Kay Kukoyi {Who is Kay Kukoyi?}
Kay Kukoyi is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, software delivery specialist, bestselling author, global startup mentor, and speaker. She is the founder and CEO of Purposeful Group, a business, technology, and training consultancy that offers books, mentoring, workshops, and programs to support tech entrepreneurs and freelancers launching their businesses from scratch.
Kay Kukoyi Background
Kay has over a decade of experience leading and collaborating with tech teams to transform business ideas into high-profile, multi-million-pound digital products and services that hundreds of thousands of users use. Her career includes working with prominent organizations such as Sky News, Barclays Bank, Camelot (National Lottery), and The Money Advice Service (now MoneyHelper).
Starting her career in an internal IT department, Kay later transitioned to become a self-employed corporate IT consultant, where she balanced a demanding career while running two side hustles.
Her journey as an author began with *Don’t Hire a Software Developer Until You Read This Book*, which she wrote to guide non-technical entrepreneurs in the tech startup ecosystem. Motivated by stories of founders losing money and struggling with app development, the book aimed to demystify the process.
The book became an Amazon international bestseller in multiple categories across seven countries. Entrepreneurs worldwide, from Australia to the USA, praised the book’s insights. Many reached out to Kay for mentorship, sparking the creation of Purposeful Group, her global business, technology, and training consultancy.
Kay has been a Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) since 2008, a qualified marketer, and a performance coach, bringing a well-rounded skill set to her work with startups and business leaders.
Kay Kukoyi Awards and Recognition
Kay is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur recognized as one of the most influential BAME leaders in the UK technology sector by the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards (2019). In 2023, she was also named one of Brummell Magazine’s Inspirational Women.
As the creator of the 10 Step App Map™ and App Map 2.0 models for tech entrepreneurs, as well as the Wheel of Progress model, Kay has become a leading authority in tech startup development. She is the author of five business books and serves as a global mentor, speaker, lecturer, and tech startup specialist.
Kay frequently judges national and local startup competitions and serves as an advisory board member in the education sector. Her accolades include four awards and reaching the finals of three others.
Kay collaborates with prominent accelerators, including Techstars, NatWest, Zinc VC, Seedcamp, Startupbootcamp, and AI Forge. She also manages several Meetup groups, bringing together a community of over 1,800 tech founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, investors, and technologists.
Her diverse professional experience spans industries such as B2B, B2C, media, travel and tourism, aviation, public sector, social media, e-commerce, logistics, productivity, consulting, marketing, PropTech, beauty and well-being, health tech, CRM, news and media, finance, FinTech, and EdTech.
Kay Kukoyi Personal Information
Kay earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biosciences with Combined Sciences from the University of Bedfordshire. Details about her age, marital status, or whether she has children have not been publicly disclosed.
