Mikaela Reyes
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Co-Founder & CEO | Non-Traditional Tech Background
Studied at Wesleyan University
Works at King's Cross Labs
Available tomorrow at 2:00 PM UTC
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Mikaela's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $100/hr
Get help with Professional Networking, Networking Strategy, and .
Mikaela also coaches for AI Automation & Agents and AI for Sales & Marketing. View all.
Mikaela’s Career Coaching Qualifications
Experience level: Executive
Hi, I’m Mikaela Reyes — I’m a founder, product leader, and immigrant who carved my own path into Silicon Valley. I was born and raised in the Philippines, and came to the U.S. for college — not from a tech feeder school, and without a built-in network. But I hustled my way into the presitgious Kleiner Perkins Fellowship, joined early-stage startups in Silicon Valley, and later became a product manager at LinkedIn, where I led the launch of features like the “I’m hiring” ring. I’m also a founder and CEO. I was part of the inaugural South Park Commons Founder Fellowship, and raised $4.5M of venture funding for a fintech startup called Parallax that’s moved over $150M globally. I want to coach people who, like me, had to navigate visa challenges, non-traditional backgrounds, or male-dominated spaces — and help them break into the world of tech & product with confidence. Whether it’s getting into prestigious fellowships, navigating product roles, becoming a startup founder or telling your story with power — I’m here to help.
Mikaela can help with:
Professional Networking
Networking Strategy
Job Search Strategies
Interview Prep
Career Planning
Personal Branding
Resume Review
Mikaela also coaches for AI Automation & Agents and AI for Sales & Marketing. View all.
About Mikaela
I'm Mika, a founder, product leader, and AI educator on a mission: make AI tools accessible to everyone, regardless of background. I've built and shipped products used by millions of users at LinkedIn, raised +$5M for my own venture-backed startup, and scaled it to $X00M+ in transaction volume before selling to a $3B acquirer. Along the way, I've logged 100+ hours deep in AI tools, using them to run my content business, automate my startup's workflows, and build smarter so I can be time-rich. I now create content for 20,000+ founders and professionals teaching them how to use AI to become time-rich and grow their businesses faster. Highlights: 💸 Co-founded Parallax (acquired by Phantom, $3B) — raised ~$5M, $X00M+ in volume 🏢 Ex-LinkedIn Product Lead — shipped features to millions of users 🏆 Forbes 30 Under 30 · Tatler Gen.T · Kleiner Perkins Fellow · SPC Fellow ($400K) 🤖 100+ hours in AI tools — use AI daily for content creation, marketing & business ops 🌏 Immigrant from the Philippines · Built my Silicon Valley network from zero If you're a founder, business owner, executive or ambitious professional who wants to use AI to grow your businesses without burning out: you're in the right place.
Why do I coach?
I grew up in the Philippines, came to the U.S. without a built-in network, and had to figure out Silicon Valley from scratch. No legacy connections. No tech feeder school. Just ambition and a lot of trial and error. I coach because access is everything. The right tool, framework or person can compress years of struggle into months of momentum. On that note, what I didn't have when I was building my career and business was AI. When I was raising $5M, scaling Parallax to $X00M+ in transaction volume, and managing a cross-functional team across 8 countries, I was doing it the hard way. Grinding through tasks that AI could have handled in minutes. I was building fast but burning out faster. Now I use AI every single day: to run my content business, automate my marketing, and operate lean without sacrificing output. I'm time-rich because of it and it's helped me become a better spouse, sister and friend to others as well! It's the tool that would have changed everything for me in my first startup. And it's the tool I want to put in your hands before you hit the wall I did. I especially love working with people who: - Are founders, executives or business owners who want to use AI to get time-rich, not just talk about it - Are navigating non-traditional paths into tech or product - Want someone who will be direct, practical, and genuinely in their corner
Work Experience
Co-founder & CEO
King's Cross Labs
March 2026 - Present
AI education, product & media lab. I've spent 100+ hours in AI and automation workflows. We use AI to fuel our business and help other founders, businessowners and ambitious professionals do the same.
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Parallax
September 2022 - June 2025
Hiring Manager
Co-founder & CEO of Parallax, a venture-backed stablecoin payments startup. Raised ~$5M, scaled the company to +$X00M in <1y in volume, before a successful exit.
Founding Partner
Cognity Labs
2019 - January 2023
Bridging Silicon Valley with tech startups in emerging markets (cognitylabs.com) Interested in investing in or mentoring change makers in emerging markets? Reach out!
Manager, Product
2019 - 2021
Helping hirers find the right candidates for their roles
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Education
Wesleyan University
B.A. Economics, Psychology, Data Analysis, Phi Beta Kappa
2013 - 2017
Activities and societies: - Co-President & Co-Founder of Kai Entrepreneurship Wesleyan - Co-Captain of Milk & Choreo Dance Workshops, Fusion Dance Troupe - Class Representative of Wesleyan Student Assembly - Member of WesMalai & Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship - Awarded the Freeman Scholarship, a merit-based full-tuition scholarship (worth ~$250K USD) - Phi Beta Kappa recipient (top 10% of class) - Coursework in Economics, Psychology, Statistics, Data Analysis and Computer Science - Other awards: consistent Director's Lister, John Plukas Economics Award, Omnicron Delta Epsilon Economics Award
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School Credential of Readines (HBX CORe)
2016 - 2016
HBX CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 120-150 hour certificate program on the fundamentals of business. Received full funding from Wesleyan and Harvard.
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