About Kula

Who is “Kula”?

In Sanskrit, “Kula” means “community”, or “a community of like-minded and like-hearted people coming together for a common cause”. That is what “Kula” is all about.

About Kula

Who is “Kula”?

In Sanskrit, “Kula” means “community”, or “a community of like-minded and like-hearted people coming together for a common cause”. That is what “Kula” is all about.

Founded in January 2022 by Kanokewan Wuttithamrong (Khun Ja), the sole purpose of Kula Co., Ltd. is to help connect and support worthy causes, to the community at large. “A Night to Remember” is a personal passion project for Kula’s founder Khun Ja, dating back to her years living and working in Beijing. The first two “A Night to Remember” took place in 2015 and 2019 respectively, raising over 300,000 RMB combined. The funds raised provided life-saving surgeries, education and arts and music programs for children in need.

Since its inception, Kula has raised over 3.5 million baht through two “A Night to Remember” Charity Concerts in 2022 and 2023, providing educational scholarships for hundreds of underprivileged children across Thailand. Kula is also a co-founder/organizer of the Kinnari Music Festival, which provides opportunities for aspiring youth musicians to hone their skills to not only entertain, but help and inspire others.

Should you wish to organize an event in support of your cause but do not have the personnel, expertise or time to do so, let Kula help you. We promise to bring enthusiasm, passion and dedication to your project to ensure its resounding success.

Interview with Kula’s founder Ja Wuttithamrong (April 2022)
Khun Ja as anchor for China Central Television (circa 2007)
Khun Ja at AN2R Charity Concert (circa June 2022)

About Kula’s Founder

Living in Chicago, Princeton, Geneva, Hong Kong, Beijing and Bangkok has made the founder of Kula Co., Ltd. Khun Ja Wuttithamrong a “citizen of the world”, so to speak. For close to three decades, her professional career has included roles in journalism, media, sales, marketing, and education. The breadth and experience havr taken her all over the world.

She started off as a rookie reporter under the tutelage of veteran news anchors and broadcasters in the Thailand. She then spent six years with Turner Broadcasting Systems, the licensing arm of CNN International in sales and marketing, before returning to her true love of journalism. In 2001, she joined CNN Hong Kong at an entry level position, eventually becoming the producer for their celebrated interview program TalkAsia. In 2005, she moved to Beijing with her husband and joined CCTV 9 (now CGTN) as an anchor for their flagship business program BizChina. She remained in that role for two years.

After taking some time off (and welcoming two daughters), Khun Ja switched to the education field in 2014, and held several roles at Ivy Education Group, eventually becoming their Director of Marketing and Community Engagement.

Khun Ja has a breadth of experience when it comes to event organization, ranging from intimate coffee talks, to charity concerts, to large scale community events, all conducted with equal dedication, precision and conviction. It was also at IEG where her love for children, and her desire to help people became crystal clear. Seeing the power of education, and how transformative it can be for a child made her feel an even greater urgency to try and help those less fortunate, especially children.

After 20 years living abroad, Khun Ja returned home to Bangkok with her family in January 2020, right at the start of Covid-19 pandemic. Witnessing the suffering the pandemic brought on to countless people crystalized her “raison d’etre” or her reason for being even more: she just wants to help people. “Donating would be the easier route, but what’s the fun in that?” she says.

Khun Ja hopes that through her company Kula, she will be able to contribute her skills, experience, and personal connections built over the past three decades, for the greater good.