“I am Human, discovering and rediscovering Humanity. Ubuntu, I honor the love in me and the love in you.”
Mychal Mills, MBA, is a heart-centered leader from New Jersey, guided by a commitment to creating the conditions for love, healing, and transformation within individuals and communities. From an early age, Mychal has been deeply rooted in service, fostering meaningful connections, strengthening community bonds, and cultivating spaces where individuals feel seen, valued, and empowered to thrive.
In 2014, he co-founded Konscious Youth Development & Service (KYDS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming youth, schools, and communities through holistic, healing-centered practices. Rooted in mindfulness, social-emotional learning, healing-centered approaches, restorative practices, and resilience building, KYDS has cultivated partnerships with more than 200 schools across New Jersey, positively impacting over 40,000 youth, 8,000 educators, and countless community members. Beyond the numbers, the true essence of this work lies in the lives transformed, the connections cultivated, and the generations of healing made possible through intentional community engagement.
In 2022, Mychal expanded his journey of leadership as a Facilitator with the Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) Fellowship, supporting the growth and transformation of educational leaders across the nation. His approach to leadership is grounded in reconnecting with our own inner wisdom as a catalyst for deeper insight, intentionality, and purpose. Mychal brings a unique blend of presence, heartfulness, public speaking, mentorship, compassion, critical and creative thinking, and purpose-driven dialogue into the spaces he holds. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Management and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Monmouth University. His journey of service also includes meaningful leadership experiences with Feeding America Food Banks, Boys & Girls Clubs, and other community-driven initiatives.
Beyond his professional endeavors, Mychal is a sound healing practitioner, spoken word poet, and author, weaving creativity, spirituality, and intentional living into his journey of service. He believes deeply in the power of presence, human connection, and our collective capacity to heal, grow, and awaken to something greater than ourselves.
At the heart of Mychal's life purpose is to embody love, awaken it within ourselves, and cultivate its presence throughout our communities. Through his presence, purpose, and practice, he continues to cultivate pathways of healing, belonging, and transformation, honoring the understanding that when we awaken love within ourselves, we illuminate the possibility of a more compassionate and connected world.
A few minutes of the work, the purpose behind it, and the love it is built on.
Youth development, food access, entrepreneurship education and the training of educational leaders across the country.
A nonprofit transforming the lives of youth, schools, and communities throughout New Jersey through mindfulness, social-emotional learning, trauma-healing, restorative practices, and resilience building.
Visit konscious.org →Since 2022, Mychal has served as a Facilitator with the Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) Fellowship, supporting the growth and transformation of educational leaders across the nation.
Visit teleadership.org →JET is a program that teaches entrepreneurship to middle school-aged youth in Asbury Park, helping them develop and launch micro-businesses while learning lifelong skills such as team building and public speaking.
Served as a thinking partner coach with Bleeker in New York City.
Coordinated the 21st CCLC Program in the Asbury Park school district, building relationships with members, academic personnel, and parents and using student data to evaluate curriculum and staff effectiveness.
Instrumental in increasing the efficiency of the store donation program, growing it from 400,000 pounds to over 3 million pounds of food in just three years, and responsible for all incoming food logistics.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Mychal is also a talented poet and spoken word artist. In 2018, he released his first book of poetry, Journey Inn, and has been featured at several poetry readings along the Jersey Shore.
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Mychal's purpose is to awaken infinite love within and throughout community.
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