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Keynote Speaker · Author · Former CEO, CBMA
STOP
STALLIN'
ON YOUR
CALLING.
STALLIN'
ON YOUR
CALLING.
Shawn Dove equips leaders with the tools to navigate complexity, drive change, and lead from the deep end — when it matters most.
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Named one of Black Enterprise's Top Motivational Speakers
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TEDx Speaker
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Managing Partner, New Profit
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CBMA
Ebony
Black Enterprise
Columbia University
Open Society
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The 7 C's of Deep End Leadership — a full courseware experience for leaders ready to go further.
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I Too Am America — the memoir and manifesto on loving and leading Black men and boys.
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DEEP END
LEADERSHIP
IS THE NEW
STANDARD.
LEADERSHIP
IS THE NEW
STANDARD.
Most leadership training prepares you for the shallow end. Shawn Dove spent 12 years as CEO of CBMA, leveraging $212M and building movements — that's deep-end experience. He now teaches exactly what he learned to leaders ready to go there.
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"SHAWN'S ENERGY AND EXPERTISE IS A COMBO THAT IS TRULY UNMATCHED — HE BRINGS THE MISSION FUEL."
— Wes Moore, NY Times Bestselling Author & Philanthropist
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About Shawn
SPEAKER.
AUTHOR.
CHANGE AGENT.
AUTHOR.
CHANGE AGENT.
Shawn Dove is a speaker, author, and advocate for leaders who want to improve the lives of young people — particularly Black men and boys. For 12 years he served as CEO of CBMA, a national membership organization committed to improving life outcomes for Black men and boys.
He's now Managing Partner at New Profit, bringing the same fire and precision to a new mission: developing 2,000 additional leaders committed to youth development, racial equity, and social justice.
$212M
Capital Leveraged
5,000+
Org Members
12 Yrs
CEO, CBMA
79
Leaders Mentored
I TOO AM AMERICA
Shawn Dove & Nick Chiles
New Book
NOW IN
STORES
NATIONWIDE.
STORES
NATIONWIDE.
A memoir and historical telling of the Black Male Achievement movement — exploring the paradox of promise and peril facing Black men and boys in America today.
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THE 7 C'S OF
DEEP END
LEADERSHIP
DEEP END
LEADERSHIP
Transform how you lead when the stakes are highest. Video modules, workbooks, and coaching prompts — built from 12 years of leading at the national level.
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Calling
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Clarity
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Courage
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Community
5
Commitment
6
Craft
7
Character
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"SHAWN DOVE IS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP LEADERS IN BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT. HIS SACRIFICIAL WORK AND SERVICE WAS A CATALYST FOR IGNITING A MOVEMENT."
— Jason Wilson, CEO of The Union & Cave of Adullam