Credentials & Qualifications

The experience behind the message.

An MBA in business analytics, a certified Personal Change Management Instructor, and an international TEDx speaker. Every keynote and coaching engagement is built on proven expertise and real results.

MBA

Business Analytics

International TEDx Speaker

Certified Personal Change Management Instructor

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MBA

Business Analytics, UNC Wilmington

415K+

Views on her international TEDx talk

International bestselling author

Top 16

Self-improvement podcasts in the USA, GRASP Confidence Podcast

Education

Grounded in business and science.

2021

Master of Business Administration, Specialization in Business Analytics

University of North Carolina Wilmington

2018

Certificate in Financial Management

Cornell University

2017

Certificate in Management

University of Notre Dame

2009

Bachelor of Science, Environmental Biology

Wingate University

Professional Training · CPD & ITOL Accredited

Certified in personal change management.

● CPD & ITOL accredited

Awarded July 2025

SSW Certified Personal Change Management (PCM) Instructor

Tara is internationally certified through SCARED SO WHAT, an internationally accredited professional coaching firm. She completed the SCARED SO WHAT Certified Personal Change Management Instructor programme and passed the online and oral review process with Dr. Grant Van Ulbrich, founder of SCARED SO WHAT.

Accredited by ITOL and CPD

Endorsed by The Oxford Review

Senior Partner, SCARED SO WHAT Professional Coaching

Leadership & Affiliations

Trusted roles on and off the stage.

Co-Founder & CEO

Best Branding Solutions

Branding agency founded in 2020

Speaker Coach & Curator

TEDx Sugar Creek Women

2 million views and counting

Host

GRASP Confidence Podcast

Top 2.5% of podcasts globally and top 16 in the USA for self-improvement

Senior Partner · SCARED SO WHAT

SCARED SO WHAT Professional Coaching

International change management coaching firm

Member

National Speakers Association

Carolinas Chapter

Member & Chapter Leader

C-Suite for Christ

Speaker Bureau

Recognition

Multiple award-winning.

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Top 50

Most watched TEDx talks globally, 2024. TEDxMaidMarianWay, Nottingham, England

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Top 16

Self-improvement podcasts in the USA, GRASP Confidence Podcast

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Top 2.5%

Of podcasts globally, GRASP Confidence Podcast

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2026

Triangle Woman of Impact

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2026

Award-Winning TEDx Brand Strategist

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2025

Women to Know in North Carolina

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2023

International Empowerment Award, Think Network

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Featured in Forbes

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Keynotes on executive presence, confidence through change, leadership capacity, and the GRASP Method™.

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