Kaila Colbin

Kaila Johanna Colbin (born 1973 or 1974) is an American-New Zealand entrepreneur and public speaker, known for her work in the professional development and leadership space. She is a co-founder of Boma Global and the founder and chief executive of Boma New Zealand, a company which runs online courses and programmes for businesspeople. Colbin became prominent in Christchurch for her work following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. She organised the first TEDx event in the city, attended by experts in rebuilding damaged infrastructure, and was the first curator and licensee for TEDxChristchurch and TEDxScottBase, the former which she ran for over 10 years. Colbin also co-founded the Ministry of Awesome, an organisation supporting Christchurch startups. In addition to Boma New Zealand, Colbin was the curator and ambassador for the Australasian summits of SingularityU. She is the founder and manager of Missing Link, a social media consultancy, and has held various board positions, including for ChristchurchNZ, Ministry of Awesome, CORE Education, and as the chair of the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts in New York. Colbin was also the chief marketing officer for MiniMonos, a defunct virtual-world game for children developed in New Zealand. In 2022, she was the winner of the 'Kea Friend of New Zealand World Class Award' for her work.