seeking ongoing DEI education.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% increase in Employee Retention
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Paradigm for Parity: A coalition and consulting-focused organization advancing DEI in corporate settings through strategic advisory and benchmarking. Directly comparable to Diverse City as a DEI advisory and strategy firm serving enterprise clients.
• The Winters Group: A boutique DEI and organizational development consultancy offering training, assessments, and strategic advisory. Closely aligned with Diverse City's service mix and target buyer profile.
• Cook Ross: A DEI consulting firm specializing in inclusion coaching, leadership development, and culture transformation. Directly comparable as a boutique DEI consultancy delivering training and advisory to enterprise clients.
• Polaris Insights: A DEI consulting firm offering assessment, training, and strategic advisory to enterprise clients. Directly comparable service portfolio and boutique positioning to Diverse City.

Emerging players

• Kanarys: A DEI data analytics and benchmarking platform that complements traditional DEI consulting with measurement tools. Comparable to Diverse City's assessment-driven approach but delivered via a software-enabled model.
• Inclusology: A DEI education and community platform founded by the same founder as Diverse City (Dr. Cheryl Ingram). Highly relevant adjacent offering that shares brand and audience but extends into content, courses, and ecosystem rather than direct consulting.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry (DEI Practice): A global organizational consulting firm with a dedicated DEI advisory practice. Competes with Diverse City for enterprise DEI engagements but as part of a much broader talent and consulting portfolio.
• Deloitte (DEI / Human Capital Practice): Big Four advisory firm with a significant DEI and inclusion transformation practice. Overlaps with Diverse City's enterprise consulting, training, and assessment offerings at the high end of the market.
• Mercer (DEI / Workforce Strategy Practice): A global consulting firm offering DEI advisory, pay equity analytics, and workforce strategy. Comparable at the enterprise consulting level, though Mercer also brings proprietary data and benchmarking assets.
• PwC (DEI / People & Organization Practice): Big Four firm offering DEI strategy and implementation services to large enterprises. Overlaps with Diverse City's core offerings but operates at significantly larger scale and deal size.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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