19 Years of Empowering Youth
Home of the Sabrina Martinez Etiquette Hour of Power & Phenomenal Women Charm & Etiquette School — where confidence, courtesy, culture and class come together to prepare our sons and daughters for the world.
“The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.”— Marian Wright Edelman
Our Mission
The Martinez Empowerment Group exists to give every child who walks through our doors the tools they need to carry themselves with confidence in any room they enter — from the dinner table to the boardroom to a conversation with a stranger. We believe class isn't something you're born with. It's something you build, practice, and eventually wear like an aura.
Our Phenomenal Women Charm & Etiquette School is now celebrating 19 years of excellence, built on the foundation of founder Sabrina Martinez's 25-year Phenomenal Women Empowerment Alliance. Through the Sabrina Martinez Etiquette Hour of Power, we blend traditional etiquette training with the modern skills our young people need today — financial literacy and AI literacy — all wrapped in a curriculum grounded in confidence, courtesy, culture, and class.
See how a typical session runs →Recognized Leadership
Our Leadership
Founder & Chief Empowerment Officer
A nationally recognized empowerment leader, author, and cultural educator, Sabrina founded the Phenomenal Women Empowerment Alliance (25 years of service) and the Phenomenal Women Charm & Etiquette School (19 years of excellence), preparing girls, boys, young men and young women to succeed academically, socially, and professionally. She is also the author of three published empowerment works, two of which have been adapted for the Off-Broadway stage.
Co-Founder
Miguel leads the organization's men's wellness, youth mentorship, and character-development work — drawing on his experience as a championship youth basketball coach, past President of the Elijah Walker Inner-City Junior Golf Program, and Founder of ThatsSmoooth Luxury Men's Grooming Products. He mentors boys and young men in grooming, presentation, discipline, and leadership, and created our AI Training curriculum and Golf as an Etiquette Sport, using the game to teach patience, integrity, respect, and focus.
What We Teach
Our curriculum sits on three pillars that work together to prepare young people for real life — in person, on paper, and online.
First impressions, table manners, posture, poise, communication and confidence — the foundations of courtesy that never go out of style.
Explore the curriculum →Age-appropriate money lessons — from counting coins to building credit — grounded in nationally recognized frameworks like the FDIC's Money Smart curriculum.
Explore the curriculum →How to safeguard yourself online, use AI as a tutor instead of a shortcut, and guide AI to work in your own authentic voice.
Explore the curriculum →In The Room
Real sessions, real students — from a Rites of Passage cotillion to partnership classrooms across NYC and NJ.
Accountability
We evaluate every program through pre- and post-program surveys, attendance tracking, and family feedback — and we hold ourselves to real targets.
Phenomenal Women Charm & Etiquette School
Target increase in youth confidence & etiquette skills
Target improvement in leadership & social responsibility
Parents/guardians reporting positive change within 60 days
The Culmination — Second to None
Each June, families and friends gather to watch our students step forward — poised, prepared, and proud — as they're formally presented to society. The program blends social & dining etiquette, public speaking, financial awareness (taxes, tipping, and credit literacy), and cultural identity, reminding every participant that they come from greatness — African and Indigenous kings and queens.
Reserve Your Child's SpotRegistering Now
Classes meet the 1st Sunday of every month, 2:00–4:00 PM, September through June, for boys and girls ages 5–21. Call today to reserve your child's seat.
