Yuliia Kichila is one of those women who refuses to fit herself into a single role. An entrepreneur, the founder of the children’s space Hello Kids, a lifestyle blogger—and someone who suddenly began singing simply because she felt like it. Her path does not resemble a carefully designed strategy. It is more of a movement driven by curiosity rather than rigid plans. In our conversation, Yuliia talks about entrepreneurship, music, mountains, and the search for balance between public life and inner quiet.
Yuliia, your image brings together several roles at once — blogger, creative personality, entrepreneur. Which of these facets feels closest to you today?
To be honest, I don’t really like calling myself a blogger. I’d rather say that I share my life. I have many different interests, ideas, changes, and experiments, and people seem curious to watch how I evolve—what I introduce into my life and how I build my daily routine, work, and inner balance.
Entrepreneurship is definitely a significant part of who I am. I truly love what I do. The field of early childhood education is very special to me. It’s a space where you work not only on a project, but with the future generation. I feel that this part of my life will stay with me for a long time.
Recently, I’ve also become very interested in nutrition and dietetics. I’m currently studying it, although I don’t yet know exactly where this path will lead. I’ve never been someone who enjoys making rigid plans for many years ahead. My life develops through curiosity and new opportunities.
So I probably can’t say what there is more of in my life—creativity, business, or personal exploration. Balance matters most to me. I try to stay engaged in the areas that inspire me and help me grow.
You don’t only run a blog—you also sing. Is music a part of your personality, a form of self-expression, or a dream you are gradually realizing?
In fact, I never had a dream of becoming a singer. Everything happened quite unexpectedly. One day I was driving and suddenly thought: why don’t I record a song? A song written specifically for me and about me.
And somehow things came together very quickly. I almost immediately met a composer who began writing music for me, and over time we created several songs together.
So for me, singing is primarily something I do for the soul. It’s not about career ambitions—it’s more about an inner state.
I’m the kind of person who doesn’t postpone life. If I have an idea, I try to bring it to life. If I feel like singing today—I sing. If I want to study nutrition—I enroll in classes. If I decide to try kung fu—I go to training.
It seems to me that when people stop trying new things, life starts losing its energy. For me, life is movement, development, and constant discovery. Music became a natural continuation of that mindset—a way to explore new sides of myself.
Today more and more women combine creativity and business. How difficult is it to maintain balance between inspiration, public visibility, and entrepreneurial responsibility?
Honestly, sometimes it feels as if two very different people live inside me. One enjoys publicity, new connections, projects, events, and social life. The other longs for a very quiet and private existence.
When my schedule is full of meetings, events, and conversations, I start to feel tired rather quickly. I need time alone to restore my inner resources. I can say this quite openly: people can sometimes be exhausting. You give away a lot of energy, and afterward you need silence to regain it.
That’s why pauses are very important to me. From time to time I like to travel somewhere alone, change the environment, and feel a different rhythm of life.
Recently, mountains entered my life. It started with trekking, and now I’m preparing for my first six-thousand-meter climb.
In the mountains everything becomes simpler and more honest. You begin to feel yourself and your real needs very clearly.
For me, balance looks like this: a little bit of society, a little bit of silence. The chance to be among people—and the chance to return to yourself.
Your project Hello Kids is a modern private kindergarten. At what moment did you realize you wanted to create a space for children and their development?
Everything began the moment I became a mother. That was when I first truly started thinking about the kind of environment I wanted for my child.
I wanted to create a place where children would not only feel comfortable but genuinely interested in what surrounds them. A place where they would experience attention, support, and the freedom to grow.
At the beginning, the idea was very simple—just one kindergarten. Small, cozy, and thoughtfully designed in every detail.
But once the project started working, I realized how powerful the energy of working with children truly is. Children are incredibly sincere. They react to the world without filters or conditions. When you spend every day around that kind of energy, your perspective on work begins to change.
You understand that it’s no longer just a business. It’s responsibility. It’s an investment in the future—in a new generation.
Over time, the idea began to grow. New plans appeared, new possibilities. And today I feel that I want to develop this project even further.
What values and skills do you hope to nurture in children through the educational philosophy of Hello Kids?
The most important thing for us is that every child feels free to be themselves.
We create an environment where each child feels respected, supported, and seen. A place where their voice matters and where they are treated as individuals.
At Hello Kids we combine modern education with a very attentive approach to individuality. Every child has their own pace of development, their own interests, their own talents. Our task is to help those qualities unfold.
We also focus on fundamental values: self-confidence, the ability to think independently, to ask questions, and to stay open to the world.
Another important aspect is children’s health. In our kindergartens we place great emphasis on eco-friendly nutrition. Nutrition forms the foundation of physical development, energy, and even cognitive processes.
What I truly hope is that the children growing up in Hello Kids feel happy, confident, and curious about the world.
And perhaps the best sign that we are doing everything right is when a child walks into kindergarten every morning with joy.
Hello Kids is already perceived as a brand. How do you see the project developing in the future—will it become a network of educational spaces, an international franchise, or an entire philosophy of upbringing?
For me, Hello Kids is first and foremost a philosophy of upbringing.
I believe in the format of small, intimate kindergartens. Even if we talk about expansion, it is very important for me to preserve the atmosphere of warmth and trust.
In smaller spaces a completely different level of interaction appears. Children know their teachers, teachers know the children well, and there is closer contact with parents. It creates a genuine sense of community.
That is also why I am currently completing my master’s degree at the Dragomanov University, studying psychology and pedagogy. I want to better understand educational systems and child development in order to build my own thoughtful approach to upbringing.
The world is changing very quickly, so it is difficult to predict what things will look like decades from now. But I truly have many ideas.
I would love for Hello Kids to become something more than a network of kindergartens. I would like it to grow into a modern educational culture—an approach that helps children grow up free, confident, and open to the world.