Opened minds,
powerful insights
Inspired by
The start-up you
Reid Hoffman
JUNTO group
Benjamin Franklin
Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen
TED
Chris Anderson
Inspired by Reid Hoffman’s book The Start-Up You, Benjamin Franklin’s group JUNTO, Woody Allen’s movie “Midnight in Paris and TED, I co-founded a Mutual Improvement Movement with my wife Catalina and my good friend Mario Chamorro in 2012.
It took us a year to find whom among our friends, and among the friends of our friends, would fit within the parameters that we deemed incredibly valuable:
· Are they great at what they do, taking into account that success is not equal to net worth?
· Are they willing to share knowledge?
· Are they from different backgrounds?
· And most importantly, are they good human beings?
This group brings together creative men and women from Spanish-speaking countries (most of them are Colombian) who are entrepreneurs and/or work in various intellectual fields, and whose accomplishments are substantial either in Colombia or abroad.
There’s an imperative for us which is that the members of Kadá need to be amazing human beings who are open to the free exchange of knowledge, are willing to help each other succeed, and are interested in contributing to the building of trust and the harnessing of economic and social growth in our country through social, academic and entrepreneurial initiatives. KADÁ means to weave or community in the “Embera Chami” native-Colombian language.
Andrés Felipe Giraldo
Kadá Founder
We are a group that operates by invitation only.
The main event is a 3-day meeting once per year and other informal
meetings during the year.
During these days we:
Exchange
knowledge
Every new member gives a 20-minute talk of something that they want to teach us. This could be related to their work, their passions, their hobbies, or the happy intersection of the three.
Invite
mentors
We find wiser, more experienced leaders of industry, authors, or generally interesting people who give a keynote speech to the group in full and who offer their perspective on the relevant topics of the day.
Help each
other
If anyone needs help with a particular situation, challenge, decision, we have a discussion where the group offers a multi-disciplinary perspective that might clear up a path forward.
Build
friendship
We find that old-fashion human interaction is all that many of us need. From these relationships, some one-on-one partnerships or mentorships have resulted, as well as good-old friendships.
Think of KADÁ as a well-curated group of amazing people that are doing amazing things and that are ready to help each other and help our country and the world in any way they can.
Every year we ask our members to share a new idea with the community, because this is one of our core principles:
To give and receive knowledge from our fellow Kadaqueños.
Have you ever asked your friends not only what they do, but how they do what they do? This is what we like to learn about. We want to know a little bit more about each of the fields represented in our roster, and we even open up the floor to discuss their new challenges or achievements in order to brainstorm or learn more as a community. We also invite one to three mentors every year and ask them to teach us something new in order to engage in great discussions and challenge our points of view.
Raghava K.K
Named by CNN as one of the 10 most remarkable people of 2010, is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose work is shown in galleries and museums around the world.
Raghava TED Talk
Nihal Ahmed
Nihal is the founder of Limitless that helps unlock human potential in people and communities.
Giovanny Mesa
General Manager of Audifarma S.A.
Alvaro Rincon
Entrepreneur, Communications Professional & Smart Thinker.
Brett Schilke
Brett is a researcher, author, and educator at the intersection of techno-optimism and reality, He is also the Director of Impact at future-focused Singularity University in Silicon Valley, where he leads partnerships and program development ranging from K-12 education to nuclear threat reduction.
LinkedIn Brett Schilke
Gonzalo Gallo
A former Catholic priest, Gonzalo left the church and dedicated his life to be a spiritual advisor, life coach and facilitator for people in transition to their final resting place. He has written 26 books and is a regular guest in Colombia’s morning television shows.
Paul Zak
Paul is a very well known neuro-scientist, specializing in the field of TRUST. We will talk with him about the meaning of a word that is so important and that touches different aspects of our lives.
LinkedIn Paul Zak || TED Talk Paul Zak
Gonzalo Gallo
A former Catholic priest, Gonzalo left the church and dedicated his life to be a spiritual advisor, life coach and facilitator for people in transition to their final resting place. He has written 26 books and is a regular guest in Colombia’s morning television shows.
Pablo Trujillo
Pablo is known as the father of the Fiduciary System in Colombia. He taught us about the principles of banking and laid down his view about its future challenges and possible developments. He currently owns one of the most prestigious Fiduciary organizations in the country.
Pablo Trujillo interview
Gustavo Bustos
Gustavo is a very succesful entrepreneur with a rich spiritual life. He is a life coach and a Vipassana Meditation practitioner and facilitator for more than 15 years. He lead us into an amazing meditation and performed a beautiful Tibetan Bowls concert.
Andrea Ruiz and Francisco Forero
Andrea and Francisco are the two minds behind the most watched movie in Colombia: Colombia Magia Salvaje. The nature documentary focused on the diversity and incredible beauty of Colombia-s many habitats, and it enthralled more that 2 million viewers at movie screens all over the country. They moved from being mentors to now making part of the Kadá community.
LinkedIn Andrea Ruiz || LinkedIn Francisco Forero || “Colombia, magia salvaje” (Wikipedia)
Camilo Gomez
Camilo was the former Peace Negotiator under president Andres Pastrana in the early 2000s. He gave us his first hand, and unbridled account of his attempt to negotiate peace with one of the most violent and old guerrilla groups in world’s history. We later had a deeper conversation about this important part of our history and he gave us his vision of where the country is headed.
LinkedIn Camilo Gómez || Biography Camilo Gómez (Wikipedia)
Liliana Restrepo and Alfredo Hoyos
This was our first year and we were thrilled to have Alfredo and Liliana, the founders of a very successful fried chicken restaurant chain in Colombia. More than that, they are amazing human beings that taught us about their experiences as entrepreneurs and innovators through the introduction of processes like Suani, Biodanza, and Trascendental Meditation into the company and the communtiy at large.
Frisby.com.co
Kadá family
PHD en Ingenieria Quimica/Investigadora en Stanford.
Fundador Frisby S.A
Tiempo de Juego
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Yo Creo En colombia/Schrader Camargo
Emprendedor
Economista/Director Información y Medios Electrónicos Bolsa de Valores de Colombia
Film Director/writer/ Molecular Biologist
PhD en Psicologia, Davidson College, NC
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Publicista/ activista social/ Aqua Avenida
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TEDx organizer/La juanita/Think
Abogado
Abogada
DUTO/Yahoo/Information Visualization
Productor musical/compositor
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Cantante
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Trabajo con comunidades indigenas para preservar el conocimiento ancestral
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Terapeuta ocupacional / Profesora Biodanza
Bogohack / SOLE Colombia / th1nk
Guitarrista Clasico/ Carnegie mellon
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Fundadora Frisby/ Profesora Biodanza
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Médica-Investigadora-Innovadora/MPHc at UWashington
Emprendedora
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Make it Happy/Coursera
Chef
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Emprendedor/Cafe Devotion/ Cafe Devocion NY
Trabaja en Infraestructura con su familia
Abogada
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Ecoplanet/ Colombia magia Salvaje // Coach en marca personal / marketing personal.
Productora de Cine/Socia y Gerente de 64-A Films
Tv/Moto Dots/Huella Social
Magos sin fronteras
Cientifico en Audio/Base 10 Labs/Google
Ex-tenista profesional
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Osteopata
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Actor/Director/Productor
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Educacion, emprendedora
Emprendor
Emprendedora (Barcelona, Catalunya)
Musico
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Emprendedor
Investment Officer at IFC - International Finance Corporation
Global Impact & Future Learning
TED Resident - MineSafe Researcher
Directora Ejecutiva de Dividendo por Colombia
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Guía espiritual
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Project Manager Immunology and Immunotherapy Institute at UCLA Health
Founder of Limitless
Founder CadaVida Foundation in Colombia. Social Entrepreneur.
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Artist and Co-Founder at 64/1
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Fundador de la empresa SOLBEN
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Passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, networks and the power of culture!
General Manager of Audifarma S.A.
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De empresario a Ultraman
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Postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director of academics in Summit International Education
Industrial Real Estate & Special Economic Zones International Advisor, Mezcal & Data Science Entrepreneur
Presidente en ICETEX
Arquitecto
Partner / Executive Producer at BlackVan Films
Mexican Artist
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Ecoplanet/Google/ Colombia magia Salvaje
Astrofisico/Mision Swift NASA
NASA/Quantum computing
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