Season 8 · Episode 96 · 30 Jan 2026
96 - Iva Gumnishka
With Iva Gumnishka
“"Over the past five years we've worked with more than 1000 people from these different locations. And we've provided them with $1 million in funding in revenue for their jobs. Which is a big milestone for us".”
Reflections
Q1: Place
If we could do a flypast on any part of the world that is significant to you, which place, city or country would it be and why?
Granada in Spain
Q2: Life
Give us a glimpse into your life story so far with an emphasis on what you are doing currently?
Graduated from New York and felt a really big urge to go back to my home country, Bulgaria, in order to participate in the response to the Syrian refugee crisis that was happening at the time. I saw that what better place to work on social impact than your own home. This led me to founding my current organisation Humans in the loop and for the past five years we've been working on helping refugees build up their skills, secure their livelihoods through remote digital work and really access the job market in a way that suits their needs.
Q3: Reset
Where on earth is your place or reset or re-charge?
Velingrad in Bulgaria
Q4: Wonder
What wonder of the natural world excites you the most?
The deserts of Morocco
Q5: Hopefulness
What is your story of hopefulness (not your own) about a person, business or non-profit who are doing amazing things for the world?
Three women who are super passionate about social entrepreneurship. All of them have their families, their children, and they're juggling all of that and they're showing me that it's possible to do it and to be a successful woman in business and to have a strong social mission and to take care of your family.
Q6: Insight
Location
Flyover
Granada in Spain
Guest
Sofia in Bulgaria
Mentions
Lamon