Founder, Builder, Operator

I build products that move people forward.

I've started three profitable companies since freshman year and I'm currently building MyFutureSelf, an AI app with 19,000+ downloads helping people become who they want to be. I design, code, and ship.

Kaya Hickin
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Profitable Companies

🏆Winner, RedHawk Business Accelerator, Miami University 2025

About Me

I started my first company freshman year because I wanted to see if I could actually build something people would pay for. Turns out I could, so I kept going.

My main focus right now is MyFutureSelf, an AI app that helps people create a vivid version of their future self and then become that person through personalized guidance, accountability, and action. I designed and built most of it myself: the product, the frontend, the backend, the prompt systems, all of it.

I'm finishing up at Miami University this spring with a Marketing degree and an Entrepreneurship minor, then heading to San Francisco after graduation.

Most of my time goes toward thinking about how AI can make consumer products that change real behavior, not just engagement metrics.

Quick Facts

Location

SF-bound (currently Ohio)

Education

Miami University, May 2026

Marketing + Entrepreneurship Minor

Focus

AI, Consumer Products, Behavior Change

Other interests

Fitness, hiking, reading, podcasts

What I Build With

SwiftSwiftUIReactNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsFirebaseOpenAI APIClaude APITailwind CSSPythonGit

Things I've Built

Products, businesses, and tools. All shipped and generating revenue.

MyFutureSelf

Featured

AI app helping people create their future self and become that person through personalized guidance, accountability, and action.

AIConsumeriOS

Dog AI

AI-powered app using computer vision to help interpret dog behavior and detect when something may be wrong.

AIVisioniOS

LeadBoost Pro

Marketing, web development, and consulting business helping companies improve their digital presence and growth.

MarketingWeb DevConsulting

Appointra

B2B lead generation and outbound business serving startups across New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.

B2BLead GenOutbound

Experience

A timeline of building. Every venture profitable.

MyFutureSelf

Jan 2025 — Present

Co-Founder, CTO

Building an AI app that helps users create their future self and become that person through personalized guidance, accountability, and action. 19,000+ downloads, 1,200+ paying subscribers, ~$30k revenue in first 4 months. Designed and built the product end to end.

RedHawk Business Accelerator

April 2025

Winner — Miami University

Won the university's competitive business accelerator program for MyFutureSelf.

Appointra

Jun 2024 — Feb 2025

Co-Founder

Built a B2B lead generation agency for startups in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. Generated millions in pipeline value and booked hundreds of qualified meetings using AI-powered outbound systems. Reached $20k MRR.

LeadBoost Pro

Jan 2023 — Jun 2024

Co-Founder

Built a marketing, web development, and consulting business focused on helping small, underrepresented businesses and our local community grow through stronger digital presence, customer acquisition, and better systems.

I Ship Constantly

I build with AI-assisted workflows and ship fast. Most of my work lives across Swift/SwiftUI for iOS and React/Next.js for web, with OpenAI and Claude APIs powering the AI layers. I push code daily.

Where I'm Headed

Moving to San Francisco

This summer. To be around the people and companies pushing things forward.

Scaling MyFutureSelf

Focused on retention, AI depth, and building something people use every day, not just download once.

Finding a co-founder

The right technical partner to take MFS from a strong start to something much bigger.

Raising and accelerating

Exploring early-stage funding and accelerator programs to fuel the next stage of growth.

Looking for a Technical Co-Founder

MyFutureSelf has real traction and I need a technical partner to help turn it into something much bigger. Someone who can own the engineering, the infrastructure, the scale, the AI systems, while I drive product, design, and growth.

You can architect and ship production systems end to end
You move fast and would rather ship and iterate than plan forever
You care about the outcome, not who gets credit
You want to build a product that millions of people actually use

If this sounds like you, reach out. Let's talk.

Reach Out

Let's Build Something

If you're a builder, investor, or someone working on something ambitious, I'd love to connect.