About The CLU Studio

We Don't Just Teach Culture.
We Help People Experience It.

The CLU Studio builds tools and experiences that help organizations see what's shaping their culture and build the skills to change it.
[What we believe]
The Barriers to Collaboration Aren't Technical. They're Human.
Most organizations have values on the wall. Fewer have cultures that reflect them. The gap isn't usually about intention — it's about visibility. The patterns, assumptions, and blind spots that shape how people work together are mostly invisible.

At The CLU Studio, we've spent years studying what makes culture change actually stick. Our answer: people need to experience something, not just learn about it. When a team member steps into someone else's perspective and really inhabits it, makes decisions from it, sees the world through it — something shifts that a training video can't replicate. That's the foundation of everything we build.
[Our Work]
One Studio. Four Tools. One System.
Everything CLU builds connects back to one goal, helping organizations see what's shaping their culture and giving them the tools to change it. Each product can stand alone or work together as part of a cohesive system.
Bias Hurts initiative
Bias Hurts™
Our global research initiative uncovering how bias quietly shapes workplace decisions, culture, and relationships.
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Workshops
Live, facilitator-led experiences that help teams recognize bias, build empathy, and create shared language for culture change.
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Steffon Isaac Facilitating a game
The Viewing Deck™
A perspective-taking card game that gives teams a hands-on way to practice seeing the workplace through someone else's eyes.
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Steffon Isaac e-learning course
The CLU Academy
Self-paced courses on bias, emotional intelligence, and inclusive leadership built to extend workshop learning across your organization.
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[The person behind it]
Built From Lived Experience, Not Just Research.
The CLU Studio was founded by Steffon Isaac — a Brooklyn-raised son of a Grenadian immigrant who has spent nearly two decades helping organizations have the honest conversations that create real change. His background in education and advertising, combined with a lifetime of navigating systems not designed for him, shaped an approach that's as practical as it is personal.
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meet steffon
"I started The CLU Studio to help leaders strengthen their ability to connect more meaningfully across difference."
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Steffon Isaac
Founder & CEO
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Kofi Polley
Project Management & Client Engagement
Kofi Polley
Kofi Polley oversees project coordination and client engagement across CLU initiatives. He ensures scheduling continuity, documentation integrity, and stakeholder communication across multi-session engagements. His role supports disciplined execution and consistent follow-through throughout the life of each contract.
Karen Faith
Senior Consultant, Research & Learning Design
Karen Faith
Karen Faith is an ethnographic researcher and learning designer with more than twenty years of experience in qualitative research, communication strategy, and facilitation. She supports assessment design, qualitative analysis, and curriculum development across CLU engagements. Her background strengthens the firm’s ability to ground leadership development work in lived experience and organizational context, ensuring that recommendations reflect institutional realities rather than assumptions.
“Steffon guided our team through thoughtful introspection with compassion, wisdom, and humor. I came away with a deep appreciation for the nuances and complexities of communication, and with new, effective tools to improve my own style and approach.”
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Bree Haan
Partner
Organizations that trust us to do this work.
Want to Know More Before You Reach Out?
Browse our resources — guides, assessments, and frameworks designed for wherever you are in the conversation.
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