About Kavea

At Kavea, we Align Pay with Purpose™ to help organizations achieve their ambitious goals. By focusing on your unique mission and values, we transform compensation into a strategic tool for long-term success.

The Kavea Advantage

Strategic, Not Standardized

We design every compensation framework from scratch never recycled, always aligned to your
mission, values, and goals.

Proven Results

With 30+ years of experience and 500+ clients served, we bring data-backed strategies that drive retention, equity, and performance.

Unbiased Expertise

As an independent, conflict-free firm, our advice is always grounded in what’s best for you not cross-sold services or vendor partnerships.

Our Approach: The Kavea Compass

1. Discover Your Goals

We start by understanding your mission, culture, and strategic objectives.

5. Deliver Results

Our tailored market analysis ensures alignment between industry trends and your priorities.

4. Engage Stakeholders

We support the seamless execution of your strategies to ensure lasting impact.

1. Discover Your Goals

We start by understanding your mission, culture, and strategic objectives.

2. Analyze Insights

We craft purpose-driven compensation plans that inspire leadership and reflect your organizational values.

3. Design Strategies

Collaborating with key decision-makers, we refine strategies for maximum alignment and success.

4. Engage Stakeholders

We support the seamless execution of your strategies to ensure lasting impact.

5. Deliver Results

Our tailored market analysis ensures alignment between industry trends and your priorities.

Aligning Pay with Purpose™

Ready to transform your compensation strategy into a competitive advantage?

Our Core Values

At Kavea, we don’t just talk strategy—we live by values that guide how we show up, serve, and lead. Our work is grounded in trust, clarity, and an unwavering commitment to helping organizations Align Pay with Purpose(TM).

Relationship

Treat each client engagement as a relationship. Clients have staked their respective reputations through entrusting our firm to assist. We should always reciprocate that trust

Independence

Never position the value of individual interests over the organization. Maintaining independent thought process and report delivery are paramount to maintaining the integrity

Ethical Standards

We hold ourselves accountable to uphold our profession, Kavea aims to be the gold standard by which process, methodology and results are above board and beyond reproach.

Our Clients

What Our Clients Say

Hayley Baca

As a nonprofit leader who has worked with several compensation consultants over the years, I can confidently say that the Kavea team is exceptional.

Stacey Holderbach

They are always available to work through challenges and develop solutions together. I could not be happier with their services.

Andrea Hill

Kavea deeply understands the compensation landscape and consistently provides insightful recommendations.

Why Choose Kavea?

Tailored, Not Template-Based
Every compensation strategy we create is uniquely built around your mission, goals, and workforce not recycled from past projects.
Truly Independent
We don’t sell software, insurance, or investment products. Our advice is 100% unbiased and conflict-free.
Partner-Level Attention
You work directly with experienced senior consultants from start to finish. No handoffs. No junior teams.
Compensation Is All We Do
Unlike larger firms where compensation is buried in HR or finance divisions, it’s our singular focus and expertise.
Mission-Driven Philosophy
We center purpose, people, and performance not just compliance or cost-cutting.
Nimble and Responsive
We operate lean by design. That means faster turnarounds, fewer layers, and direct communication.
Strategic by Nature
Our work isn’t just tactical it’s built to support your long-term vision, talent strategy, and culture.
Deep Sector Expertise
We specialize in industries where compensation complexity meets mission-critical performance like healthcare, tech, energy, and nonprofits.
Measurable Results
Our strategies have improved retention, increased equity clarity, and aligned executive pay to business outcomes.
The Kavea Compass
Our five-phase framework ensures alignment, engagement, and execution across leadership teams and boards.

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