Kaila is the founder and chief executive of a number of initiatives, including Missing Link and Ministry of Awesome in Christchurch. A native New Yorker, she has been an entrepreneur since she was 22 and is fluent in four languages. Kaila loves to see ideas turned into action.

Visit the TalentNZ website to read Kaila’s full summary.

The TalentNZ initiative builds on the thinking of Sir Paul Callaghan who envisioned New Zealand as ‘a place where talent wants to live’. Through our Sir Paul Callaghan Science Meets Humanities Scholarship two young scholarship recipients asked 30 Kiwis seven questions, resulting in 210 ideas. The project aims to further the concept of moving New Zealand towards a talent-based economy.

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