About Us
Founded in May of 2018 as a Black, Southern-led consulting firm, Train To Geaux Consulting (TTGC) was created in an effort to increase the capacity of individuals, communities and organizations to invest in strategic leadership. This mission is rooted and sustained in Black Feminism and Radical Queer politics. We do this work with sex workers, hustlers, aunties, poor folks and people from the hood at the center, meaning we understand and prioritize lifting the people in our communities who have been left out of conversations and strategies that bring us closer to liberation.
TTGC is a home of strategic leadership, committed to the development of everyday community members, organizers, activists and social change agents. We strategically develop leadership by providing assessment-based training, coaching, facilitation, and curriculum development.
Jai' Celestial Shavers - Founder & Director (He, Him, His)
Jai’ Shavers is a Southern grown freedom fighter, with a passion for hitting his lil jig, cooking meals for his fam, and keeping your elder’s favorite quotes alive and in rotation.
Born and raised in Baton Rouge and politicized in New Orleans, Jai' holds over 12 years of training and facilitation experience. He’s been active in organizing campaigns to end criminalization, policing, deportation and confinement since 2013, and currently focuses his grassroots efforts around changing material conditions for Black people in the U.S. South.
Jai' has been an active member of BYP100 since 2015, is a BOLD graduate, and currently serves in leadership of Southern Organizer Academy and Rethink, both based in New Orleans, La.