Meet the Founder

Kayla Engebretsen is a strategic advisor with more than a decade of agency experience guiding leaders across healthcare, entertainment, nonprofit, and emerging technology. She is known for bringing clarity to complex environments and helping organizations communicate with both precision and purpose.

Much of Kayla’s work has centered in healthcare, where scientific advancement, regulation, and public trust intersect. She has partnered with companies across all stages of the lifecycle, from preclinical development to commercial stage, including organizations navigating pre- and post-IPO milestones. Her experience includes regulatory communications and high-stakes corporate moments that require both precision and strategic judgment.

Kayla has supported both U.S. and global expansion efforts, shaping messaging that reflects distinct regulatory landscapes and cultural contexts. She has led integrated communications programs spanning strategic media relations, social and digital strategy, thought leadership, and narrative development. She works closely with executive, medical, legal, regulatory, and cross-functional teams to ensure alignment, accuracy, and integrity at every stage. Her ability to translate complexity into language that resonates with diverse stakeholders has been central to her approach.

Beyond communications strategy, Kayla brings deep experience in large-scale event planning and talent coordination, supporting executives, healthcare professionals, creatives, public figures, and high-profile talent and spokespersons. She is known for creating structured, thoughtful environments where ideas are elevated and relationships are strengthened.

Rooted in her Irish heritage and guided by a global perspective, Kayla draws on a deep appreciation for kinship, community, and meaningful human connection — values that inspired the founding of Kinnecta. She approaches every engagement with cultural awareness and a strong sense of responsibility to the communities impacted by the work.

Through Kinnecta, she partners with professionals who value credibility, community, and long-term impact, helping them build visibility and relationships that extend well beyond a single campaign.