Mario A. Reyes Book Mario

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Programs & Training

My programs help institutions, families, young people, and communities build shared language, emotional literacy, accountability, and trust.

Flagship Program · Institutional Training

Beyond the Badge

A communication, accountability, and relational trust framework for institutions serving people before they serve policy.

Beyond the Badge helps agencies, teams, and community-facing professionals understand the human story beneath behavior. Through storytelling, emotional intelligence, semantics, accountability, and de-escalation, this training equips participants to build trust before demanding compliance. A Manifest Destiny Inc. program.

APPA Selected Presenter Emotional Intelligence + De-Escalation Semantics Matter Accountability: Acknowledgment, Acceptance, Changed Behavior Relational Trust Community Supervision

Formats

90-Minute Keynote Half-Day Workshop Full-Day Intensive Train-the-Trainer Model Agency Partnership

Partnership Tiers

Tier 1 · Opens the Door

The Intensive

One 4-hour on-site intensive, up to 40 participants.

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  • One 4-hour Beyond the Badge intensive, delivered on-site
  • Live co-facilitation by Mario A. Reyes & Jermail Shelton
  • Pre-session prep call and participant workbooks
  • Post-session recommendations report

Best for

Agencies piloting the framework before a broader rollout.

Tier 2 · Most Requested

The Partnership

Train-the-trainer certification for up to 10 internal staff.

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  • Everything in The Intensive
  • Train-the-trainer certification for up to 10 internal staff
  • Licensed facilitator materials & slide deck
  • 90-day coaching plus internal implementation support

Best for

Agencies ready to scale the training internally without repeat outside bookings.

Tier 3 · The Licensing Contract

The Standing Program

Full agency license — officers, leadership, and residents.

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  • Everything in The Partnership
  • Resident cohort programming — the Shared Language Model delivered directly to residents
  • Leadership module: person first, paperwork second
  • Quarterly strategy sessions & implementation support

Best for

Agencies embedding the framework across officers, supervisors, and residents.

Pricing is scoped to your agency — size, number of participants, implementation scope, travel, and licensing needs. Request a full proposal →

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Programs Designed for Healing, Expression, and Transformation

Kingdom Son program session

Fatherhood & Family Systems

Kingdom Son

Father wounds, sonship, identity, emotional language, forgiveness, accountability, and family alignment. Best for fathers, sons, mentorship groups, schools, churches, and reentry programs.

Youth Arts Programming

Muses & Masterpieces

Poetry, visual art, creative identity, youth voice, and cultural confidence. Best for youth programs, museums, schools, arts institutions, and summer programs.

Men's Wellness & Media

I'ght So Bloom

Men's mental health, joy vs. happiness, emotional literacy, healing, brotherhood, and identity — delivered as workshops and live conversation. Also a book and podcast.

Community & Nonprofit

Manifest Destiny Youth Arts Programming

Youth creativity, poetry, public art, creative confidence, and community storytelling for schools, municipal partners, arts funders, and community centers.

Men's Wellness / Brotherhood

Undugu Brotherhood Programs

Chop It Up Conversations, Black men's mental health, and relational accountability — brotherhood work through Undugu Foundation.

Bring a Program to Your Institution

Whether it's a single intensive or a standing agency partnership, tell me about your goals and I'll follow up with a scoped proposal.

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