HTI Catalysts

What HTI Catalysts does

HTI Catalysts is a private, founder-led facilitation and professional development consultancy headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operates as a collaborative network of independent consultants (Catalysts) serving schools, school districts, youth-serving organizations, foundations, and community-based nonprofits across the Southeast United States. The firm delivers three core service lines — Transformative Facilitation, Leadership Development and Coaching, and Program Design — anchored in Kolb's experiential learning theory, Technology of Participation methods, and a proprietary HTI Advancing Equity Framework that guides diversity, equity, and inclusion engagements. Its intellectual property portfolio includes the SETCLAE K-12 curriculum (authored by founder Dr. Folami Prescott-Adams in 1989) and the Listening 4 Justice storytelling program launched in 2020.

The company monetizes through project-based consulting contracts with institutional clients (e.g., Atlanta Public Schools, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, GSAN), complemented by an HTI Network membership program priced at $79 per month or $759 annually that recruits and develops independent consultants while generating subscription revenue. A separate public-events stream (Listening 4 Justice workshops and community gatherings distributed via Eventbrite with scholarship support) provides a consumer/SMB-facing revenue layer and community-building channel. Go-to-market combines direct sales to enterprise and nonprofit clients, content-driven marketing through the company website and newsletters, conference speaking (e.g., National Afterschool Association Convention), and network referrals.

HTI is founder-controlled with no external venture or private equity funding identified; Dr. Folami Prescott-Adams has served as CEO continuously since founding the predecessor entity HOME, Inc. in 1992. The core team comprises five named members (CEO, Operations Manager, Design & Technology lead, Catalysts Professional Learning Lead, LMS Development Lead) supplemented by a roster of independent consultant affiliates. Since 2020, HTI has tripled headcount, introduced an Instructional Design certification program, and expanded Listening 4 Justice as its first public offering.

Name

HTI Catalysts

Legal name

HTI Catalysts

Website

https://hticatalysts.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HTI Catalysts is an Atlanta-based collaborative network of independent consultants providing facilitation, leadership coaching, and program design to schools, foundations, youth-serving organizations, and community-based nonprofits across the Southeast United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Facilitation Services: HTI provides facilitation, professional development, leadership coaching, and program design services to schools, foundations, youth programs, and community-based organizations. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements.
2. HTI Network Membership: The company offers membership options at $79/month or $759/year, providing access to professional development resources, project opportunities, training, and collaboration within the consultant network. This subscription model provides recurring revenue.
3. Listening 4 Justice Public Events: Listening 4 Justice offers public experiences including workshops and community gatherings, with scholarship support available through donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HTI Catalysts is a collaborative network of consultants that delivers facilitation, leadership coaching, and program design services to schools, foundations, youth programs, and community-based organizations. The company also offers the Listening 4 Justice public storytelling and community experience focused on racial and cultural justice, along with an HTI Network Membership program for independent consultants seeking professional development and project opportunities.

Product overview

HTI Catalysts operates as a collaborative network of consultants providing facilitation and human development services. The core offerings consist of three interconnected service areas: Transformative Facilitation (team-building and organizational empowerment), Leadership Development & Coaching (strengths-based leadership growth), and Program Design (curriculum and programming co-construction). The company also offers Listening 4 Justice as a public-facing program combining storytelling experiences with community building for racial and cultural justice. Services are delivered through a network of independent consultants (Catalysts) who gain training, project opportunities, and collaboration through network membership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transformative Facilitation Facilitation service empowering organizations through team-building that provides role clarity, shared understanding, and commitment to a shared approach that achieves goals, delivered to schools, foundations, youth programs, and community-based organizations.
• Leadership Development & Coaching Strengths-based leadership development and coaching service that builds ownership, knowledge, self-awareness, confidence, and new capabilities for leaders in schools, foundations, and community-based organizations.
• Program Design Co-construction of new and evolving programming and curriculum designed to meet the needs of organizations and the communities they serve.
• Listening 4 Justice Public storytelling experience grounded in personal and collective history that helps participants face challenges and engage in dialogue toward racial and cultural justice, including topics on identity, understanding race, finding voice, building bridges, and discovering one's role, with monthly community gatherings for past participants.
• HTI Network Membership Subscription membership for independent consultants offering professional development, project opportunities, training, and collaboration within the HTI Catalysts network, priced at $79/month or $759/year with annual and monthly billing options.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tripled in size since 2020
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Way of Greater AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHTI provides training to trainers, facilitates meetings and events, supports site facilitators with leadership coaching, and leads professional development for coaches as part of United Way's Fostering Family Leaders program to build parent leadership and advocacy skills.
• Georgia Family Connection PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2017, HTI has worked with GaFCP to administer skill-building of equity facilitation teams, develop curriculum, build community by strengthening teams, and administer leadership coaching across Georgia's 159 counties.
• Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2014, HTI has partnered with GSAN to administer BOOST (Building Opportunities in Out-of-School Time) grants and provide training and technical support for afterschool and summer learning programs across Georgia.
• Boys and Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHTI provides team-building facilitation, Leadership Development Program for Emerging Leaders, and Leadership Summits for BGCA and affiliated clubs including the Georgia Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs.
• Atlanta Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2018, HTI has provided planning and facilitation support for Parent Leadership Academies, helping parents learn and share ways to advocate for their children's education.
• Technology of Participation (Institute of Cultural Affairs)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRachael Mizuno is a qualified trainer of the Technology of Participation facilitation methods, which HTI incorporates into their facilitation approach.
• Georgia Alliance of Black School EducatorsminorOthersProfessional affiliation for Jarrod Walker's work in design and branding support.
• Friends General Conference (FGC)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJennifer Dickie leads Anti-Racism Workshop for Conference Presenters for this Quaker organization.
• Black Teacher Collaborative (BTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHTI facilitates All-Tribe Retreats for BTC, bringing together educators and leaders for community building and professional development.
• Start2SoarminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPatrice Holt's organization partners with youth-serving organizations to build capacity for transformative collective impact using the Connect. Heal. Learn. Build. framework.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Creative Leadership: Large, established leadership development institution offering coaching, training, and facilitation across sectors. Comparable to HTI's Leadership Development & Coaching practice but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Education: Major nonprofit delivering anti-bias education, equity training, and facilitator programs to schools and organizations. Overlaps with HTI's equity/cultural justice work but at significantly larger national scale.

Direct peers

• The Winters Group: Diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting firm providing training, coaching, and organizational change services to corporations and nonprofits. Comparable in target clients (foundations, schools, community orgs) and DEI methodology orientation.
• Interaction Associates: A facilitation and leadership development consulting firm that trains organizations in collaborative methods. Closely comparable to HTI Catalysts' Transformative Facilitation and Leadership Development offerings for mission-driven clients.
• National Equity Project: Nonprofit focused on educational equity, leadership coaching, and organizational change in schools and communities. Highly comparable to HTI's work with school districts and youth-serving organizations.
• Cook Ross: DEI and leadership development consultancy serving corporations and mission-driven organizations. Directly comparable to HTI's equity-centered facilitation and leadership coaching offerings.
• Management Solutions Plus: Small consulting firm providing DEI, organizational development, and facilitation services to nonprofits, schools, and foundations. Closely comparable scale and customer mix to HTI Catalysts.
• LifeBound: Education and youth development publisher offering culturally responsive curriculum, coaching, and professional development for schools. Comparable to HTI's SETCLAE curriculum and youth-programming work.
• Kaleidoscope Group: DEI and culture-change consultancy working with education, corporate, and nonprofit clients. Direct overlap with HTI's equity, cultural justice, and inclusion practice areas.
• Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA): Originator of the Technology of Participation (ToP) facilitation methods explicitly referenced in HTI Catalysts' methodology. Operates in the same facilitation, training, and community development space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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