“There are employees who make extraordinary individual contributions and then employees whose gift is facilitating the contributions of those around them, somehow Kayalin manages to do both. I’ve had the great pleasure of managing Kayalin over the last two years as she has played a meaningful role in building our young company. Having the opportunity to work with her is a no brainer as her positive energy and charisma lifts up her reports, clients, and superiors alike. But far from being only style, the substance of her work quality is also a force to be reconned with. Entrepreneurial by nature, Kayalin can be trusted in unstructured environments and with an unclear mandate to drive towards success. While her contributions to Malk are too many to list here, highlights include; helping launch our carbon accounting and offset service line, leading our Venture and Growth Equity Team, and consistently performing as one of our top managers both in terms of development and employee engagement. ”
Kayalin Akens-Irby
Los Angeles, California, United States
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500+ connections
About
Kayalin Akens-Irby is an impact-oriented strategist who has spent her career working…
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Get to no. I used to think sales was about getting to yes. Through trial and many errors, I’ve learned the opposite. For example, look at this…
Get to no. I used to think sales was about getting to yes. Through trial and many errors, I’ve learned the opposite. For example, look at this…
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Education
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Claremont McKenna College
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Interdisciplinary Science Scholar (ISS)
- Varsity Women’s Basketball
- Kravis Leadership Institution (KLI) Social Innovation Competition Finalist
- Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) Pitch Competition Finalist
- Data Analyst for CMC Sustainability Office (Green Colleges Program) -
Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
Upcycled Food Association
- 2 years 5 months
Environment
Kayalin serves as Chair of the Business Development Committee. The Upcycled Food Association is leveraging market forces to prevent food waste by coordinating hundreds of companies around the world and empowering millions of consumers to prevent climate change with the products they buy.
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Founding Member
RegenIntel
- Present 1 year 5 months
Environment
Founding member of the Cosmos. Activating humanity to become a planet-positive species.
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Mentor
Terra.do
- Present 2 years 9 months
Environment
Mentor for highly motivated individuals ready to transition into climate. Terra.do is the world’s largest platform for climate work. Our mission: Get 100 million people to work on climate this decade.
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Implementation Strategy
Barefoot College
Economic Empowerment
We believe providing opportunities to women is the solution to ensuring long term climate, economic and social resilience for rural communities globally.
Publications
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The Influence of Home Country Factors on Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the U.S.
Scholarship @ Claremont
See publicationThis paper uses a Poisson regression model to determine the effects of entrepreneurial conditions of home countries on immigrant founded startup activity in the United States. The study determines that the most relevant factors are innovation, internal market dynamics, governmental support and policies, financing, and internal market openness. It then analyzes the change rates of these entrepreneurial conditions between 2007 and 2017 in China, India, and the United States to determine the…
This paper uses a Poisson regression model to determine the effects of entrepreneurial conditions of home countries on immigrant founded startup activity in the United States. The study determines that the most relevant factors are innovation, internal market dynamics, governmental support and policies, financing, and internal market openness. It then analyzes the change rates of these entrepreneurial conditions between 2007 and 2017 in China, India, and the United States to determine the implications of changing power dynamics in the global economy on flows of immigrant entrepreneurship and innovation in the global entrepreneurial ecosystem. The study finds that after being in the lead in 2007, the United States had fallen behind China and India in all entrepreneurial conditions, with the exception of innovation, by 2017. With the way trends are moving, this paper predicts that innovation in the U.S. will be the next metric to fall behind.
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Rarotonga, A Cultural and Natural Guide
Global Treks and Adventures
See publicationThis book provides insight into the culture and natural resources of the largest and most populated island of the Cook Islands. Learn about the culture, art, tattoos, way of life, geography, habitats, as well as the most common wildlife, marine life, and plants that you may observe.
Honors & Awards
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GreenBiz 30 Under 30
GreenBiz Group
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Interdisciplinary Science Scholar (ISS)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
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Swahili
Elementary proficiency
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