Paul Willis

Paul Willis’ career highlights as a creative professional with ties to youth-focused, arts, education and social justice nonprofits include starting up City Year Sacramento, providing leadership training and executive coaching for the Nehemiah Emerging Leaders Program, and serving as an executive board member at Sol Collective, a nonprofit focused on art, culture and activism. A talented Hip Hop teaching artist with experience as a DEI consultant and executive leadership coach, Paul returned to his hometown of Boston, MA in 2021 and released a teacher’s edition of his last album Wonderland that was paired with a documentary film, and curriculum.

Paul’s latest work is defining the ABC’s of rap with an album, book, and curriculum offering on Hip Hop Leadership. Since July 2023, Paul has been awarded multiple grants to complete this very album, book and curriculum, which he piloted with Beat The Odds – Boston, a creative youth development nonprofit organization, Conservatory Lab Charter School, Neighborhood House Charter School, and with Frugal Bookstore through a series of author talks and community events. When he’s not in the classroom or the studio, you can find him on stage speaking, performing, or working behind the scenes with creative leaders and organizations that are aligned with his mission, vision, and values.