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What I do
I meet you where you are—offering reflection, challenge, and care in equal measure.
This is growth work: it’s honest, it’s deep, and yes—it can even be joyful.
We will laugh. We will tell the truth. We will build something better—together.”
– Raana Kashi
Testimonials
Human-centered leadership. Grounded strategy. Room to breathe.
Havā (هوا) is the Farsi word for air—the breath, space, and movement that make growth possible.
At Havā Consulting, we partner with people and places to build stronger leaders, healthier teams, and cultures where people can show up as their full selves.
Through coaching, leadership development, strategic planning, and program design, we help turn vision into practical action—creating workplaces that are sustainable, people-centered, and built for impact.
We'll ask good questions. We'll tell the truth. We'll definitely laugh. And together, we'll build something better.
Because when people can breathe, they can lead. When leaders are whole, teams thrive. And when teams thrive, communities do too.
“Raana is the first leader I've worked under who built humanity into
the way she managed, and she has a knack for coaching people into the version of themselves they haven't quite grown into yet. In a massive bureaucratic system like the NYC Department of Education, with 140,000 employees and all the politics that come with it, she taught other leaders to lead with a human-centered approach too,
and you could see it in how her teams showed up.”
– Alisha Brown, founder and CEO One Twenty West Co
“In my 15-plus years in non-profit leadership, Raana stands out among the best professionals I have collaborated with in curating community impact. Raana turns community values into concrete, actionable steps alongside community, not at community. Working with Raana is a genuine pleasure.”
– Chris Nguon, Executive Director Flourish Agenda
“I have known Raana Kashi for many years, and across every chapter of her work, she has brought the same combination of brilliance, heart, creativity, and unwavering belief in people. Raana has a rare ability to hold the big vision and small details at the same time—she is strategic without losing sight of people and pragmatic without becoming transactional. She identifies what isn’t working, asks the questions others may be avoiding, and creates a practical path forward while making people feel respected and valued. She listens deeply and sees both the challenge in front of you and the possibility beyond it. You don’t simply leave working with Raana with a stronger strategy, system, or plan—you leave feeling more capable of doing the work yourself. I have tremendous trust in Raana and what she is building through Hava Consulting.”
– Evelyn Alvarez, Co-Founder and ED Bronx RE Birth Collective
Human-centered leadership. Grounded strategy. Room to breathe.
Havā (هوا) is the Farsi word for air—the breath, space, and movement
that make growth possible.
At Havā Consulting, we partner with people and places
to build stronger leaders, healthier teams, and cultures where
people can show up as their full selves.
The work
In my 20 years of experience I’ve been a part of … Tell me the range of work example direct service, program and curriculum design and leadership training.
These are some of the examples that demonstrate the scale and complexity of the problems i’ve been a part of solving.