Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
India Hayes
Co-Founder, CEO, Full-Time
India Hayes has volunteered domestically and internationally for more than a decade. Assisting the homeless resonates personally with her because she has seen first hand the effect of homelessness on citizens of Atlanta. She founded Mini City (2018 Startup Awards Nominee for Best Social Good Startup, 2019 Startup Runway Winner, 2020 NBC Comcast Universal BoomTown Cohort, TedX Mini City Speaker) to directly assist the homeless using her skill set as a tech designer. Hayes knows the importance of clear, effective communication and sustainable efforts. That is why she utilizes her design skills whenever she can for social good and sustainability. She works directly with homeless shelters in Atlanta to further their mission and also find innovative ways to empower all people, particularly women, in shelters. Hayes feels that when you empower women, whether it be within the US or overseas, an entire community is transformed. Mothers, daughters, and female leaders carry on traditions and educating, aiding and informing women is something that Hayes believes will make a community more sustainable and holistically sound. Hayes is a firm believer in volunteer efforts being feasible, viable and, most importantly, desired by communities in need. LinkedIn
Herold Raymond
VP of Business Development and Engineering, Full-Time
Herold has worked in a variety of development roles, from creating sustainable, green business initiatives to assisting in multimillion dollar IT networking and data management projects. He has a penchant for creating, collaborating with others and connecting different industries to provide innovative business solutions. Ultimately his passion lies in helping marginalized communities, his greatest goal being to use his skills to provide economic and social initiatives that support these communities. With a background in computer science and business, he has more recently focused on honing his skills in project management, SDLC methodologies and database management. His work with the Conservation Fund led to his creation of a shark tank for small communities in food deserts. He currently assists Mini City with refining processes and validating additional customer segment markets, utilizing his background in social impact to heighten company goals.
Sourabh Jha
Co-Founder, CFO
Sourabh Jha has experience in directly launching tech start ups, pitching to investors and patenting technology for startups (most current patent: Serial Number 62/904,314 ) which is invaluable to our team. Sourabh Jha is a current PhD candidate and past Center for Civic Innovation Fellow, with a major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His work focuses on creating novel and efficient air cooling solutions for electrical applications, including power plant condensers and electronic applications like Data Centers. Sourabh’s research has been funded by the Airforce Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI), Apple, Google and Intel, to name a few. Sourabh has presented his work at several conferences across the world, including the U.S, Europe and Asia. However, he is not limiting himself to the world of engineering and actively engages in assisting community ventures like Mini City, creating meaningful partnerships and utilizing his problem solving skills for social impact.
