Honesty
Truthful, transparent communication that builds the trust required for real learning.
About
The work is personal. The method is precise.
Pooja Kothari, Esq. brings public defense experience, lived truth, and skilled facilitation to cultural competency work.
She/Her
Pooja Kothari, Esq.
Founder, Boundless Awareness
Cis, queer, first-generation Indian-American woman of color, and mother of two Black and Brown cis-girls.
Pooja Kothari is a trailblazer in cultural competency, training and guiding organizations toward profound cultural transformation. As the founder of Boundless Awareness, a certified Minority and Woman-Owned Business in New York City and New York State, she brings lived experience, legal expertise, and empathy to the work.
Before founding Boundless Awareness, Pooja spent seven years as a public defender at The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Practice, advocating through arraignments, bail applications, investigations, plea negotiations, hearings, and trials.
Her workshops sit at the intersections of race, disability, sexuality, gender, socio-economic status, and more. Each engagement is custom-built to address the unique concerns, experiences, and awareness levels of the organization in the room.
Boundless Awareness equips organizations with tools for open, respectful dialogue and decisions rooted in equity and belonging.
Values
Guideposts for work that has substance.
Integrity
Words backed by action, with ethical decisions that can be stood behind.
Compassion
Care, respect, and empathy for the real people inside the work.
Perseverance
A commitment to continued practice, growth, and meaningful change over time.
Curiosity
Questions that open insight, deepen understanding, and keep learning alive.
Clients
Trusted across sectors.
Academic Institutions
Columbia University, Brooklyn Law School, CUNY Disability Rights and Aging Justice Legal Clinic, New York Law School, Union College
Corporate Entities
APCO, Wolters Kluwer, Tory Burch, Mustache Agency, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, CooperKatz, Global Strategy Group, M Booth, Walker Sands Communications
Government Departments & Offices
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC Economic Development Corporation, NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, The Education Trust New York
Non-Profit Organizations
NetImpact NYC, Drive Change, Youth Represent, Brooklyn Defender Services, Legal Aid DC, NCRP, Chesapeake Bay Trust, SHRM, Climate Action Campaign
Continuing Legal Education
Practising Law Institute, Assigned Counsel Plan, NYC Bar Association, Brooklyn Bar Association, New York County Lawyers Association, Housing Court Judges and Law Secretaries
Continuous Learning
Cultural competency is ongoing practice, not a one-time fix. We offer foundational through advanced learning paths.
Compassionate Curiosity
We build spaces grounded in trust, participant engagement, questions, and shared humanity.
Tailored Training
Every curriculum begins with a thorough assessment of your organization’s needs and awareness levels.
Build the conditions people need to do brave work.
Tell us where your organization is now. We’ll help shape the next honest, practical step.