--- title: "Yahli Malchin" url: https://stacklist.com/card/d4b7ef2f-b122-4320-a539-3ac521fd4bfc source_url: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/yahlimalchin" stack: https://stacklist.com/c/wellness/stack/3034bacd-47d6-4dc2-8eae-a4056b71cc27 summary: "Yahli Malchin is an entrepreneur based in Los Angeles who founded Wayve, a natural fiber activewear brand, after leaving the tech industry. He has 786 followers and 500+ connections on LinkedIn, with experience at Marqeta and education from USC Marshall School of Business." tags: "linkedin-profile, activewear, entrepreneur, wayve, marqeta, natural-fiber, business" key_entities: "Yahli Malchin (person), Wayve (organization), Marqeta (organization), USC Marshall School of Business (organization), Los Angeles, California, United States (location), Mason Plumlee (person), Charlotte Hornets (organization), natural-fiber-activewear (concept)" classification: "reference" content_hash: "sha256:2cfa3e3a9214778a08a2dab695d22003e273ed3fe758d791b040ba85edd71c42" acp_version: "0.2" token_counts_approximate: 3338 visibility: public agent_accessible: true status: "final" --- # Yahli Malchin Sign in to view Yahli’s full profile Yahli can introduce you to 10+ people at Marqeta Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Yahli Malchin Sign in to view Yahli’s full profile Yahli can introduce you to 10+ people at Marqeta Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Los Angeles, California, United States Contact Info Sign in to view Yahli’s full profile Yahli can introduce you to 10+ people at Marqeta Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . 786 followers 500+ connections See your mutual connections View mutual connections with Yahli Yahli can introduce you to 10+ people at Marqeta Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Join to view profile Message Sign in to view Yahli’s full profile Yahli can introduce you to 10+ people at Marqeta Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to LinkedIn? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Wayve USC Marshall School of Business Company Website Report this profile About I make natural fiber activewear for my brand, Wayve. Left the tech industry in… see more Welcome back Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in or By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . New to LinkedIn? Join now Activity 786 followers Comments Reactions Yahli Malchin commented on a post 3y Congrats, Vincent!! Yahli Malchin commented on a post 3y Happy for you, Suzanne! Congrats! Yahli Malchin commented on a post 6y Wow, 2 years already? No more previous content Yahli Malchin liked this Report this post Yahli Malchin liked this Keyan Bazargan Keyan Bazargan 1mo Yahli Malchin liked this We actually went with the more expensive option. Everyone understands the premise that 3PL costs are just one variable, and to make a good decision you need to consider other factors. But still time and time again, people go for the cheapest option. Yahli Malchin made a different decision for Wayve Wear. He chose a more expensive option based on unquantifiable characteristics. 1. Are they genuine? 2. Are they a good fit for me specifically? 3. How much do they care? 4. Who are the employees? 5. Is their facility clean? 6. Do I trust them to execute? 7. How often can I visit them? Really excited with the result and happy to be a part of Wayve's growth. public_profile__reactions 15 Copy LinkedIn Facebook X Yahli Malchin liked this Report this post Yahli Malchin liked this Ahmed Siddiqui Ahmed Siddiqui 2mo Yahli Malchin liked this An NBA player sent me a LinkedIn message after reading my first book. I almost didn't take the meeting. Mason Plumlee played for the Charlotte Hornets. He had no payments background. No fintech angle. Just a problem he couldn't solve and a book that made him think someone might understand it. His problem was this: he's one of the most generous people I've ever met, but he never carries cash. And in a world where cash is disappearing, spontaneous generosity is getting harder. How do you pay for a stranger's groceries when you don't have your wallet on you? How do you tip the flight attendant who went out of her way when there's no card terminal in the aisle? I sat there on that Google Meet call thinking — this guy just identified something the entire payments industry had missed. We had spent decades building infrastructure for the receiver of payments. Nobody had thought carefully about the giver. What he built to solve that problem became Chapter 1 of The Evolution of the Swipe. I'll let you read it when the book comes out. public_profile__reactions 158 9 Comments Copy LinkedIn Facebook X Yahli Malchin liked this Report this post Yahli Malchin liked this Janice L. Janice L. 6mo Yahli Malchin liked this I’m excited to share that I’m starting a new role as a Staff Product Manager at Nova Credit ! I can’t wait to be part of building a credit system that gives millions of people a shot at the financial system. It’s been an awesome 3.5 years at Marqeta. I’m grateful for the people I met and all that I learned related to payments, cards, and banking. It’s the perfect foundation for what’s next! 237 38 Comments Copy LinkedIn Facebook X Yahli Malchin liked this Report this post Yahli Malchin liked this Keyan Bazargan Keyan Bazargan 11mo Yahli Malchin liked this Last night I spoke to over 150 SDSU students taking a supply chain course. Everything I've learned so far about supply chain has been through mentorship and generosity from others, so I will always be kind and willing to pass along knowledge. The global supply ecosystem is supported by entrepreneurs, designers, manufacturers, marketers, warehouse operators, analysts, sales people, truckers, brokers, buyers, engineers, producers, software developers, technicians etc. and once you develop an understanding of the pieces you can't help but appreciate the complexity and impact. Thank you for having me Veshal Kosuru public_profile__reactions 116 21 Comments Copy LinkedIn Facebook X Yahli Malchin liked this Report this post Yahli Malchin liked this Keyan Bazargan Keyan Bazargan 1y Yahli Malchin liked this One Month Client Progress Update: I began working with a brand on June 13th, and after an initial savings analysis found that we could save them $75k / year, and that everything would be implemented in 1 month. The good news is that they are actually going to save a lot more (94k / year) and the solution is going to be very elegant. The bad news is that we are still 1-2 weeks away from everything being fully implemented. I strive to be accountable and do my best to underpromise so that I can overdeliver. In this case, I overpromised on speed due to optimism and not baking in enough buffer. Lesson learned. Onwards! 14 Copy LinkedIn Facebook X Yahli Malchin liked this Report this post Yahli Malchin liked this Keyan Bazargan Keyan Bazargan 1y Yahli Malchin liked this I'm launching Iron Margin on May 1st! Iron Margin is a finance and operations agency to help e-commerce brands doing $1-50M in sales reduce costs and build a strong supply chain. I've learned a tremendous amount during my time at Freak Athlete under Benji Stark-Elster 's leadership, and I'm ready to share this hard fought knowledge with other e-commerce brands. To keep things very tactical early on, I am taking on a maximum of 3 brands starting May 1st when I officially launch. If you know any founders or operations leaders at $1-$50M e-commerce companies, please feel free to make an intro. Thank you everyone! public_profile__reactions 128 31 Comments Copy LinkedIn Facebook X Yahli Malchin liked this Report this post Yahli Malchin liked this Omer Malchin Omer Malchin 2y Yahli Malchin liked this secure your spot → https://bitly.cx/sCAd Join me for a captivating fireside chat with Marc Randolph, Co-founder and ex-CEO of Netflix! As a friend from my days as head of marketing at Netflix, I'll be interviewing Marc on the early days of starting a video rental by mail service to the creation of one of the most ICONic streaming companies of our time. We'll also cover the legendary battle vs. Blockbuster and Marc's journey from a direct marketing guy who mailed tens of millions of letters and catalogs each year to a serial #entrepreneur who has co-founded several successful startups. This event is not to be missed! The fireside chat will take place on Wednesday, May 29th at 5:30 pm at the OFJCC in Palo Alto. Space is limited, so apply now to secure your spot → https://bitly.cx/sCAd public_profile__reactions 63 Copy LinkedIn Facebook X No more next content Slide to item 1 Slide to item 2 Slide to item 3 See all activities Experience & Education *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> Wayve *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ******* * *** *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> ******* *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ****** ******* ******* * ************ *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> **** ********* *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ********** ******** ******* ******** ** ********** *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> *]:mb-0 text-[18px] text-color-text leading-regular group-hover:underline font-semibold"> *** ******** ****** ** ******** *]:mb-0 not-first-middot leading-[1.75]"> ********** ****** ******** ************** *** ********** ** ***** ** ******** *********** undefined *]:mb-0 [&>*]:text-md [&>*]:text-color-text-low-emphasis"> 2017 - 2021 View Yahli’s full experience See their title, tenure and more. Sign in Welcome back Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in or By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . New to LinkedIn? Join now or By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to LinkedIn’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Recommendations received John Colford “I had the pleasure of working closely with Yahli at NEXT and was constantly impressed by his work. He was agile and could handle any assignment, from quick data analyses to deep-dives that resulted in structural improvements to the product. He went out of his way to make life easier for other colleagues. For example, he proactively wrote a Python script that ended up being used by multiple teams for a process that was previously done manually. Perhaps most impressive though was Yahli's ability to quickly grasp the complexities of the insurance product; not long into his rotation, he could serve as a subject matter expert on the product for other members of the company. He would make an outstanding addition to any team, and I would be happy to chat with anyone interested in learning more about Yahli's work.” Suzanne DuFore “Yahli joined my team to learn the art of UX research and he absolutely blew me away with his ability to learn and adapt and grow into an intensely valuable team member in a matter of a few months. He went from observing to assisting to managing his own projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of the customer, expressing that empathy in his analysis, and earning the admiration of the teams who were grateful for his insights. He is a sponge. He absorbs it all and immediately knows how to apply it. 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