BEHIND THE MESS
☆ Meet Our Founder ☆
Hello there! I’m Kylie, the human behind the mess.
I created Messy Mic because I believe the best parts of life aren’t the highlight reels we post online, they are the MESSY moments that shape who are are. After years of working in events and community, I saw a need for spaces where people could show up as their REAL selves without the fear of judgement. I discovered that people don’t just want a social event, they want to connect & feel SEEN.
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And somewhere along the way, adults forgot how to be playful & curious.
We traded curiosity for caution, play for productivity, and self-expression for trends. We started measuring our worth in how polished, professional, and “together” we look, even when it meant hiding the “messy” parts of ourselves that make human.
I’ve always carried my playful, childlike wonder into my adult life. Always learning new skills, exploring new hobbies, and finding magic wherever I go. I connect with my younger self that makes silly noises & faces just because, finds joy in the smallest silly moments, and even busts out weird dance moves in public. I’ve been called “immature” or “naïve” more times than I can count as an adult, and I’ve even lost friends because of it. But the truth is, the real ones are the ones who don’t look down on you and love you exactly as you are. These are the connections the wait.
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That’s why I created Messy Mic.
I’ve spent years looking for a space where I could be silly one minute and deeply vulnerable the next. A place where everyone around me can reconnect with that child-like play & curiosity again, without of judgment, and connect through all the messy stories that’s shaped us today.
Our debut series, Granny Talk, is especially close to my heart. It celebrates the voices of a generation too often overlooked and builds more intergenerational connection before these rich narratives are lost. I regret not asking my grandparents to share more stories before they passed. It wasn’t until I was a full-blown adult that I realized that my family isn’t “perfect” like I thought when I was a kid. I thought they all had it figured out and always knew what to do, but the truth is, no one knows their path exactly and we’re all figuring it out as we go. And Granny Talk is here to normalize the mess.