Julio Gutierrez

Impact Business Designer in Barranquilla, Colombia

I am young professional and citizen of the world. Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, graduated with a Bachelor in International Relations and Certified in Social Enterprise Management .Love traveling and discovering different tastes, a lot of food and flavors. I am committed to improve unprivileged people’s life while continuously developing my expertise in marketing and communications as well as Social Innovation and entrepreneurship knowledge and practices. My expertise and skills vary from designing sustainable business models to solve social issues to leading the creation and implementation of programs / projects focused on improving society’s welfare: My passion for discovering new cultures took me to live and work in three different countries:

In Egypt I was fund-raising manager for an NGO, in the US I had the opportunity to serve my country as an Intern of the Consulate of Colombia in Miami and in India, as an IDEX Fellow I consulted an Affordable Private School in Hyderabad and gained great insights of social enterprises while working in VOICE 4 Girls as the Marketing and communication assistant. Currently, I am working in my home country Colombia, as a Social Business Consultant for Yunus Social Business in a project along with 30 women at extreme poverty situation co-developing two social businesses for income generation and women empowerment.

  • Education
    • International Relations Analyst, Universidad del Norte
    • Social Enterprise Management Certificate
    • Monterrey Institute of International Studies