About Go Culture

Trusted by teams whose culture can’t fail

Practical

Committed

Insightful

Culture is tactical

Every organization has people challenges. But for some, the stakes are higher.

Go Culture exists because healthy workplace culture isn’t just nice to have – it’s essential to performance, trust, and long-term success.

It’s a principle our co-founder Dr. Carley Dodd began exploring in 1977 and we continue to embody today as we integrate modern tools, knowledge, and innovations.

Culture is a bridge

Transforming workplaces has been our mission for decades and counting

1984-1989: Dodd publishes award winning textbooks about human communication that remain widely used across universities.

1990s: Dodd conducts research on cultural competence and its impact in the workplace, publishing several academic articles.

1999: Dodd launches a 25-year study of culture and competence development.

2005: Dodd is joined by co-founder Dr. Justin Velten, expanding the reach of their research to over 40 countries.

2007: Dodd publishes the first draft of the Intercultural Readiness Assessment (IRA), what later becomes known as the original Go Culture assessment.

2010: Dodd develops and deploys the Supervisor Survey of Intercultural Performance, a 360 degree assessment tool for measuring individual competence.

2012: The original Go Culture assessment becomes the most reliable method to assess individual competence in cultural adaptation.

2016: Dr. Velten tests the social impact and validity of competence assessment and development in-person versus online.

2017: Dodd and Velten retire (Dodd) and step away (Velten) from their professor roles in higher education to launch Go Culture.

2020: Dodd and Velten partner with a team of investors to bring the Go Culture platform to a new level of user experience and organizational impact.

2025: Dodd and Velten integrate a safe and secure closed AI agent to enhance customer benefits and outcomes. The Culture Platform and unique needs-based learning system is copyrighted.

Culture is mission critical

Need evidence? These industries have trusted Go Culture’s unique blend of social science, technology, and leadership strategy:

U.S. Special Operations teams

Multinational manufacturers needing unity across multiple locations

Healthcare systems needing to improve their customer experience scores

Corporate teams navigating fast growth, high turnover, staffing goals, or harassment claims

Nonprofits and educational institutions

Government leaders needing to navigate an everchanging, specialized industry.

Culture is our conviction

A woman-owned business with a global perspective headquartered in Texas.
Connected to federal
contracting vehicles
Woman owned
Global perspective with headquarters in Texas

Our Team

Dr. Justin Velten

Co-Founder / CEO

Amelia Wren

M.A., Chief of Staff

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Jacie Lawson

PT, DPT, Process Efficiency Expert

Adrianne Miller

Insight Instigator

Amy Guthrie

Behavior Decoder

Laura Velten

M.A., People Experience Architect

Dr. Carley Dodd

Co-Founder / Legend

Dr. Lamia Zia

Culture & Communication Analyst

Maggie Joseph

Cohesion Catalyst

Mallory Mayne

LMSW, Chief Solutions Specialist

Alaina Head

Team Dynamics Expert

Marthe Durosier

Systems Effectiveness Thinker

Oscar Jackson

Cohesion Builder

Rachel Su

Workforce Story Collector

Dr. Rauf Arif

Human Systems Analyst

Dr. Samantha Lopez

Behavioral Change Guide

Vanessa Joyner

M.F.A., Employee Voice Champion

Whitney Lamonte

Team Synergy Scout

Connected to federal contracting vehicles

PerforMax³

Providing government and higher education with required workforce development and compliance tools

Seneca Strategic Partners

A Seneca Nation group company and Tribal 8(a) offering federal contracting expertise for complex government needs.

Chickasaw Nation Industries

A Tribal 8(a) delivering professional services and solutions across government and commercial sectors.

We practice what we teach

Here’s our commitment to you:

We listen

We take time to understand your people and your goals.

We invest in your whole team

Our process equips every employee – not just leadership – to contribute to a thriving culture.

We turn insights into action

We uncover what’s happening beneath the surface – and build a plan around it.

We deliver a job well-done

We see our promises through to the end. If your problems aren’t fixed, our job isn’t done.

Experience it for yourself

“Culture” is abstract until you layer it on top of a real-world environment. Check out example of problems, solutions, and outcomes here.

Tell us what problems you want to fix and we’ll engineer a solution. Schedule a phone conversation here.