Carlos Malave

Leadership, SEL, Curriculum Consultant

Teachers, Professional Development, Association, Student Leadership

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Within the last decade, Carlos J. Malave has consulted with schools and programs from K-12 and beyond (1st year college student programs & Student Affairs). Through his work, he has committed to helping build better cultures within campuses and supporting the social emotional learning of the students. Over the years, Carlos has developed strategy culture plans, curriculum and in 2018, he worked with Texas legislators to help draft and pass a bill to implement Restorative Practices within public schools.
His work in Restorative Practices has earned recognition throughout Texas and was featured on ABC News. Carlos lives in Houston and, in his spare time, is an active practitioner and coach in the curriculum development space.

Carlos has motivational speaking skills where he can speak to teens in a way that they genuinely understand. While Carlos has a great natural aptitude for public speaking, he also works diligently to hone his craft. Carlos is a joy to work with because he has the type of attitude that is optimistic in a very encouraging way. Carlos sees the potential in everyone around him and I hope to work with him again soon.

Greg Sharer

Vice President for Student Affairs at SUNY Cortland

Carlos Malave speaks to the heart. He uses his personal struggle to relate and motivate others. His passion for life comes through in his words, body language, and intonation. He connects kids to the larger picture of life and is dynamic and motivating to at-risk youth.

Noelle Chaddock PhD.

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Diversity and Inclusion at Rhodes College

Tara Lee Nouveau

Leadership Trainer at LifeLabs Learning

Programs

Our Father’s Sons: Confronting Trauma, Breaking Generational Patterns, and Writing a New Narrative for Men and Masculinity

Keynote | Workshop | Virtual | Retreat

Men across the country are struggling.

There’s this idea that men must behave a certain way: show no emotion, work through the pain, provide by any means necessary. These are the kind of ideals that have been causing harm for generations. In order to break this pattern, young men must learn how to communicate their feelings, express their emotions, seek guidance, and find different paths towards their happiness to change the narrative of masculinity.

This is the mission of Carlos J. Malave’s signature program, Our Father’s Sons. Carlos is the son of a father that struggled with traditional masculinity and the pressures of society. His father did his best but could never defeat his demeans; tragically in 2019 Carlos’ father took his own life. From that moment, this became Carlos’ WHY. Through his program, Our Father’s Sons, Carlos teaches the audience how to confront trauma, break generational patterns and change the narrative of masculinity through powerful engagements. The mission for Carlos is to help our young men find the power in their vulnerability and use it to their advantage towards a successful life.

Audience members will…

Investigate current issues involving vulnerability with men
Identify how their relationships are affected by societal expectations
Consider healthier ways to express themselves
Develop healthy strategies to confront conflict

Restorative Power: Confronting Conflict, Learning How to Have the Difficult Conversations, and Understanding How to Live Restoratively

Keynote | Workshop | Virtual | Retreat

Restorative Power is the ability to live in a way that allows us to identify the root of all causes in our lives. For years, restorative practices, which is a practice that focuses on improving and repairing relationships, were used as a replacement to discipline within school systems. Today, Carlos vows to change the narrative.

This engaging program allows audience members to develop a mindset and strategies to not only identify conflict, but also reduce it through meaningful, purposeful dialogue. It is intended to help individuals, and groups, learn to better communicate and establish higher levels of dignity and mutual respect. This is bigger than a job for Carlos. His father was a product of the school-to-prison pipeline. It’s now his goal to dismantle and replace that system with a new one.

Audience members will…

Identify the difference between conflict and confrontation
Investigate and address daily habits
Develop purposeful strategies to confront and reduce conflict

Set Your Boundaries: Relationship Building through Direct Communication

Keynote | Workshop | Virtual | Retreat

Do people honor your feelings while acknowledging and accepting your emotions? Understanding how to set personal limits is essential for building and maintaining healthy relationships. We all want to have good personal boundaries in our friendships and relationships but how do we go about creating and maintaining them?
As a relationship builder, Carlos has developed strategies on how to identify personal limits and execute defining and communicating them to friends and loved ones. The most important ingredient to healthy boundaries is the ability to say “NO”, so let’s put ourselves first.

Audience members will…