“Let’s do better.”

love,amanda

Our Mission:

We generate forces for good by unraveling socio-political dynamics, centering experiences at the margins, and inspiring love-driven accountability for personal and organizational revolution.

WE ENGAGE IN CULTURE AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK.

WE ARE EDUCATORS,

CONSULTANTS,

SPEAKERS,

COACHES,

ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS,

& FELLOW TRAVELERS ALONG THIS NEVER ENDING JOURNEY.

WE ENGAGE IN CULTURE AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK.

WE ARE EDUCATORS,

CONSULTANTS,

SPEAKERS,

COACHES,

ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS,

& FELLOW TRAVELERS ALONG THIS NEVER ENDING JOURNEY.

WE ENGAGE IN CULTURE AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK.

WE ARE EDUCATORS,

CONSULTANTS,

SPEAKERS,

COACHES,

ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS,

& FELLOW TRAVELERS ALONG THIS NEVER ENDING JOURNEY.

WE ENGAGE IN CULTURE AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK. WE ARE EDUCATORS, CONSULTANTS, SPEAKERS, COACHES, ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS, & FELLOW TRAVELERS ALONG THIS NEVER ENDING JOURNEY. WE ENGAGE IN CULTURE AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK. WE ARE EDUCATORS, CONSULTANTS, SPEAKERS, COACHES, ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS, & FELLOW TRAVELERS ALONG THIS NEVER ENDING JOURNEY. WE ENGAGE IN CULTURE AND SYSTEMS-CHANGE WORK. WE ARE EDUCATORS, CONSULTANTS, SPEAKERS, COACHES, ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS, & FELLOW TRAVELERS ALONG THIS NEVER ENDING JOURNEY.

AMANDA FLORENCE GARCIA GOODENOUGH

(she/her/hers) As the founder and LEO (Lead Executive Officer), Amanda is a dedicated educator operating from a cultural humility framework to center and elevate historically marginalized voices, promote belongingness and mattering, disrupt structural inequities, and advance intersectional social and racial justice. A practitioner leaning on 20+ years of professional experience in justice, equity, decolonization, and interconnectedness efforts and decades of critically examined lived experience as a Black and Mexican multiracial woman of the global majority, Amanda engages in culture and systems-change work and strives to speak truth to power as an act of love and liberation.

Our Values

TRUTH-TELLING

MARGIN-CENTERING

RACIAL CONSCIOUSNESS

JOY, HEALING &
COLLECTIVE LIBERATION

SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION

LIBERATORY ACTIVISM

RADICAL HOPE

What People Are Saying

  • “This session was packed with wisdom, affirmations, and confirmations of so many things that I have experienced in my boldness and fearfulness. You really challenged me to take an honest look at who I am and continue to walk in my truth.”

    DPI The Network participant

  • “That was the most relevant, important PD I've ever been in.”

    Gale Ettrick Trempealeau School District participant

  • “Thank you so much for organizing the workshop. It was inspiring, challenging, eye-opening... it was beyond! I truly recommend to everyone to join us next time. It is so worth it and rewarding! They don't teach us this at school, but they should 🙏❤️”

    WiE participant (Women in Economics)

  • “Thank you for being conversational, I didn't feel like I had to be defensive, I could listen and learn.”

    Western Technical College participant

  • “I love the passion and the boldness, the world is better with you speaking up.”

    DPI The Network participant

  • "I needed this talk personally, and I felt renewed in my own anti-racist studies to be better for my students and seek out creating these dialogues in the classroom."

    School District of Beloit participant

  • "[Amanda] Can you come back and talk at a convocation??"

    School District of Beloit participant

  • "[Amanda] Your presentation was wonderful - I could have listened to you all day! I hope our work continues with you - it is very much needed."

    Dodgeland School District participant

  • "If I was writing a book review on [Amanda's] presentation, it would read: A powerful personal story sharpened by honesty and wisdom into a tool for goodness. When I asked colleagues what they thought of the presentation, the word I heard was, 'Excellent.'"

    Dodgeland School District participant

  • "That was the best virtual presentation I have attended! Awesome presenter and she was able to navigate difficult topics with ease!"

    Dodgeland School District participant

  • “Great speaker, excellent pace throughout, offered multiple reflections and experiences to reinforce the value and importance to Cultural Humility. My opinion, the best we've ever had on the topic. I could easily listen and learn from Amanda anytime.”

    Gale Ettrick Trempealeau School District participant

  • "This was the most universally relevant inservice I have been a part of in my 30 years as an educator."

    Gale Ettrick Trempealeau School District participant

  • “We are hanging onto our conversation and feeling grateful for your inspiration and encouragement! On a heavy day, I ask myself ‘what would Amanda do?’”

    Arcadia School District participant

  • “AMAZING. It is about time that we had this discussion as a staff.”

    Arcadia School District participant

  • "Every school in America should hear this presentation."

    Arcadia School District participant

  • “I loved your presentation. Despite the discomfort that the topic causes, you made it difficult to dismiss it completely, and you spoke to people on all parts of the spectrum of "wokeness." Our district needs this training. Human kind needs this training. But we can start with our district.”

    Arcadia School District participant

  • “Absolutely amazing. Left me with such profound messages that I will refer back to. One of the best key notes I have ever had the opportunity to listen and learn from.”

    UW-Madison participant, 2025

  • ​​"I thought you were outstanding and exactly who we needed to get our leadership team moving along with this work."

    Kimberly School District participant

  • “Goodenough Consulting’s policy work is incredibly thoughtful…. It’s clear they poured time, care, and intentionality into every detail. They helped us see how our policies were contributing to inequitable outcomes and pushed us to go beyond compliance toward real change.”

    City of Rochester participant

  • "That was the best virtual presentation I have attended! Awesome presenter and she was able to navigate difficult topics with ease!"

    Dodgeland School District participant

  • "Great speaker, excellent pace throughout, offered multiple reflections and experiences to reinforce the value and importance to Cultural Humility. My opinion, the best we've ever had on the topic. I could easily listen and learn from Amanda anytime."

    Gale Ettrick Trempealeau School District participant

  • "Truly, I cannot thank Amanda enough for the level of discomfort she has caused me personally :) I hope our work together can continue."

    Kimberly School District participant

  • "I'm extremely impressed with the level of professionalism while balancing reality and personal accounts in leading this training. I'm amazed that our instructors can hold the same training four times in one day. Even more so, to be so vulnerable over and over is so authentic and humbling. I'm grateful for this experience."

    City of Rochester participant

  • "This was fantastic, most relatable presentation I have ever seen that balanced discomfort and education."

    Babson College participant

  • “[Your professional development series] was life-changing, as it opened my eyes to different perspectives and helped me learn more about myself. I have been able to grow both personally and professionally by putting into practice what I learned in the training.”

    City of Rochester participant

  • "Thank you for facilitating today’s session; I found this conversation transformative.It was probably my favorite session during this year’s conference so I’m grateful to have ended on such a high note."

    WCPA participant

  • "Your presentation resonated deeply with our community, leaving a lasting impact on all who attended. The insights and expertise you shared were truly valuable, and attendees have praised your presentation highly. Your dedication to your work and your passion for driving change were evident, making our summit a true success."

    Basis Technologies

  • "I participated in two sessions you conducted recently. So much of what you said has stuck with me and revisited me since. I want to let you know that your discussion of the toxicity of Midwest nice illuminated doors for me and by relation, my family. … All of this is to say thank you for the work you do. Sometimes it’s hard to know if words hit people’s hearts over Zoom. I know this first hand. Yours did and I wanted to tell you that personally. …I carry your words around with me, plant some of them in the dirt so they grow, and seek for different dirt all the while."

    Western Technical College participant

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