I empower black men to live the life they have imagined!

My Mission:
I expand and empower dynamic, remarkable black men to ascend into C-Suite roles in organizations and Fortune 500 companies.

My Vision:
By 2030, black men will make up 12% of C-Suite roles in Fortune 500 companies.

Here's My Story

What's good? I'm Drey. I've been the only brotha in the room. I've been passed over for a promotion. I've been told to step back or that my ideas won't work.

Moreover, I’ve lost people I love including my mom, one of my closest friends who was like a brother, and several students. I know what it’s like to be a black man feeling like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. I’ve felt embarassed about challenges and obstacles I was facing. I’ve loved and not felt it reciprocated. And I coach black men who’ve faced these challenges and much more.

In spite of it all, I also became the 1st black man to ascend to the principal role in my organization’s 20 year history, before the age of 30. I’ve facilitated transformative sessions that left participants contemplating their conditioning. I’ve given speeches on stages in front of thousands of people. I’ve failed and succeed only to fail again.

And I’ve done all of this while increasing the representation of those who look like me in places where we aren’t typically allowed. I’ve worked with other brothas to create healing and transformation in their lives and the lives of others. For me, seeing other black men succeed has always brought an unrivaled joy. I am a firm believer that representation matters and empowering brothas who are seeking to transform their lives, their workplaces and the world means that we can create a space where everyone wins.

I became the 1st black man principal in the history of my organization, before the age of 30.

I expand black men to restore the power within to transform their lives and impact.

From an early age, I knew there was something different about being a black man growing up in America. After my mom’s death when I was seven, I went to live with my father full time. If you’ve seen Fences, then you’ve seen a close representation of what type of household I grew up in (my dad hates this reference lol). My dad ran a tight ship with little room for anything except excellence, particularly emotions or feelings. While I am proud of the man he raised, I am also thankful we’ve had the time to heal our relationship and become closer as men.

Throughout my time in elementary, middle and high school, I was one of a handful of black boys in the classroom, on the field, or on the court. Not only was there a small number of us as students, I didn’t have a single black man as a teacher throughout my educational career until college. This later fueled my fire to become a teacher and become the role model I never saw in the classroom.

While in college I had the opportunity to expand my sense of what it meant to be a black man and lead powerfully. Two specific organizations I was apart of nurtured this: Brothers of Consciousness and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. At the end of my first year at Loyola Marymount University, I was elected President of a small club for black men. In my three years as President we engaged the perception others had of us as black men and went beyond ourselves to leave an impact on our campus. We grew from 5 consistent members to 45 dynamic, powerful young men who would meet at 10pm every Tuesday after a long day of classes. In Omega, I served in a national capacity as the 2nd Vice District Representative for the 12th district leading the undergraduate efforts in 10 states. Additionally, I was named the 2011 International Scholar of the Year.

After graduation, I became a high school math teacher on the south side of Atlanta, Georgia. In 7 years, I was able to ascend to one of the highest ranking positions in the education industry when I became a principal of a high school in San Francisco, California. I worked relentlessly to create spaces where the voices of those often left out were centered and equity was at the forefront. This meant hiring and retaining a leadership team and staff of over 75% who identified as people of color serving a school community of 99% students of color.

I tackled complex problems like attendance, school culture, academic achievement, enrollment, and financial sustainability and conquered them all. I connect, I build, and I solve complex challenges by turning them into simple solutions that everyone can take action on.

From being a voiceless, powerless young black boy, I was gifted with the ability to speak up, out and be heard, all the while transforming my environments into better places than I found them.

Now I empower other extraordinary, capable black men to lead powerfully in their organizations through transformational coaching experiences.