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Kayleb Bandara Brand Strategist | Creative Lead | Startup AdvisorKB

Kayleb Bandara

Brand Strategist | Creative Lead | Startup Advisor
  • Suggested rate
    €400 / day
  • Experience15+ years
  • Response rate100%
  • Response time1 hour
The project will begin once you accept Kayleb's quote.
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Paris, France
Can work on-site at your office in
  • and around Paris (up to 50km)
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Kayleb in a few words
I help brands, startups, and businesses build impactful, human-centered experiences through design, branding, storytelling, and design management strategy.

With 15+ years of experience working with global brands like Nike, Mercedes-Benz, UNDP, and innovative startups,
I specialize in:
✅ Branding & Visual Identity – Crafting powerful brand experiences that stand out
✅ Creative Strategy & Storytelling – Connecting design, culture, and business goals
✅ Startup & Innovation Consulting – Helping businesses scale through AI & design thinking
✅ Visual communication design - Helping organisations tell their story through human-centred design

I have founded multiple successful startups, including an AI-driven HR tech company focused on diversity & inclusion, as well as a design studio that has worked with Fortune 500 brands.

If you're looking for a strategic, design-driven approach to elevate your brand or product, let's connect! 🚀
Experience
  • Proud Co.Lab
    Founder & Chief Executive Officer
    March 2024 - Today (1 year and 2 months)
    Building an AI-driven HR tech startup dedicated to diversity and inclusion. Leading market research, product development, and strategic partnerships while fostering a high-performing, inclusive team. Selected as an incubatee at Euratechnologies, France, and currently bootstrapping the venture.
  • Ceylon Hop
    Director Branding & Communications
    June 2024 - Today (11 months)
    Leading brand strategy, storytelling, and innovation to crafting compelling digital, unconventional and hyper-local campaigns. Driving cross-functional collaboration, integrating design thinking into business strategy, and pioneering emerging trends for continuous brand evolution.
  • KiCo Design Studio
    Founder & Chief Executive Officer
    January 2016 - January 2023 (7 years)
    Built a multidisciplinary design studio rooted in human-centered design, brand building, and storytelling. Spearheaded business development, using design management, cultivated global partnerships, and led a team delivering cu ing-edge design solutions for Nike, Mercedes-Benz fasion week, UNDP, Save the children, Jimmy Carter Foundation and the US Embassy od Sri Lanka and Maldives.
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Education
  • MA Design management and Entrepreneurship
    De Montfort University
    2023
    BA in Visual Communication
  • BA Visual Communications
    Northumbria University
    2012