Nearly blind as a child, Jade Kayo MIKI only restored her full vision at the age of 27 through two decades of treatment.
The story of Kayo Jade MIKI, co-founder of MÖTHEA, has been featured on several occasions in the press. This includes a piece in the Tatler in which the author writes: “It is precisely due to her [Jade’s] previous life of being nearly blind, that today she exhibits such a keen insight with people. Her ability to turn weakness into strength means that she is supremely capable of creating new opportunities.”
Prior to founding MÖTHEA, for nearly 16 years, Jade was a preeminent transformational innovator at the heart of the intersections between business, performing arts, and cultural fields. She has built projects in France, the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, and Spain. She was the agent responsible for the introduction of the Berliner Philharmoniker, jazz legend Herbie Hancock, vocalist Bobby McFerrin, and other Grammy Awards winners into the Chinese market.
The name MÖTHEA is an amalgamation of the words “Mobility” and “Theatre.”
MÖTHEA specializes in creating theatre and plays in both digital spaces and the real world to showcase artistic diversity. Jade is responsible for coordinating projects of content ecosystems for sustainable brands, cultural business models, and corporate partnerships.
In 2016, Jade launched her own personal project entitled: Women and The Table They Set in which she explored topics on the concepts of European female self-identity and cultural revolutions at the dining table.
In 2017, in a continuation of the aforementioned project, selections of Jade’s fine art photography from her 3,000-kilometer trek across Europe were shortlisted for the London Photography Awards. The Chinese language version of her non-fiction travel journal, Women and The Table They Set, was published in 2020.
In 2021, Jade co-founded MÖTHEA. Since then, she has been invited as a guest speaker by numerous prestigious foundations including the American Club Taipei, where she introduced topics of gender equality listed on the UN’s SDGs. She also serves as a guest lecturer at the Master’s Program in Economics at Taiwan’s prestigious National Taiwan University.
In 2022, Jade once again picked up the pen for human rights by writing "True Colors of Yosifu: A Journey in Artistic Expression", which book was recognized by the National Golden Tripod Award.
In 2023, Jade was selected as one of the “Top Pioneering Female Entrepreneurs” in Tatler Front & Female’s annual awards.