Erlin Kakkanad

Erlin Kakkanad is an Asian Indian American writer, entrepreneur, award winning professional speaker on diversity and inclusion, Business Process transformation expert in the financial services, and an executive leadership coach. Erlin bootstrapped her start up called Kids Care Share to help parents find quality childcare.

She started her career in India and later traveled to Canada and now is based in the US.

Erlin is passionate about STEM and has a BS in Computer Application, Masters in Human Resources (HR) and is currently pursuing her PhD in Education.

From her own experience as a parent, Erlin learned that there are not enough books in children literature to support the curiosity in children within the Asian Indian ethnicity to learn and explore about their cultural backgrounds.

We need diversity in literature. Erlin is helping to change the conversation about diversity in literature.