About Taking Up Space Consulting

We help mission-driven organizations build the financial, operational, and leadership infrastructure required to achieve sustainable impact.

With more than 25 years of experience spanning finance, operations, strategy, and organizational development, we have partnered with executive teams, boards, and organizational leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen performance, and position their organizations for long-term success. While much of the work has been within the nonprofit sector, the approach is grounded in sound business principles and informed by extensive experience working across complex organizational environments.

Kisha founded Taking Up Space Consulting because too many organizations are asking exceptional people to compensate for ineffective systems. Sustainable growth requires more than dedication and hard work—it requires clear strategy, aligned leadership, disciplined execution, and the infrastructure to support it.

Our work focuses on helping organizations move from complexity to clarity through a practical, results-oriented approach that integrates strategy, finance, operations, governance, and organizational effectiveness. Whether facilitating strategic planning, conducting organizational assessments, supporting executive leadership, or guiding transformational change, we help organizations build the systems and structures that turn vision into measurable results.

Clients value our ability to ask the right questions, surface root causes, and translate insight into action. We bring a balance of strategic thinking and practical execution, partnering closely with leaders to ensure change is not only planned—but implemented, adopted, and sustained.

Our Approach

The work is guided by four core principles:

Responsive Engagement

Listening beyond words to understand context, intent, and the underlying challenges that drive organizational outcomes.

Fact-Based Decision Making

Grounding recommendations in data, evidence, and observable realities while honoring the experiences and perspectives of those closest to the work.

Candor with Humility

Providing honest, direct feedback with respect and care, while remaining open to learning, collaboration, and new perspectives.

Strategic Prioritization

Recognizing that organizational success depends as much on what leaders choose not to do as what they choose to pursue.