Tamara Baker Email & Phone Number

Global

• Working as a ‘COO for hire’ helping organizations to effectively grow and scale. Consulting services include:
• Sustainable, scalable operational foundations
• Strategic planning and operationalization
• Leadership development
• Organization design and structuring
• Embedding culture and values, building teams

Global

As interim COO, I am helping 17 Triggers achieve their Big Hairy Audacious Goal by building the strategic, operational, and people foundations necessary for successful growth and scale.

USA, Asia, Africa

• Created and led a new business unit, from a start-up (pilot) in one country to global scale, resulting in a $35M USD portfolio with operations across 7 countries in Asia and Africa and 280+ staff. Started with no.
• Managed three product lines across Asian and African markets. Over 2,000,000+ people impacted and $15M USD in revenue – measured in unit sales to customers living at the Base of the Pyramid on $1-2/day.
• Created the vision and 5-year strategic plan for the business unit and developed and implemented successful marketing strategies and campaigns for base of the pyramid markets, resulting in unprecedented sales of WASH.
• Direct leadership of management team comprised of finance, business development, innovation, fundraising, and knowledge managers. Recruited, trained, mentored, and led inter-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
• Developed and managed operation budgets and revenue forecasts of $20+M USD for 1 to 5-year time horizons for the business unit and country programs. Year-over-year was the most profitable business unit of the.
• Institutionalized Human Centered Design (HCD) processes as part of all phases of country program design and implementation resulting in award winning designs and business models.

Canada

• Opened the Quebec and Atlantic Canada markets for a new outerwear brand, developing and managing a networks of distributors and sales reps, requiring excellent customer relationship and organization skills.
• Spearheaded and led initiative to develop digital marketing strategy, including a website and email campaigns.

Winnipeg, Canada Area

• Managed relationships for multiple clients and campaigns, equaling ~$800K CAD in annual net revenue. Responsibilities including preparing and presenting pitches, proposals, and business cases to clients and managing.
• Developed management tools to increase project management efficiency and improve management of costs, margins, and forecasting.

Canada & USA

Founded an online business providing cost effective digital promotion solutions for real estate agents.Created the business plan and marketing strategy, designed and executed the digital marketing strategy, and managed the bookkeeping, revenue forecasting, and budgeting.

Canada & Europe

Developed business and marketing strategies for start-up and small businesses. Services included competitive landscape and target market analysis, business and product positioning strategies, promotional plans, and roll-out/launch planning.

Executive Education, Organizational Leadership

High Potential Leaders - Accelerating Your Impact

Bachelor Of Commerce (Honours), Marketing And International Business

Global Leaders Program

Hive is a global community of 1000 CEOs, leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs from 95 countries who are working together on creating a.

Education record

Educational seminars for business teaching negotiation skills to employees and individuals.

Education record

On the job mentorship and training from IDEO and Standford d-School designers in HCD methodology, process, and tools.

High Performance Management Coaching

WRP is a sales consulting firm that works with clients to generate exceptional sales results by transforming the performance of their.