Business Advisor, Author, Artist Creator

Kayla Banda

Kayla Banda works at the intersection of art and business, helping others create with authenticity and intention. As a business advisor, she’s supported hundreds of entrepreneurs and artists in building businesses and brands they’re proud of.

Professional Work

Business advisor at the Oregon Small Business Development Center, facilitating the Business Builders training program and teaching on business, brand, and marketing strategy at local and national events, including presentations such as The Cascade of Strategic Decision-Making, AI-Powered Business, AI-Powered Marketing, Marketing Strategy for Small Business, and Building a Business Around Your Art.

Upcoming: Creativity Won’t Build Your Business—The Creator Role Will, a session on shifting mindset to empower intentional, strategic action in business and life.

Holds an MBA and B.S. in Marketing, and is a recipient of America’s SBDC 40 Under 40 award for leadership and impact.

Creative Work

Co-founder of Creations, a collaborative venture with her husband, Christopher, producing work across writing, music, and film that explores themes of balance, love, and the power of creation.

Their projects have earned multiple festival honors, including Best Music Video at the Seattle Film Festival, Best Oregon Film at the Oregon Short Film Festival, and Best Trailer at the Rome International Movie Awards.

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Kind Words

“Kayla was AMAZING.”

“Kayla was the star of the show! She really did a wonderful job.”

“I want to thank our business advisor Kayla Banda. She is very nice and professional, always kept us informed and updated. She always made me feel welcomed. Thank you so much!”

“Thanks to all the presenters, and especially Kayla, who clearly takes a lot of pride in her work and is super committed.”

“I really enjoyed Kayla’s happy, optimistic, and on-top-of-it energy.”

“Thank you so much Kayla! Your energy, knowledge, and classroom management skills were exceptional!”

“Kayla is a remarkable and skilled educator. The curriculum she leads is excellent, and she does a great job of ensuring all points are covered while remaining upbeat, engaging, and responsive to her learners.”

“Kayla did a great job leading our cohort to learning new skills to apply to building our businesses. The content was very helpful.”

“Kayla is masterful at connecting the various topics and exercises throughout the class. Her facilitation is critical to the program’s value—without her expertise, the cohesion of the curriculum would be significantly diminished.”

“Kayla has been really helpful, has great energy, and is really good at keeping the class moving along at a brisk pace while still giving people time for questions and answers.”

“Kayla especially is very wise and extremely helpful.”

“Kayla was an awesome leader and instructor! She was always professional, on-time, dialed in, and had a wealth of knowledge and positive energy.”

“Kayla is amazing! And I’m so grateful for one-on-one advising with her!”

“The session Kayla taught in particular was my favorite, and I could listen to her talk for hours about business strategies, brand positioning, and direction.”