Clients & Testimonials

“I ran the Diversity Initiative at General Motors for almost 15 years. During that time, I hired and worked with more training suppliers than I care to count. Rich and Ralph from RDR training were consummate professionals and understood Diversity and Inclusion better than anyone else I worked with. They are well versed in the tools needed to create an inclusive workplace and most importantly are committed to real change for your organization, not just a box check of training completed! They are a joy to work with and work as partners. They operate their organization on strong values and base their work on scientific evidence, consistently ‘walking their talk.’ To this day, I haven’t found training that is more impactful or more poised to create real, significant organizational change.”

“Our organization has been working with RDR Group for over 20 years. We rely on them for their expertise as well as their trusted, thoughtful, and strategic counsel. I have worked with a lot of outside vendors over my career and have never found any to be more collaborative, response and solution-oriented than RDR Group. The relationship we have developed with them is deep – built on a foundation of trust and mutual respect they continuously foster.”

“Ralph Brandt and RDR have provided training at the University of Notre Dame for many years now. Their approach has of way of challenging the intellect with practical information and inspiring empathy, which is a rare combination in anti-bias and inclusion training. They get rave reviews from our participants and we always get requests to bring them back. Ralph and his team are adaptive, innovative and accommodating. I love brainstorming ideas with him, because he will research ideas and topics and come back with exactly what we need.”

“Rich Brandt, and RDR Group, are true partners of our company in moving forward in our diversity and inclusion efforts. His ability to provide comprehensive learnings in a genuine and memorable way has allowed us to advance a culture of inclusion at DTE.”

“I’ve worked with Ralph for many, many years and have recommended him to others. As a white male talking about privilege and prejudice, he relates exceptionally well to everyone in his sessions and can often speak more effectively to people in his identity group who really need this message. It is important for someone in the dominant group to be able to share experiences in a way that can bring others along. He talks about coming to terms with difficult social dynamics and is committed to equity and fair treatment.”

“From our first call and follow-on we have worked with Ralph and the RDR group to define the Partnering Skills program. Employee feedback from our pilot program sessions has been very positive and we are looking forward to launching the program throughout our global Finance organization. We have enjoyed a very positive working relationship with Ralph and his colleagues at RDR. They practice what they preach regarding partnering skills. Over a forty year period of time, I have had the opportunity to interact with thought leaders, university faculty and consultants in a wide range of subject areas. The mark of a successful relationship has always been performance with integrity. Ralph and his colleagues at RDR place Colgate-Palmolive first. Their word is their bond. They get done what must get done in order for our partnership to grow and succeed. I am very happy Ralph called me last year and that we have had the opportunity to work together. I’m confident you too will be pleased with the outcome.”

“The message as well as the messenger can be equally important to facilitate change. Having worked with RDR Group specifically Ralph and Rich, I’ve found having their unique lens on diversity and inclusion has helped reach audiences that may have otherwise been resistant to the message. Their stories also help explain that diversity isn’t limited to just one look or story.”

“Ralph and his team provided outstanding training sessions for our entire staff – participants were engaged and the dialogue on inclusion was highly relevant. Our school system has students from 70 different countries speaking 72 languages and building positive relationships with them is a priority. The RDR training on Connecting with Others exceeded all of our expectations and this was one of the best kickoffs our district has ever had. The evaluations reflected the exceptional quality of the programs but more importantly, staff immediately saw the relevance of the training and were able to apply it in their classrooms.”

“Ralph’s presentations and facilitation style was outstanding. The content was relevant and I left with new insights and awareness. I am hopeful we can grow our partnership. To the future!”