Hi there, I'm Kylinn Askew
CEO of Groundwork, Community Builder, Health-Tech Nerd

I’m a New Yorker based in Atlanta—a systems strategist, founder, and former IBMer building at the intersection of health, technology, and AI. My work sits where community meets innovation, and I’m obsessed with designing platforms that create measurable, systemic change.

A few things I’ve built and led:

• Founder of Criado, a culturally grounded women’s health organization closing the hormone and body literacy gap for overlooked communities. Through an IRB-approved research study with Emory University, I’m co-creating evidence-based digital education that redefines how women understand their bodies. (Piloted in Georgia; now serving 10,000+ active users—powered by partnerships, technology, and a lot of grit.)

• Corporate Dev Consultant at Coca-Cola, where I led multinational transformation strategies across a workforce of 700,000, supporting some of the company’s most visible global initiatives.

• Program leader for IBM’s global CSR innovation portfolio, managing the multimillion-dollar Call for Code program—mobilizing universities, startups, enterprise teams, and technologists around the world to build AI and climate resilience solutions.

• Former pre-med turned ecosystem builder, nonprofit strategist, and L&D architect who still thinks like a scientist—just applied to systems, people, and ventures.

• Cornell grad, maternal health advocate, and a founder who believes rigor, creativity, and persistence are non-negotiable.

• And for fun? I play competitive tennis—I’m on a team representing the Southeast at USTA 2025 Nationals.

🧠 I'm most active on LinkedIn, where I write about Groundwork Health, the connective tissue for healthcare, and building while human. Let's connect!