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LEARN TO BE BAD

Are you bad at cars? Skateboarding? Maintaining your bike? Managing your money? Starting anything new?

You're not alone.

The Bad Academy was born out of two principles:

1. Being bad at something is a good thing. We want to embrace the vulnerability and support each other when it comes to learning a new skill.

2. It's bad-ass to want to learn and teach. Knowledge is power, and power is freedom. Women with more freedom are more self-sufficient and therefore more self-confident. You're a Baddie for trying, failing, and sharing... and we love you for it!

Your Bad community is built around mutual respect for each other, and our natural curiosity to experience and learn new things.

Welcome.

Amanda Kao
Founder, CEO

Amanda Kao (she/her) is the founder and CEO of The Bad Academy, an organization that creates and produces workshops for women taught by women with the intention of teaching women to be more self-sufficient and self-confident, but, more importantly, to have more fun! Before founding Bad Academy, Amanda worked as an HR and Operations consultant for tech, social and environmental justice, and various start-ups. She is passionate about building community and continues to find opportunities to bring people together.

Since founding Bad Academy in 2019, Amanda has produced and organized over 150 workshops and has been hired as a speaker and facilitator for several brands and organizations including Arc'teryx, Lululemon, UBC, The Good Food Company, and more on topics relating to women's advocacy and business.

Please reach out for more information on hiring Amanda for your next event.

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