Diego De la Vega, Partner, Cecilia De la Vega, Founding PartnerAGB Consultores was built to close that gap.
In a space crowded with templated solutions and surface-level training, the Mexico-based firm takes a radical approach to co-creating strategies that speak to each company’s culture, workforce dynamics and growth stage. Its work goes beyond compliance or buzzwords to build inclusion that feels real, relevant and rooted in everyday business life.
“We don’t just deliver what the client wants to hear. We help them discover what their workforce needs to grow,” says Cecilia De la Vega, founding partner.
The philosophy runs through every workshop, panel and policy session that AGB Consultores leads. Rather than following a fixed playbook, it acts as a partner, adapting its content, format and delivery to match where each client is in their inclusion journey. Whether engaging frontline workers on the night shift or helping executives move beyond checkbox diversity, the goal is the same; build spaces where difference isn’t just acknowledged, but valued.
The model blends three core strengths—tailored solutions, workforce fluency and impactful delivery. Each program is co-designed to reflect company values and real-world context and constraints.
AGB’s sessions are designed to engage. Interactive and resonant, they use language and examples that feel native to each organization. The delivery is lively and precise, often humorous, always thoughtful, and tailored to the audience context, from C-suite executives to regional warehouse teams. Their lasting impact has made AGB the provider of choice for companies across sectors, with word of mouth and repeat engagements driving its continued growth.
One of AGB’s clients, Luz Delgado from Yichang (Peru), shares how its approach made a difference in their work space: “At Yichang, we began our journey alongside AGB on International Women’s Day 2023, and since then, each collaboration has been a transformative experience. Thanks to their closeness, knowledge, and warmth, we have been able to build safer, more empathetic, and more diverse spaces for our people.”
Strategic DEI for a Changing Corporate Landscape
That momentum matters now more than ever, as many organizations face mounting pressure to scale back DEI efforts. AGB Consultores operates at the intersection of corporate reality and inclusive ambition, increasingly helping companies, particularly U.S. firms based in Latin America, navigate the political and cultural tensions shaping the current inclusion landscape. With global guidelines tightening and language restrictions becoming more common, companies can be unsure of how to continue the conversation. AGB offers a third way. Not silence or defiance, but strategy. It helps clients maintain progress by reframing and adapting how inclusion is discussed, ensuring the work continues, thoughtfully and compliantly.
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We don’t just deliver what the client wants to hear. We help them discover what their workforce needs to grow
But external politics aren’t the only challenge. Internally, many companies don’t know how to begin. Some see inclusion as reactive, a solution for discrimination, rather than a proactive way of doing business. AGB flips that assumption. It positions inclusion as a growth strategy that empowers employees, strengthens culture and supports long-term resilience. For HR leaders looking to introduce this perspective or convince skeptical executives, AGB offers the language, tools and credibility to bridge the gap between principle and practice.
This business-aligned credibility is why so many organizations partner with AGB.
One such partner is Baker McKenzie, a global firm that has integrated inclusion into its long-term business strategy:
“At Baker McKenzie, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity have been a fundamental part of our strategy for over a decade. We have designed and implemented programs to foster a culture of inclusion where people can reach their full potential and feel a true sense of belonging within the Firm. Throughout this time, AGB has become a key partner for us, thanks to their extensive experience and their remarkable ability to tailor solutions to our specific needs—positively impacting our talent and extending that impact to our broader stakeholders.” — Monica Villafaña, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Director, Baker McKenzie (Mexico).
Reinforcing this perspective, Adriana Moya from Redeban (Colombia) adds:
“At Redeban, we firmly believe that diversity, inclusion, and equity are essential pillars for fostering an innovative, high-performance culture, as well as safe and accessible spaces for our employees where merit is recognized and every person has the opportunity to grow in an equitable environment. Throughout this journey, we have relied on expert DEI partners like AGB, whose focus on leadership, corporate inclusion and inclusive business practices has helped us strengthen our awareness and internal capabilities, allowing us to move forward with determination toward building a better country.”
Much of its credibility comes from its roots. AGB was founded by professionals from multinational corporations, who understand the trade-offs, the politics, and the shifting priorities within business. This gives the firm an edge in aligning DEI strategy with business objectives. Unlike partners with a policy or advocacy background, AGB isn’t there to educate from the outside. It speaks fluent corporate and brings what it calls “strategic empathy,” an ability to meet companies where they are while guiding them to where they should go. That’s what makes its work not only sustainable, but transformational.
One of Latin America’s most recognized employers echoes this sentiment.
“At Grupo Bimbo, we deeply value working with our partners at AGB Consultores. Their expertise, sensitivity, and strategic approach have been key to strengthening our people-centered culture, as well as our global Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) initiatives. Together, we have fostered more inclusive and conscious spaces, adapted to the cultural realities of the countries where we operate.” — Lourdes Hernández. Global Leader of Culture and DEIB at Grupo Bimbo.
Co-Created, Context-Driven, Business-Aligned
Everything AGB Consultores delivers is shaped through a consultative lens, making learning and development engaging and deeply relevant. Its core offerings include workshops, keynote sessions, panel moderation and customized training experiences. Setting it apart is how they are co-created with clients. AGB becomes a strategic partner. From identifying starting points to reviewing policies or shaping internal messaging, its input is embedded in the relationship.
The advisory role often starts early in the engagement. For instance, if a company with no prior DEI programming asks for a session on gender equality for International Women’s Day, AGB may recommend starting instead with a broader introduction to diversity and inclusion. This is a strategic pivot designed to help participants see the full landscape of inclusion rather than equating it with a single dimension.
Beyond training, AGB conducts focus groups, feedback sessions and policy reviews to inform internal strategy. While these are not its core business, they deepen its ability to deliver learning experiences that resonate—grounded in insight, responsive to context and aligned with business needs.
Distinguishing AGB is how seamlessly it blends facilitation with strategy. Every session is designed not as a one-off but as part of an adaptive, ongoing process.
Inclusion That Reaches the Factory Floor
AGB is one of the few firms that meaningfully includes blue-collar workers in DEI efforts. In many organizations, these employees, especially those in manufacturing and operations, are left out of initiatives. AGB sees focusing on corporate teams as a critical blind spot and has made closing that gap a core part of its mission.
Over the past three years, AGB has worked with a major consumer goods manufacturer to deliver a company-wide inclusion program that reaches employees across all functions and levels. The client selects a central theme each year to anchor its inclusion efforts. In 2023, the focus was on the value of difference. In 2024, AGB delivered sessions focused on unconscious bias. In 2025, the program has evolved to address workplace harassment and the creation of inclusive, safe spaces. While DEI is a constant initiative, this annual program ensures that a consistent, strategic message is delivered across all business units.
AGB’s role is to bring that message to life, whether leading sessions at corporate offices, facilitating virtual meetings with sales teams, or conducting in-person training at manufacturing plants nationwide. Many frontline employees lack email access or work on strict production schedules. AGB delivers inclusion training on-site when it works best for employees, including early mornings, evenings and even at 3:00 a.m. to accommodate for night shift crews.
AGB is known for delivering the same caliber of experience across the organization. The expert who facilitates sessions with the CEO is the same one leading workshops for plant employees in remote regions. This assures that the message and the standard are always the same.
AGB is also thoughtful in adapting its delivery. Scenarios, language and references are tailored to resonate with each audience. English-based terms may be removed or replaced in Spanish-speaking environments, and real-life examples are relevant to the locality.
This commitment to inclusion in action reflects AGB’s broader consulting mindset. It often asks potential clients a deeper question, “What are you doing for your frontline teams?” If the answer is “nothing,” it recommends extending the initiative so that it becomes a cultural investment across the enterprise.
A mix of strategic design, relational depth, and purpose fuels AGB’s growth. Clients bring AGB into new roles, geographies or business units after experiencing a single session—a testament to the trust it builds and the change it catalyzes.
One of those long-term partnerships is with Grupo Posadas, Mexico’s largest hotel operator. As Mariana Garay, Organizational Culture Manager, shares:
“For the past four years, Posadas has been implementing strategies to ensure that the people who work at our company can truly be themselves and thus reach their full potential. Ceci and her team has been a fundamental guide in this process of launching our journey with affirmative actions and awareness-building for our employees. We are deeply grateful for their continued support, empathy, and for being a safe space that helps us bring our purpose to life: touching people’s lives with a commitment to making this world a better place to travel.”
AGB Consultores is redefining inclusion as a business-wide commitment, not a checkbox. From the boardroom to the factory floor, it helps companies embed inclusion into everyday operations, creating workplaces where everyone belongs and businesses thrive.
