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Khuyen Bui Gia

@khuyenbuigia

People & Culture leader blending coaching, community-building and AI-enabled people systems.

United Arab Emirates
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What I'm looking for

I seek roles combining individual coaching and scalable people systems in multicultural, growth-minded teams; selective executive coaching opportunities welcome.

I am a People & Culture leader and coach who designs human-centred systems that elevate performance and belonging. I combine one-to-one coaching, facilitation and organizational design to create clarity and connection across teams.

My work spans startups, research and community-building — from revamping company culture frameworks to delivering tailored leadership coaching that improves collaboration and career growth. I bring experience in multicultural contexts including Vietnam, Singapore, UK, US and the UAE.

I founded and grew communities and programs — from Vietnam's Contact Improvisation scene to the Nguyen Ven festival — and authored a book on self-transformation. I use tools such as StrengthsFinder, Enneagram, MBTI and practices from embodiment and relational work to support development.

I am drawn to collaborative, forward-looking environments where growth mindset and human connection meet scalable people systems; I am also available for selective executive coaching and partnership roles that blend strategy, facilitation and people analytics.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

People and Culture Lead

Cobblestone Energy

Jun 2025 - Present (4 months)

Revamped company culture and values, delivered 1:1 coaching to improve collaboration and career growth, and designed team events and strategic people insights to strengthen cohesion and clarity.

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Researcher / PhD Student

Bayes Business School

Sep 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 1 month)

Conducted research on founders, leaders, and community builders examining cultural and identity tensions across technology and social change contexts to inform academic and applied practice.

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Author

Not Being

Jan 2020 - Jul 2021 (1 year 6 months)

Co-authored a book on self-transformation exploring integrated approaches to living and contributed interdisciplinary research synthesizing management, psychology, and culture studies.

MI

Director Of Partnerships

MindKind Institute

Jan 2019 - May 2020 (1 year 4 months)

Cultivated and strengthened partnerships to run workshops and retreats focused on developing wise, kind, and effective leaders across Southeast Asia and grew a high-trust regional network.

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Research Assistant

Clayton Christensen Institute

Jan 2017 - May 2017 (4 months)

Researched blended learning trends in K-12, interviewed 17 school leaders, and helped streamline the interview pipeline by implementing a CRM to improve follow-through.

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Internal Communications Intern

People Centered Internet

May 2016 - Aug 2016 (3 months)

Researched and developed a guide for operating a social innovation contest, developed combined human well-being and digital metrics, and streamlined a contact database for a 200-person network.

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Design Consultant & Researcher

Matri Design LLC

May 2015 - Jul 2015 (2 months)

Conducted interviews and research on professional mental models and contributed to an interview guidebook to support design-thinking informed co-creation projects.

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Mentor & Regional Rep

The Compass Fellowship

Sep 2013 - May 2015 (1 year 8 months)

Recruited and mentored 15 students in social impact and entrepreneurship, planned weekly modules, organized field trips, and coordinated speakers and workshops to build community.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Bayes Business School logoBS

Bayes Business School

Doctor of Philosophy, Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

2022 - 2023

Doctoral studies in Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Bayes Business School; program was discontinued after research from September 2022 to October 2023.

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Tufts University

Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science & Philosophy

2013 - 2017

Completed a Bachelor of Arts combining Computer Science and Philosophy from September 2013 to May 2017.

AI

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

International Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate

2009 - 2012

Completed the International Baccalaureate program from 2009 to 2012.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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