Her Story
About Kylie
Kylie Quintana is a policy, advocacy, and nonprofit-focused professional with experience spanning public policy research, student leadership, education, and community fundraising. She co-founded and currently serves as a Board Member of Kian's Cause, a nonprofit focused on childhood drowning prevention, where she has contributed to fundraising, donor engagement, social media, and community outreach. She also has policy experience through internships at Holland and Knight and Mountain Moving Strategies, researching legislation, regulations, education policy, grants, governance, and compliance. She served as Student Body Vice President at the University of Miami and earned a BA in Psychology and Political Science with a minor in Business Law from the University of Miami; she is now pursuing a Juris Doctor at the University of Miami School of Law.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Kylie
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to my parents. Growing up watching them juggle being entrepreneurs, starting their own successful business, parenting five kids, and staying involved in our lives showed me how to do it all. Their relationship and my dad's support for my mom taught me to be a strong woman without making myself small.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I've received is to always keep an open mind, be intentional and strategic with your career moves, stay true to yourself, and differentiate yourself. Everyone is smart and ambitious, but what makes you unique is what you bring to the table.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Stay true to yourself and don't make yourself small. It's hard to fit in sometimes, especially in professional industries like law where people can seem stoic, but you can be a girly woman who loves pink and still be incredibly successful and a beast in any industry.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Family is everything to me. Kindness is important - never knowing what someone is going through so not taking things too personally. Sincerity and honesty in friendships and close relationships, especially coming from a Hispanic family.
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