Tara Howell - Hire Keynote and Guest Speaker

Tara Howell

Founder and Director of Blue Derby Pods Ride

If you are not doing good with your business, what’s the point of doing business?

That’s the perspective Tara has taken to her entrepreneurial journey. At age 23, she took the leap of faith and established the world’s first luxury adventure mountain biking experience in Derby, Tasmania – Blue Derby Pods Ride.

Every step in establishing and operating this multi, national, award-winning business, Tara has implemented systems and processes that put the environment first. These practices dive deep into answering the small and big sustainable problems accepted in every-day business, including; minimising carbon and waste, organisational culture alignment and environmental values implementation.

At the highest level, Tara has had her approach to business academically proven by the University of Tasmania research paper ‘When Flow Meets Business’.

Tara is a deep thinker, has a strategic mind and is incredibly action orientated. Her business is a ‘good business’, but one day she hope this is just ‘business’.

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Key Points for Tara Howell

Tara Howell is the founder of Blue Derby Pods Ride a luxury adventure, off-grid, multi-day, mountain biking Experience that places sustainable practices as a way of normal operation, rather than a special nice to have.
She has been awarded over 8 Tasmanian and National Tourism and Business Awards.
Tara is the developer of an academically proven approach to business that facilitates the phycological state of 'flow' for Blue Derby Pods Ride guests.
Tara holds number of board positions including; University of Tasmania, Tourism Industry Council Tasmania and Mountain Bike Network – Tasmania (Chair).

Topics for Tara Howell

The Blue Derby Pods Ride story
Creating a truly sustainable business
Experiential travel and curating life-long experiences
Entrepreneurship in a competitive world
Brand and marketing – how to set yourself apart

Testimonials for Tara Howell

Tara Howell is an exceptional Tasmanian entrepreneur whose wealth of experiences across marketing, product development, tourism, and innovation belies her young age. She is an award-winning tourism operator at the fore of Tasmania’s emergence as one of the word’s premier mountain biking destinations. A naturally gifted public speaker, Tara’s story will resonate with a broad audience, from the savviest of marketing professionals and industry boffins, to those who love a can-do attitude with a shot of entrepreneurial vigour.
CEO
Tourism Industry Council Tasmania