Jake Kailahi

Host & Founder

Jake Kailahi is an Education Specialist that is committed to lifelong learning. Jake currently works in the public higher education sector with a driving passion to serve students seeking knowledge. His current roles focus on equity, access and service. Within the educational institution Jake has been a "jack of all trades" teaching, career services, student life, tutoring, and overseen the creation and support of specially funded programs to service various student populations.

Jake received his Masters in Higher Education from Michigan State University where the idea for the Humble Hustle Project first came to him. While there, Jake worked multiple positions at once during his educational journey to not only help support himself, but also provided him a breadth of experiences around the learning people were seeking. Prior to MSU Jake graduated with his B.A. from University of California, Santa Barbara and a proud graduate of the community college system.

The Summer of 2020 Jake founded the Humble Hustle Project and launched the the first episode in early 2021. Jake is committed to continue his work in the education sector, but intends to make the Humble Hustle Project a household brand and podcast to foreground a lifelong learner mindset.