Kylan Kester
Investor @Backstage Capital
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WORK HISTORY
Investor @Backstage Capital
An investor in Backstage Capital, a leading venture capital firm focused on investing in diverse, seed-stage founding teams. Backstage Capital invests in companies across a variety of industries, with a strong focus on technology-enabled businesses.
EDUCATION
Harvard Business School
Summer Venture in Management Program, Business Administration and Management
Shanghai University
Shanghai Summer School, Commerce, Chinese Language and Culture
Square One Startup School
Certificate
European Innovation Academy
Entrepreneur in Residence
Morehouse College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration, Marketing
SKILLS
ABOUT KYLAN KESTER
Profile:Kylan (he/him/his) is an Atlanta-based consulting intrapreneur, angel investor, and startup community builder. He adds value by helping members of his network to define innovation objectives, and to design for next generation ways to align operational excellence across the people, platforms, and processes that exceed them. Kylan is invested in ventures that accelerate corporate social responsibility, promote access to education in technology, and connect resources to support underestimated entrepreneurs. Gallup Business Profile 10: Conductor / Top Builder Skills: Disrupter, Selling, Delegator, Confidence“You possess great management talent, and you bring order and harmony to the chaos of a young venture.”Gallup Top 5 Strengths: Strategic, Responsibility, Intellection, Communication, Maximizer.Skills and Background: • 5+ years of award-winning experience in innovation design, integrated media strategy, value campaign management, and global content production• 6+ years in product management and digital asset delivery; specialized in developing products, programs and services for organizations seeking to adopt open innovation and/ or to support early stage to growth stage companies• 25+ growth & business design projects ranging from nonprofit, universities, startups and Fortune 100 clients supported across North AmericaAwards and Recognition: Recognized for leadership and outstanding achievement by Google for Startups, HBCU.vc\'s 31 Under 31, European Innovation Academy, Forbes Under 30, Jopwell, The Gentlemen\'s Foundation, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Apple, Coca Cola, GLAAD, and Proctor & Gamble Features: Inc, Blavity, Odyssey Online, SBW, HuffPost, GLAAD, LinkedIn, Teen Vogue, Human Rights Campaign, and more
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