Kara Tilly

I am the CEO and Owner of Tilly Consulting LLC and Third Generation Woman Entrepreneur in Oklahoma. A professional in a multitude of industries, I have worked directly with every racial demographic, religion, and socioeconomic class. I have a rich in-person understanding of culture and people in almost every area of business and geography with cultural training and immersion working within various areas of the United States and Internationally. My background is in International Studies, Anthropology, and Global Business studying at the University of Chicago, University of Alabama, and Oklahoma State University in Tulsa.

I have worked in and with Oil and Gas, Sustainable and Renewable Energy, Technology, Residential and Commercial Construction, Medical, Recruiting, Consulting, Government, Public Speaking, Restaurants, Logistics, Non-Profit Management, Fundraising, Retail, and Sales.

I am comfortable working with C-level leadership, boards of directors, working with teams who speak multiple languages, hiring, developing, and enhancing onboarding strategies for businesses working with a specific budget, and refining processes and management styles within departments. I have flipped entire departments for both for-profit and non-profit organizations with measured results.

I am a paid public speaker. Innovation and process refinement within organizations and rising above metrics and goals is a passion of mine. I am also comfortable managing more than $200,000 in cash daily and cultivating and overseeing commercial warehouses with inventory valued at more than $1.2 million. I have fundraised more than $1 million for the local community. I truly believe it’s "Tulsa vs. Everyone” and I’m betting on Tulsa.

I serve on community boards for music, arts, community building, international relations and currently am serving my second elected two year term for the South Central Region (Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, & Louisiana) on the national board of directors for the United Nations Association meeting in Washington D.C. and at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.