Rewriting The Rules
Our Story
In 2020, founders Marisa and Beatriz felt the collective rage of a generation demanding an end to systemic racism and inequitable workplaces. As we processed our own experiences of feeling silenced and powerless, we knew that the root of the violence was structural.
It became clear our work of unlearning and motivating ourselves, was not enough. We needed to dismantle the outdated, white supremacist power structures that perpetuated pain and trauma generation after generation. We needed to start a revolution.
So we created Your Truth At Work, an agency built on the promise to radically transform work as we knew it.
With unwavering conviction, Your Truth At Work is on a mission to overthrow the white supremacist corporate cultures that have caused so much struggle and adversity. We envision a world where all people can heal their traumas, unlearn internalized oppression, and, ultimately, reach their fullest potential–free from systemic oppression and racist practices.
And we’re working to build that, one organization at a time.
Building A Better Workplace One Truth At A Time
We’re creating a new truth. A truth that recognizes we are complex and unique.
A truth where we don't have to settle for crumbs of respect–or scraps of recognition.
Where we don't hide our cultures or our identities, and we don’t have to trade trauma for paychecks. A truth where we’re not afraid to challenge the status quo, to question the norms or disrupt the hierarchy.
Because we champion what’s real–what’s true. And we’re creating a world–and a workplace–that fits all of our unique truths. A world where everyone– Black, Brown, Indigenous, Queer, Disabled, Neurodivergent can thrive.
A world where you can live your Truth–Your talent, your culture, your uniqueness, your every single thing––At Work.
Meet the Team
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Co-Founder
Beatriz Garcia is a transformational coach, justice and liberation advocate, and first-generation Latina with over 17 years of experience guiding individuals, teams, and organizations through meaningful growth and systemic change. In addition to running a successful coaching practice, Beatriz developed Transforming the World of Management—a groundbreaking course designed for BIPOC and gender-expansive leaders seeking to redefine and reclaim their roles in management. With roots in nonprofit leadership and deep expertise in team development, she has supported underrepresented communities and emerging leaders to unlock their potential and thrive leading equity-driven initiatives. At the heart of her work is a powerful mission: to build a world where everyone is free to be their most authentic self.
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Co-Founder
Named one of Forbes Magazine's top 30 under 30 in Education, 2012, she is a courageous cultivator out to witness people. She is a transformative leader with 15 successful years of facilitating healing, justice, and growth as a compassionate manager, equity advocate, and career coach. As a Sahumadora in Danza Azteca, she practices fire as her spirit technology and transmutes transgenerational trauma in her poetry. She was invited by former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to read at the LA Library series, ALOUD, and has received a Writers in Residence at Hedgebrook. Experiencing significant loss from an early age, she dedicates her life to normalizing the grief experience and is a volunteer with the COVID Grief Network.
Our Values
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Be A Co-Conspirator
We know radical change demands action, conviction, and constant presence. We’re right alongside marginalized communities as accomplices. Not afraid to be disruptors, we show up to fight for what's right.
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Cultivate a Community
Community is the catalyst for the work we do. Confronting trauma and taking on the powers that be can be overwhelming, so we prioritize showing up for our community.
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Lead With Compassion
We all need a soft place to land. A place where our truth is valued, supported, and understood – not silenced or buried. That's why we've created a sanctuary where empathy and healing are priority.
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Live Your Truth
For us, truth is not just a virtue, but a way of life, an unwavering commitment to honesty and integrity in all that we do. It’s living authentically. It’s saying what’s right, even when it’s hard
5 Tips for Students of Color Entering the Workforce
We were invited by Nikki Carter, a writer-editor who's been published on Business Insider, The Muse, and runs a weekly newsletter, Will & Way, for Women of Color, to provide tips to students of color entering the workforce for an article for BestColleges.com now available on Fresno State’s site.
Your Org Is Ready. We’re Ready, Too.
Real change doesn’t happen in theory, It happens in the room (Zoom rooms included!) Our workshops and speaking engagements are spaces where your people can get honest, practice differently, and leave with tools that actually stick. Whether it’s a keynote, a custom series, or a full-day retreat, we show up ready to move the needle.