Change maker. [ Mechanical Engineer + Creator / Entrepreneur = Imagineer. ] Seasoned social entrepreneur, results-oriented visionary leader and keen strategist. Uniquely gifted at identifying relevant societal gaps and business opportunities, envisioning and articulating a future that doesn't yet exist, and building a capable team and strategy to attack the issue. Founding leader of six for-profit and non-profit companies globally. Gifted communicator with deep experience presenting and communicating compelling ideas on a large scale and in high-profile environments. Strong cross-cultural leadership experience, proven impact track-record and results. Well versed in human centered design, impact innovation, and with lean start-ups. Purpose-driven entrepreneur helping you help people + the planet. Specialties: Visionary Leadership, Creative + Innovation Strategy, Impact Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Social and Purpose Venture Development, Corporate and Social Impact Partnership Development, Organizational and Program Development, Lean Process Engineering, Lean /Agile Start-up, Product Development, Project Management, Professional Training, Workforce and Talent Development, Sales and Marketing, Process Improvement, Non-profit Management, Start-ups, Recruiting, Public Speaking, Human Centered Design, Critical Thinking.
Maybelle & Makenzie, Llc.
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FounderMaybelle & Makenzie, Llc. Jan 2020 - PresentStrategy consulting: eco-innovation, clean tech, social impact, creative disruption, a new imagination for holistic product, service + ecosystem opportunities.
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Co-Founder & Chief Strategy OfficerPhoton Marine Oct 2021 - Dec 2023Portland, Oregon, Us -
Board MemberIndiedwell Sep 2018 - Aug 2021Caldwell, Idaho, UsInnovative affordable housing, workforce development B-corp leveraging end of life repurposed shipping containers and disrupting workforce development opportunities nationally. -
Global Impact Leadership & StrategyCarnival Corporation Feb 2020 - Jan 2021Miami, Fl, Us -
Svp, Global Impact, Carnival Corporation & PlcCarnival Corporation Jun 2015 - Jan 2020Miami, Fl, Us -
Ypo MemberYpo Sep 2017 - Sep 2020Irving, Texas, Us -
Founding President Fathom, Chief Impact Officer, Carnival Corporation & PlcFathom Travel 2014 - Jan 2020Seattle, Washington, UsFathom exists to put love in action. www.fathom.org Pioneered by Fathom™, impact travel is a whole new category of travel: mindful, purpose-driven, and with an easily accessible framework for making an impact on the wider world we live in. Impact travel with Fathom provides the opportunity to build community with like-minded travelers, become immersed in another culture, and come alongside its people to create enduring social impact.Every Fathom™ journey is based on our sincere belief that the person-to-person connection is among the strongest catalysts for transformation. What sets Fathom apart is the long-term, systematic partnership approach with its partner countries paired with the unique business model that allows for sustained impact and lasting development. Fathom’s scale and global vision reach beyond what the world has ever seen.As a Fathom™ traveler, you’ll come alongside established impact partners with strong community connections in the northern Dominican Republic. You’ll connect with the people of those communities, immersing yourself in their culture, harnessing the power of that human connection to make relevant, lasting contributions. And you’ll come home seven days later knowing that, for the people whose lives you’ve just touched, the world has become a little brighter because of you. -
Founder & CeoCreate Common Good 2008 - Jan 2014Boise, Id, UsWe use food to change lives and build healthy communities. Our foodservice job-training programs help people with barriers to employment achieve self-sufficiency by marrying their talents to the needs of the community. We equip, empower and enable individuals and communities towards brighter futures. -
Founding TeamJitasa 2006 - 2008United States, UsJitasa is a certified B-Corporation serving the global social sector. Jitasa provides professional back-office solutions, enabling broader missional impact for their diverse clientele. -
Co-FounderNightlight International 2004 - 2006Springfield, Missouri, UsNightLight is an international organization committed to addressing the complex issues surrounding trafficking and prostitution by catalyzing individual and community transformation. The Vision...is to offer intervention to sexually exploited women and children, to enable them to discover their dignity, and to provide a program of holistic transformation, empowering them to live and work in their community.The Mission...To build relationships and provide hope, intervention, rescue and assistance to women and children exploited in the sex industry by offering alternative employment, vocational opportunities, life-skills training and physical, emotional and spiritual development to women seeking freedom from sexual exploitation. NightLight builds support networks internationally to intervene and assist women, men and children whose lives are negatively impacted by the sex industry. -
Footwear Development ManagerNike 2002 - 2003Beaverton, Or, Us -
Technical Marketing Manager, Corporate DemosIntel 2001 - 2002Santa Clara, California, Us -
Process Engineering ManagerGeneral Motors 1996 - 2000Detroit, Michigan, Us
Tara Varga Education Details
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Georgia Institute Of TechnologyMechanical Engineering
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Tara Varga works for Maybelle & Makenzie, Llc.
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Tara Varga's current role is Visionary Leader & Change Maker | Serial Entrepreneur | Climate Innovation & Social Impact.
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Tara Varga attended Georgia Institute Of Technology.
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