Dante D. King leading an institutional leadership training session.

Cultural dysfunction is not a morale issue. It is a legal and financial liability.

What institutions say about the work
UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
I can say unequivocally that Mr. King's training is the absolute best that I have experienced in terms of its depth, comprehensiveness, and effectiveness.
Portrait of Dr. Miriam Kuppermann
Dr. Miriam Kuppermann, PhD, MPH
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University of California, San Francisco
SFDPH Behavioral Health Services — Cornerstone Engagement, 2023–2026
The quality of services provided was exceptional and transformative. Their facilitation, coaching, and strategic guidance resulted in sustained shifts in leadership practice, increased organizational accountability, and the development of long-term equity infrastructure.
Portrait of Jessica Brown
Jessica Brown, MPH, MSW
Director, Office of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion / Behavioral Health Services Act
San Francisco Department of Public Health, Behavioral Health Services

We help institutions build cultures that protect them legally, reduce fiscal risk, and let exceptional people do their best work.

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300+
Leaders trained · 9 cohorts
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11
Institutional engagements
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20+ yrs
Of practice
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Always
Equity-centered

What this work prevents.

The financial events behind cultural dysfunction.

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    Discrimination and harassment claims.

    Documented policy and accountable practice reduce exposure.

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    Hostile-environment litigation.

    Protected infrastructure surfaces harm before it escalates.

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    Regulatory findings and consent decrees.

    Compliance work aligned to federal, state, and local requirements.

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    Public incidents and reputational events.

    Senior leadership trained to lead under pressure.

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    Senior-leadership turnover and search costs.

    Equity-centered cultures retain the leaders institutions invest in.

King of Kings Consulting helps institutions reduce that exposure through documented policy, accountable leadership practice, and the protected infrastructure to surface harm before it escalates.

Featured Institutional Partnerships

The work, named and dated.

Healthcare, academic medicine, government, legal, education, nonprofit. A featured selection, not a complete list.

  1. UCSF Preterm Birth Initiative.2019–2024Institutional Partner, Coaching and Capacity BuildingAcademic Medicine
  2. UCSF Office of Diversity & Outreach.2020–2025Institutional Anti-Racism PartnerAcademic Medicine
  3. UCSF, university-wide.2020–2025Institution-Wide Series, Medical School and HospitalAcademic Medicine
  4. UCSF Finance & Administration.2023Chancellor and Vice Chancellor RetreatAcademic Medicine
  5. UCSF Office of the President.2024Office of the President SessionAcademic Medicine
Prior in-house roles
The Cornerstone Engagement — 2023–2026

One engagement, in particular, defined the practice.

San Francisco Department of Public Health, Behavioral Health Services. Three years. 200+ fellows. The CMA Innovation Award.

Read the cornerstone case study

200+ Leaders Trained·3-Year Engagement·CMA Innovation Award

What we offer

Nine services. One practice.

Not a workshop. Not a webinar. Sustained institutional engagement.

  1. 01 /Survey Design, Analysis & Reporting
  2. 02 /Capacity Building & Professional Development
  3. 03 /Individual & Group Coaching
  4. 04 /Policy Development & Implementation
  5. 05 /Strategic Direction & Planning
  6. 06 /Organizational Equity Assessments
  7. 07 /Leadership Retreats
  8. 08 /Keynote Presentations
  9. 09 /Leadership Fellowships
How we work

Listen, design, build, sustain.

Multi-month or multi-year. Never a one-off workshop.

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Listen & Assess

We begin with deep listening — interviews, surveys, observation — to understand your organization's culture, history, challenges, and aspirations before any solutions are proposed.

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Design & Align

We co-create a customized engagement plan with leadership — aligning scope, goals, timelines, and budget before any work begins. Nothing is imposed; everything is built together.

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Build Capacity

Through training, coaching, facilitation, and policy work, we build the knowledge, skills, and systems your people need to sustain change independently.

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Measure & Sustain

We use pre- and post-assessment data to measure impact, identify gaps, and ensure the organization has the tools to maintain momentum long after our engagement ends.

Why institutions retain us

Four reasons institutions retain us.

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We protect your organization — legally and fiscally.

Cultural dysfunction is not just a morale issue. It is a legal and financial liability. Hostile work environments, unaddressed inequities, and ineffective leadership create exposure to litigation, regulatory scrutiny, and costly attrition. Our work systematically reduces these risks by building the institutional structures, policies, and leadership capacity that prevent harm before it occurs.

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Grounded in real sector experience.

Over 20 years in corporate environments and more than a decade inside government, public health, public safety, medical, and educational institutions. We understand the specific pressures, regulations, and cultures that shape each sector we serve.

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Evidence-based, not performative.

Rooted in research and three years of documented practice inside the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The Anti-Racism Leaders Fellowship received the CMA's Innovation Award. We build lasting systems and skills.

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Full-spectrum support.

From a single coaching session to a year-long organizational transformation engagement, we meet clients where they are. Coaching, group programs, assessments, retreats, fellowships, training, policy work, strategic advisory — under one roof.

Begin a conversation.

We work with institutions ready for sustained engagement, not workshops. If your organization is facing a moment that requires more than a training day — a regulatory finding, a board mandate, a public incident, a strategic plan — we’d be glad to discuss it.

Inquire about an engagement