Kalyanna Williams is a Chicago-born entrepreneur and community builder with a background in animal and dairy science, holding a B.S. from Tuskegee University and an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she also works as an Extension Dairy Youth Specialist. That unconventional path shaped her instinct for building spaces where underestimated people can access real resources and momentum toward their goals.

In 2019 she founded The Group Chat, a fast-growing community for Black women building million-dollar businesses that drew 500+ applications in 24 hours and generated over $100K in collective member revenue in its first month. She has since evolved that work into BREED, continuing to build community, accountability, and opportunity for women entrepreneurs ready to scale.