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What is your favorite childhood memory?
Tours to the beach. Residents of my small Ecuadorian community would pool together funds to rent a bus to take us to the beach every year. The anticipation always kept me up the night before!
What has been your most defining life experience?
Leaving the security and stability of my corporate job just months after receiving a promotion I had been working toward in search of my true passion. I sold most of my belongings and traveled the world for a year. That experience served as the wakeup call that led me to move to Denver, reinvent my career, and build the life I envisioned for myself.
What has been your toughest life experience?
Moving to New York City at 14 years of age. I left behind my family and life as I knew it in pursuit of a better life.
What do you believe to be the most important leadership skill?
The ability to teach and mentor; one cannot expect A+ results from one’s team without taking the time to lead and coach.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Becoming Ander’s mom. I dreamt of being a mom my entire life, and for a while, it felt like an unattainable dream. He makes me want to be better every single day.
Karla Calderon
Vice President - Accounting
Karla Calderon is an accountant by trade and an entrepreneur at heart. Karla migrated from Ecuador to NYC where she completed her education. After school Karla began her accounting career in Miami, FL as an Accountant & Financial Analyst at Starwood Capital. Her education and dedication to hard work has inspired her to support other entrepreneurs.
As the founder of her own consulting company, Karla has spent the last 10 years helping emerging companies scale their accounting and finance functions. In this capacity, she focused on strengthening the integrity of accounting systems, processes and structures that allowed her clients to meet their operational objectives and strategic potential.
After working with Rallyday Partners as a client, Karla was inspired to join the team as Rallyday continues to strengthen its investment, portfolio management, investor relations and internal accounting and finance activities.
Karla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Hunter College – CUNY.
Karla Calderon is an accountant by trade and an entrepreneur at heart. Karla migrated from Ecuador to NYC where she completed her education. After school Karla began her accounting career in Miami, FL as an Accountant & Financial Analyst at Starwood Capital. Her education and dedication to hard work has inspired her to support other entrepreneurs.
As the founder of her own consulting company, Karla has spent the last 10 years helping emerging companies scale their accounting and finance functions. In this capacity, she focused on strengthening the integrity of accounting systems, processes and structures that allowed her clients to meet their operational objectives and strategic potential.
After working with Rallyday Partners as a client, Karla was inspired to join the team as Rallyday continues to strengthen its investment, portfolio management, investor relations and internal accounting and finance activities.
Karla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Hunter College – CUNY.
What is your favorite childhood memory?
Tours to the beach. Residents of my small Ecuadorian community would pool together funds to rent a bus to take us to the beach every year. The anticipation always kept me up the night before!
What has been your most defining life experience?
Leaving the security and stability of my corporate job just months after receiving a promotion I had been working toward in search of my true passion. I sold most of my belongings and traveled the world for a year. That experience served as the wakeup call that led me to move to Denver, reinvent my career, and build the life I envisioned for myself.
What has been your toughest life experience?
Moving to New York City at 14 years of age. I left behind my family and life as I knew it in pursuit of a better life.
What do you believe to be the most important leadership skill?
The ability to teach and mentor; one cannot expect A+ results from one’s team without taking the time to lead and coach.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Becoming Ander’s mom. I dreamt of being a mom my entire life, and for a while, it felt like an unattainable dream. He makes me want to be better every single day.
