2024 20 in their Twenties: Devyn Mikell

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President and Co-founder | Qualifi

Age: 29

Hometown: Indianapolis

Education: bachelor’s in operations and supply chain management, Indiana State University

Family: wife, Caitlyn; son, Chayse

Years with organization: 5

First job: custom-painting canvas shoes to sell to high school students and cutting grass at foreclosed homes

Givebacks: assistant to the track and field coach, Marian University; assistant coach for a track club centered on youth ages 7-17 called ATA (Advancement Through Athletics).

Something surprising: “I’m afraid of the dark (like the pitch black). I’m one of those people that will hit the light switch and sprint to where I’m going.”

(IBJ photo/Eric Learned)

Devyn Mikell is president and co-founder of Qualifi, a software business whose tagline is, “Make it effortless to hire top talent faster.” “My responsibility spans oversight to the whole company,” he said. “However, I have a special focus on the sales and marketing portions of the business.” Mikell said he has been a founder since college, when he co-founded a food truck, Twisted Fry, while competing as a track athlete. (“Bad idea.”) To launch that business, Mikell and his co-founder worked with local government officials to pass ordinances to allow food trucks to conduct business in Terre Haute, and it became the first food-truck business in the city. During Mikell’s downtime with the food truck, he began to focus on Qualifi. When the time was right, the food truck was sold. “I’m truly proud of our perseverance as a company,” he said. “Specifically, I think the coolest accomplishment we’ve had was winning the Techpoint Exceptional Employer Mira Award, along with getting multiple Best Places to Work in Indiana awards, too.”•

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