A Knoxville native, Nakaiya Turk is a proud graduate of Spelman College and Emory’s Goizueta Business School. Her decades-long career spans companies including Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, and Comcast. Today, as a Product Marketer at LinkedIn, she drives programs that transform customer insights into strategies that shape product innovation.

Beyond her corporate role, Nakaiya leads with purpose in the Atlanta community. Through her platform, Kandid Kaiya, and her service with Girls Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., she has mentored over 500 students, reached one million viewers, and remains committed to expanding pathways for underrepresented voices.