Our mission is two pronged:
To make contemporary workplaces better by using innovative, culturally competent strategies that help organizations solve their toughest people problems, from the frontline to top leadership.
To upskill and reskill today’s workforce: this means helping people acquire the life-changing skills and attitudes needed to overcome challenging circumstances, find sustained employment, and become valuable contributors to their families, employers, and communities.
The SP Grace Advantage
- We help leaders at all levels and specialize in developing leaders on the frontline.
- We create effective learning experiences for staff, employees, and teams.
- Our specialists are experienced in people-development in manufacturing, business, and government.
- We are researchers, ensuring up-to-date, evidence-based solutions.
- Our solutions are filtered through your unique culture lens, making them relevant, relatable, and effective.
- Our consultants are thought leaders in multiple disciplines.
- We are experts with 50+ years of experience in workplace and professional development.
- People are at the center of everything we do.
History
Dr. Carmen Bell-Ross started SP Grace, LLC as SP Grace Event Group, LLC in August, 2007. Inspired by the strength, tenacity, and intellect of some very special women, she excitedly named the business to honor her great-grandmother, mother, and grandmother. Determined to provide better lives for their families, each of these women overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to achieve far more than her circumstances suggested were possible.
Combining Dr. Bell-Ross’s passion for special events production with her background in adult workplace learning, the business was focused on planning and producing fundraisers, corporate conferences, training workshops, and teambuilding retreats. Dr. Bell-Ross provided coaching and training in areas including leadership development, team management, interpersonal communication, preventing harassment, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Because of the shifting emphasis, she decided to change the name of the business to SP Grace, LLC in 2019.
In April, 2022, Dr. Bell-Ross realized a lifelong dream of having her mother join her company as an equal business partner. Dr. Marilynn Bell officially came onboard SP Grace as Chief Operating Officer, bringing 30 years of experience as a business owner developing training strategy, promoting instructional effectiveness, selecting and maintaining subject matter expert talent, and establishing long-term client relationships.
Learn more about what we can do for you!
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