India Hayes, CEO and Co-Founder of Mini City, is a 2010 Graduate from Savannah College of Art and Design and holds a BFA in Graphic Design. Upon graduation, Hayes worked for organizations like the CDC, Turner Sports and CNN before finding a home at Atlanta Tech Village as their It Takes A Village Diversity + Inclusion Pre-Accelerator Program Manager.
Hayes knows the importance of clear, effective communication and sustainable efforts. That is why she utilizes her design skills whenever she can for social good and sustainability. She has assisted water aide organizations with tech of social good in places as far as Nicaragua, and participate in hackathons right within her Georgia.
In 2017, she founded a tech start up Mini City (2020 GirlBoss Winner, 2018 Startup Awards Nominee for Best Social Good Start Up, 2019 Startup Runway Winner, 2020 Startup World Cup Finalist); to alleviate homelessness in Metro Atlanta. Hayes has assisted hundreds of homeless citizens within Atlanta, with ages ranging from 1 to 60 years old.
Hayes feels that when you empower women, whether it be within the US or overseas, an entire community is transformed. Mothers, daughters, and female leaders carry on traditions and educating, aiding and informing women is something that Hayes believes will make a community more sustainable and holistically sound.
Herold Raymond, VP of Business Development, has worked in a variety of development roles from creating sustainable, green business initiatives to assisting in multi-million dollar IT networking and data management projects.
He has a penchant for creating, collaborating with others and connecting different industries to provide innovate business solutions. Ultimately his passion lies with helping marginalized communities. His greatest goal being to use the skills and abilities he has garnered to provide economic and social initiatives that support these communities.
With a background in computer science and business, he has more recently focused on honing his skills in project management, SDLC methodologies and database management. His work with the Conservation Fund led to his creation of a shark tank for small communities in food deserts.
Connect with India on LinkedIn and follow Mini City on Facebook.
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