Speaking & Consulting

Jeffrey Kass has over a decade of experience consulting with, advising and presenting to organizations and groups on themes related to race, equality, diversity and inclusion. Jeffrey has worked extensively with organizations, as well as business and civic leaders, on cultivating fresh approaches to today’s rapidly evolving times.

An intellectual property and business trial lawyer by trade, Jeffrey is adept at tailoring his consultancy, advising and presentations on diversity, equality, inclusion and human rights to deliver maximum value to his audiences. Filled with practical insights and spoonfuls of humor, his goal is to spark purposeful dialogue leading to meaningful change.

• Representing Black female honors students in lawsuit against Denver Public Schools regarding ownership of their racial justice podcast, KNOW JUSTICE KNOW PEACE, 2022
• Brother Jeff Cultural Center, Denver, podcast guest on racial justice issues, September, 2022
• Prestigious private university, consultant and trainer to leadership team on eradicating unconscious bias, July, 2022
• Boulder, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce , Panelist on Juneteenth, June, 2022
  
• Jefferson County, Colorado government, Keynote speaker, "End Racial Distancing," October, 2021
• Colorado Community College System, Keynote speaker, eradicating unconscious bias, June, 2021
• GlobalMindED: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable, Panelist, January, 2021
• Jewish Community Relations Council's panel discussion on "Jews of Color," Moderator, March, 2021 
• 9News Denver: Racism and the Road to Change -Virtual Town Hall Panelist, May, 2020
• Presenter at a “Leadership Bootcamp” for the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado, African- American Professionals Leadership classes of 2019 through 2021.
• Co-panelist with former Harvard professor and prominent civil rights activist Dr. Cornel West presenting to over 100 CEOs about race issues and the meaning of Black Lives Matter, 2018.
• Presenter to Minority Business Council in St. Louis on the topic of entrepreneurship.
• Frequent national speaker on legal issues, including intellectual property and issues facing startup Companies.
• Guest-lecturer to various entrepreneur classes at The Ohio State University, Washington University, UCLA and The University of Colorado-Denver from 2009 to present.
• Trained, consulted for and advised multiple organizations on Diversity , Inclusion and Racism Eradication issues

Topics

Unconscious Bias

What Can I Do?

Looters and Violence

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Keynote & Speaking Topics

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Unconscious Bias.
How to Stop What We Aren’t Aware Of

This presentation shares how society has unknowingly perpetrated systems that impact race and how we unconsciously contribute to those systems.

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I Want to Help!
What Can I Do?

This presentation takes  a deep dive into a whole host of concrete actions each of us can take to turn the tide of this increasingly unjust and unfair society.

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What About the Looters and Violence?

This presentation explores why we cannot afford to let legitimate concern over violence distract us from how we got here.
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