Melvin Hade is a Co-Founder at Kayella Consumer Partners. He possess expertise in economics, presentations, management consulting, capital markets, research and 18 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I am blessed to have the opportunity to work closely with Melvin for almost a year at GFC. To say that I learned a lot from him would be an understatement. Melvin is a true hustler who will work day and night to do anything to support our portfolio companies at GFC. I can say with utter certainty that every founder who has partnered with GFC and worked closely with Melvin would echo this. Professional communication, work ethic, and compassion are amongst Melvin’s many great qualities which I had the privilege to learn directly from his examples. On top of all of those, I believe Melvin’s most important and greatest quality is his people skills. For me, Melvin has been so much more than a boss. He’s a mentor who has always pushed me to pursue all my dreams and supported me throughout the entire process. I truly enjoyed every moment I spent with Melvin at GFC and I hope we will cross paths again in the future. I’m sure Melvin will always fully support me wherever I go, and I will certainly do the same for Melvin and GFC. Once GFC, Always GFC.", "Melvin has been an amazing person to me throughout my time at GFC. He showed me what it means to become a leader, especially by embracing his radical candor. He personally cares for his team and never hesitated to challenge the team with his outstanding logical and critical thinking to foster the team’s growth. His passion and determination make his team becomes fond of him and fell in love with the team’s work. He has a clear vision on which direction he wants to go and understands what it takes to do things beautifully and effectively to achieve the ultimate goal. I view him as a leader challenging the status quo, inspires other people to grow, and inspired me personally to become a successful family man. Melvin would be a great leader for anyone looking to grow both personally and professionally.", and "It is a wonderful opportunity and pleasure to have known and worked under Melvin directly during my time at GFC. I remembered vividly when I first met him, I instantly connected with him and had a very fruitful discussion talking about venture capital in general. Melvin possesses numerous great qualities to be a consummate leader, his top-notch engagement skills, driven personality and highly analytical thinking - all strong leadership traits needed to become a great leader and manager. I will always admire and look up to his professionally proactive approach to both internal & external stakeholders, his apparent passion for the industry and outstanding communication skill. He is very resourceful, can be a great thought partner in discussing anything. For that, I am very grateful to have been given the chance to work under him and would definitely love to work with him again in the future. All the best, Melvin and look forward to always staying in touch."