Gemma Bulos

Experience

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  Children's Museum of Manhattan

  Jun 1994 - May 2001

  Head Educator

  Created original content (music, curriculum) and produced and performed educational shows for new installations and special events.

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  The Knowledge Project

  Feb 2000 - Mar 2002

  Mentor and Curriculum Designer

  Designed a specialized 10 week curriculum for at-risk special education students in the South Bronx and Queens. Developed a creative writing curriculum that resulted in the publication of book with their poems and stories, a CD recording of the students singing the music from the curriculum, and a boost in their test scores.

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  Inanna Stories LLC

  Apr 2005 - now

  Filmmaker | Music Producer | Performer | Movement Builder

  - Filmmaker - directed and produced multiple short films, promotional videos, an award-winning feature film and music videos. Gemma traveled around the globe for 10 years with nothing with her guitar and backpack and captured film and interviews of inspirational women, groups and organizations doing amazing work in promoting peace and providing clean water and sanitation. She recently produced, starred in, music produced Christmas Freak which won several best film and music awards at various film festivals around the globe.- Movement Builder - mobilized groups in over 100 cities in 60 countries to sing "We Rise", a rousing anthem about rising from tragedy, in response to 9/11. Groups from around the world formed an unprecedented Million Voice Choir on Sept 21, 2004 in celebration of the UN International Day of Peace.- Music Producer and Performer - released 3 albums, co-written and produced an award-winning movie soundtrack and composed an award winning song that mobilized an unprecedented global peace movement. She has performed in over 40 countries. - Solo Performer - Wrote and performed shows covering themes exploring cultural challenges as a first generation Filipina-American/Woman of Color and the need to fit into a different culture and finding empowerment through diversity Show less

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  A Single Drop for Safe Water

  Sept 2006 - Nov 2010

  Founding Director

  - Developed a multi-award-winning WASH program operating as a hybrid model (for profit and non-profit) to ensure donor independence and financial self-reliance. Was the first to introduce cutting-edge WASH technology and strategies to the Philippines. - Co-conceived and pioneered a community -led, -designed, -driven, and -maintained training program partnering local community members, international NGOs, and local and municipal governments - Expanded WASH programming to respond to natural and man-made disaster to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced peoples (IDPs) in conflict and disaster prone areas of the country- ASDSW won Best Social Entrepreneur awards from World Economic Forum, Tech Awards, Ernst Young, Echoing Green and more Show less

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  Global Women's Water Initiative

  Oct 2010 - now

  Executive Director

  The Global Women’s Water Initiative, a project of Earth Island Institute, transforms women from passive recipients of failed community water and projects to local WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) experts and social entrepreneurs . - Conceived and designed a hands-on multi-year technical program training grassroots women to solve their own local WASH issues and professionalizing their services- Trainees exceeded expectations building 7x more WASH technologies than were seed funded by GWWI, mobilized the equivalent of $300,000 from their communities and other funding sources to implement their projects tripling GWWIs seed funds,, and increased their income by 3x- Trainees were recruited as COVID health officials combating myths and misinformation of the pandemic because of their deep knowledge of hygiene, sanitation and community health.https://www.globalwomenswater.org/ Show less

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  Stanford University

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Social Entrepreneur in Residence

  Invited as one of the first Stanford SEERS representing GWWI to launch a new service learning course to provide a reality based practitioner experience on international development programs challenging the status quo. - Co-taught classes alongside revered leaders (Deborah Rhode), authors (Kathleen Kelly Janus) and researchers (Larry Diamond) responding to theoretical lectures and research with personal real world perspectives- Launched and designed summer research fellowships for students to apply their research and deliverables in the field- Published articles in an academic journal featuring the student’s contribution to GWWIs evaluation and measurement strategy. Show less

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  Claremont McKenna College

  Feb 2017 - Nov 2023

  Director and Educator at Kravis Lab for Social Impact

  Co-founded and designed cutting-edge programming for the Kravis Lab for Social Impact, at the charge of the president and Dean of Faculty. KLab is an internal incubator, designed for risk-taking by introducing experimental and experiential programming for student soft skills development, social innovation and community engagement. Spearheaded a 3-pillar strategy to equip students, local non-profit leaders, and emerging global social entrepreneurs with industry tools and essential evidence-informed interventions to maximize social impact. - Trained over 200 leaders from over 150 social impact companies and organizations to excel in impact evaluation, measurement and storytelling- Educated and coached over 500 students in social innovation and entrepreneurship where student-founded companies received start-up investments. Accolades included Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Theil, Fellowship, Halcyon Incubator, Fulbright, and others- Brokered partnerships matching over 150 students with award-winning social impact leaders - Recruited over 150 award-winning systems-changing social entrepreneurs to mentor, coach and co-teach academic and co-curricular courses - Designed and facilitated an accelerator training emerging social impact start-ups resulting in the organizations collectively raising over $2.1 million in their first year.- Mobilized the Student Development Strategy Group, a multi-stakeholder partnership with key divisions on campus to design intentional campus-wide collaboration to connect programs and map student opportunities for soft skill development and success, resulting in an initiative that was integrated into the college’s accreditation process.- Engaged over 50% of the student population per year through dozens of unique events to foster innovation and impact projects across campus and beyond- Co-designed two resilience mobile apps to combat Imposter Syndrome and reduce destructive reactions to adversities Show less

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  The Reinventor Lab

  Dec 2023 - now

  CEO/Founder

  The Reinventor Lab is an impact leadership coaching firm. I bring a wealth of experience and expertise to guide individuals, corporate teams, and organizations toward achieving their full impact potential. Through a comprehensive coaching approach that combines proven methodologies, science-based tools, and strategic insights, my clients are able to navigate the rapidly changing world and future-proof their careers, businesses, and workforces. Leveraging my diverse background and multiple reinventions across various industries, disciplines, and sectors, I have accumulated a expansive set of unique skills and field experience that spans leadership development, career reinvention, changemaker education, and organizational transformation.• Won awards for every reinvention of my career and social enterprises – social entrepreneur, educator in higher education, international development trainer, movement builder, filmmaker, music producer, musician and performer.• Mentored and coached hundreds of social impact start-ups, some winning investments ranging from $90,000 (Echoing Green) to $1,000,000 (Hult Prize).• Designed and conducted leadership and entrepreneurial workshops for Google, Victoria’s Secret, Echoing Green Foundation, Hult Prize, US State Department, Dell Social Innovation Lab, and others.• Mobilized an unprecedented Campus Engagement Network at City College of New York to provoke curricular innovation cultivating inter-disciplinary approaches. Recruited, trained, and funded 64 faculty and staff who designed over 30 new interdisciplinary courses including the design of a first-year strategy to offer required changemaking courses to every incoming student.• Given 3 TEDx Talks and presented at over 100 events in 36 countries alongside distinguished leaders including President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines, DBE Jane Goodall, Nobel Peace Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Prof Wangari Maathai, and Ervin László, among other dignitaries. Show less