Gaya Samarasingha has a corporate background in Network Marketing:
Former VP of Business Development at Innov8tive + Posh
Former Sr. Director of International Development at Jamberry
Former Director of International Development at Young Living Essential Oils
She decided to start her own business to fulfill her passion to empower women and to find a solution to an unmet need in the skincare industry.
After building a successful career in the Direct Selling industry, Gaya found her passion in empowering and supporting other business owners, especially women.
So she wanted to create a platform that allows women and men to build successful home-based businesses regardless of their education, experience, and skillset. She quit her executive position with another company back in 2017 to start Kalaia.
Gaya, what is the backstory behind how you came up with the idea for your business?
That was also a time I was struggling with my skin – adult acne, skin discoloration, to some signs of aging. No matter how much money I’ve spent on premium skincare products, I couldn’t find anything that resolved all of my skin concerns with one simple regimen. It got me thinking, I’ve never had troubled skin growing up.
I decided to go back to my roots and learn about