Helping leaders build and maintain powerful, inclusive, and innovative teams
| Organizational Development |
| Inclusive Leadership |
| Strategic Thought Partnership |
ABOUT US
Founded in Oakland, California in 2017, AG Consulting Group (AGC) specializes in organizational development through the lens of inclusion, and belonging.
We take a holistic and transformational approach to change, helping our clients to embed DEI initiatives within core processes across all levels of the organization. Our leader development programs focus on three dimensions of change - cognitive, behavioral, and affective - to develop technical and pro-social skills that foster equity and move participants from awareness to practical implementation, enabling them to build and maintain powerful, inclusive, innovative teams.
Our methods are at the forefront of innovation yet rooted in tradition. We use proven, time-tested tools from psychology, human development, and traditional knowledge systems, alongside exciting advancements in social, neurological, and behavioral sciences.
We aim to bridge the gap caused by a lack of capacity in recognizing, understanding, valuing, and harnessing organizational diversity. Our clients often value DEI and personal growth principles but struggle to translate awareness into effective action. We help them identify and tackle the underlying issues of inequity that hinder their success and integrate the tools needed to lead effectively. Get them where they want to be.
OUR SERVICES
AGC tools and programs help clients foster accountability, authenticity, and equity throughout their organization. Our interventions focus on personal, interpersonal, institutional, and cultural engagement to ensure long-lasting and effective change.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC PLANNING
We partner with organizations to support equity in hiring, training, organizational culture, internal communications, policy, and practices. Our signature alignment system - The Truing System is a comprehensive framework developed to help organizations define, operationalize, and optimize their organizational strategy. Our tools help organizations align their values, mission, and vision, ensuring cohesive and impactful interventions that move our clients towards their goals.
INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
Offered to new and seasoned leaders, coaching and leadership development is focused on establishing and preserving equity and inclusion practices within your teams, organization, and industry. Our programs focus on three dimensions of change - cognitive, behavioral, and affective - to develop technical and pro-social skills that foster equity and move participants from awareness to practical implementation, enabling them to build and maintain powerful, inclusive, innovative teams.
STRATEGIC THOUGHT PARTNERSHIP & EXECUTIVE COACHING
Whether you are looking to establish a longer-term coaching relationship, or you are interested in one-time, issue-specific thought partnership sessions where you bring your challenge to the table and we work on it together, our packages can be tailored to your needs.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & BELONGING
Organizational & program assessments can be offered in person and virtually to help clients measure the perceived equity of both formal and informal structures within their organization and establish benchmarks and strategies for reaching goals along their journey toward equity.
TRAINING & WORKSHOPS
Our trainings are interactive, experiential, and customizable to the size of your team. Some of our modules can be taken as one-off trainings and some are sequential, offering an opportunity for deep learning, practice, and application over a series of sessions. Depending on your training needs many of our modules and topics can be offered in 2hr, 3hr, half, whole, or multi-day sessions.
Popular Training Topics : Psychological Safety in Teams, Fostering a Growth Mindset, Creating Healthy Feedback Cultures, Feedback as an antidote to Oppression, Effective Cross-Cultural Dialogue, Giving and Receiving Feedback, Feedback for People Managers, Fundamentals of Inclusion & Belonging, Building Cultures of Learning and Innovation, as well as custom training content developed by our subject matter experts.
OUR TEAM
Our network of experienced consultants and collaborators are skilled at helping organizations navigate change, develop leaders, and build inclusive and equitable cultures. Our diverse backgrounds and experiences, and our shared commitment to positive change allow us to deliver impactful solutions. Let us help you.
Ariana Gil
Founder/ Principal Consultant
Originally from Tijuana, Mexico, Ariana is a bilingual and bi-cultural bridge-builder. She has worked as a consultant, facilitator, trainer, and strategist specializing in organizational change, leadership development, and equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives. Ariana has worked extensively with mission driven organizations, leading change initiatives with community groups, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and for-profit businesses. Ariana holds an MA in Organizational Leadership & Learning from The George Washington University’s School of Education & Human Development. In addition to her work with AGC she is a collaborator and trainer with VISIONS inc., and Liberation Consulting, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Mycelium Youth Network and Proyecto Fronterizo de Educacion Ambiental.
Dr. Muzaina Shakir
Director of Operations
Dr. Muzaina is a creative catalyst, strategic thinker, and project management specialist with a proven track record in driving innovation across organizational landscapes. With a PhD in Organizational Behavior and Strategic Management, and extensive experience in the fast-paced world of global brands, Dr. Muzaina brings a unique blend of academic rigor and practical expertise to every project. Her passion for creating impactful solutions combined with a deep understanding of business operations helps bring a unique perspective and skill set that contributes to organizational growth.
Hideko Akashi
Collaborator
Founder of Liberation Consulting, Hideko Akashi challenges individuals and institutions on diversity, equity, and inclusion with her 20+ years in education. Drawing on her own experience, Hideko facilitates workshops that push participants to explore critical topics like race, privilege, and intersectionality. She guides self-exploration and institutional change for a more equitable future.
Dr. Jeanne Firth
Collaborator
Dr. Jeanne Firth holds a B.S.S in Peace and Conflict Studies from Cornell College, an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalization from the LSE, and a PhD in Human Geography and the Environment from the same institution. She's affiliated with VISIONS Inc, a prominent nonprofit for justice and multicultural transformation. Previously, she was part of the founding staff team at Grow Dat Youth Farm in New Orleans. Her book, "Feeding New Orleans: Celebrity Chefs and Re-imagining Food Justice," is published by UNC Press.
Sarita Evans
Collaborator
A business trainer, mentor, and consultant for over 20 years, Sarita Evans empowers BIPOC and women entrepreneurs with The Entrepreneur Doula. Combining her entrepreneurial expertise with a passion for social justice, Sarita is pursuing Human Rights Law to further her impact. This law school aspirant understands the challenges faced by small businesses and advocates for equitable policy changes. Sarita brings this dedication to social justice to her work at AG Consulting, supporting clients through their DEI journeys.
“Our mission at AG Consulting is to build leaderful organizations. I believe our work with teams has increasing importance in today's landscape. I’m motivated to help organizations navigate the tension between what have been best practices in leadership development, and what is needed from leaders today to effectively navigate our rapidly changing and increasingly complex world. Organizations are increasingly understanding the value of what used to be called the 'soft skills'. Things like adaptability, emotional intelligence, growth mindset, and the ability to skillfully give and receive feedback throughout the organization, which really are the foundational capacities that allow an organization or a team to run smoothly. Our goal is to help them establish these skills and practices throughout the organization to ensure a return on this important investment. I am particularly interested in the cultural and generational shifts of the last few years and the opportunities for cross-pollination of various knowledge systems, fields of study, and practices. I see an opening in how organizations practice leader and team development. That opening aligns with my own passions and I’m motivated to respond to it. I hope AGC will be at the vanguard of advancements in organizational and personal development.”
-Ariana Gil Nafarrate
CONTACT US!
You can reach AG Consulting Group via email
agconsulting@arianagil.com
we will get back to you as soon as possible.
WHAT CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY...
"Ariana's work has been invaluable for my organization! She managed several hiring processes for EBASE, resulting in the successful hiring of key staff. Ariana is resourceful, effective, and accountable. She helped us recruit an incredible pool of candidates, and provided guidance and support in assessing the candidates, leading us to hire some great folks! Anyone who has led hiring processes knows that it is time consuming, overwhelming and exhausting (and sometimes unsuccessful)! Ariana streamlined the process and made it much more manageable, effective and even enjoyable! She is very thoughtful and was attentive to our organizational needs and responsive to our feedback.
Ariana is easy to work with; along with being very funny and charming! She invests herself so deeply into the needs of her clients, and is very committed to successful outcome. We've worked with Ariana for several hiring processes now, and hope to continue working with her in the future. I tell her all the time that I don't know how we could have done it without her--- and it's true! Ariana's work was incredibly helpful and left me hopeful, and energized."
Jahmese Myers, Deputy Director, EBASE - East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
"Working with Ariana to create the container that was our end of year [strategy & planning] retreat was fantastic. Ariana was able to bring her experience, wisdom, and heart to the process of planning a retreat. I found it particularly helpful to have Ariana as a sounding board for ideas that needed tenderness and thoughtfulness to come to the surface. I feel so blessed that have her share her facilitation skills that created space for all to participate, her aesthetic and brilliance to organizing an agenda, and her commitment to building community. She's an absolute joy to build community with."
Maria Elena Allain, MPA
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