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Tara Furiani-Boggs

Engaging Keynote Speaker, CEO & Host
Not the HR Lady
Country or state 
United States (Texas)
Available to 
Global
City 
Austin
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

Current position (1)

Engaging Keynote Speaker, CEO & Host

Not the HR Lady

Degrees (3)
Organizational Leadership
Loyola Marymount University
2001 to 2003
Marketing
Loyola Marymount University
1998 to 2001
Psychology
Arizona State University
2016 to 2018

Bio

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Tara Furiani Bio

I'm Tara Furiani and after spending 20 years in the corporate world of work, 12 of those as an International Chief People Officer, I founded Not the HR Lady, A ‘People’ Consultancy Firm, a Popular Web Series & Podcast, Learning Community and a movement toward… All Things People. No BS.

My mission is simple… to create an on-going dialogue and affect change related to previously thought of as “taboo” topics for the workplace (like bullying, racism, good old boys’ clubs, brilliant a**holes, and more) that often marginalize, harm & oppress Women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ employees.

Companies all over the world hire my successful 'People Firm' to aid with: Business Strategy & Executive Team Building, Board Facilitator, HR & DEIB Consulting, C-Level Coaching & Executive Brand Management, to Speak at Events (virtual and live), to help them find the right executives for their organizations and, to change their business through people.

I hold several certifications, including Predictive Index, DiSC, Dale Carnegie, Franklin Covey, Meyers-Briggs and more. I also have my BBA in Marketing, an MS in Organizational Leadership, and 2nd MS in Psychology.

I've recently wrote my first book, F*ck Your Office Snacks and am working on a 2nd book & learning series called Don't Suck As A Boss

I spend my free time with my seven children (5 bio, 2 adopted, Single Parent) and our fun family team enjoys traveling (before COVID-19), dark hide and seek, going to the lake, making music together, scary movies, dance parties, roller coasters, and cooking together.

Not the HR Lady Bio

Our firm is committed to getting fuckery out of the workplace. From racism to misogyny to bigotry to sexism to ageism to mental wellness to bullying... companies must do better for the employees.

The mission is simple:

Create on-going dialogue & affect change, related to "taboo" work topics that marginalize, harm and oppress Women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ employees.

In short, we help Boards, Executives, Leadership Team, Employees and Companies alike become authentic 'People First' leaders & orgs.

Presentations

Presentations (2)
Don't Suck as a Boss

Leadership for those who know that 5 tips to anything is bullshit.

F*ck Your Office Snacks

Self-worth and self-reliance in the workplace.

Workshops (1)
Social Leadership
1 hour
(View workshop agenda)

Get more out of your teams by letting your 'human' show.

Past talks (2)
Aligning HR & Business Strategy
Hacking HR
Online
March 11, 2021
HR Transform
HR Transform
Online
March 23, 2021
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Engaged But We Just Met (eBook)
US News & World Report "HR Degrees"

Books & Articles (20)

F*ck Your Office Snacks
2020
All things Equitable "White & Woke Series"
Business.com "Employee Compensation"
Business with Benefits LIVE on LinkedIn
Culturati 2019
Clubhouse
Whites at the Rountable Webinar
Hacking Your Leadership
Hiring Transformed LIVE on LinkedIn
Amplify DEI "The State of Working Mom's"
Learn to Lead "Holistic Human Resources"
Freedom of Speech "Stop Lying LinkedIn"
Medium "Feminism Didn't Need a Rebrand"
The Red Mage "Workplace and Mental Health"
Reworked "Does Your Company's HR Lack Heart"
The Other Side of Sales
Talent Talk Radio
TLNT.com "Talent Pros Weigh In On the Capitol Attacks"
Art House Convergence 2019 / Sundance Film Festival
SXSW 2019

Expertise (12)

Leadership
Social & Political
Business
Health & Well-being
Entertainment & Art
Authentic Leadership Corporate Cultures Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Human Resources and Talent Executive Team Building Working Moms People Strategy

Clients

People Element
Alamo Drafthouse
loanDepot
ACT
Exec Wranglers
Centum Health Properties
Texas State University Small Business Development Center
IPMA-HR
Hacking HR
SHRM Vermont
The Zebra
Simon Fraser University
Disneyland
The Four Seasons
Six Flags
The Zebra

Reviews

Testimonials (11)
  • We at the Zebra were fortunate to have Tara speak at our company for Human Rights Day, and she did a phenomenal job. I enjoyed her presentation as well as going into more detail about the aspects of human rights in the workplace. Tara gave some excellent examples and personal stories that showed how passionate she was on the topic, as well as what that means for equity, diversity, and humanness. She was a dynamic speaker, and engaged the audience throughout the talk.Me and my team were able to engage on a personable level. It was insightful, inspiring, and presented a call to action in our surrounding community. I would love to have Tara come back for any speaking engagements that might be of interest to her, we really enjoyed her.
    Jocelyn Elder
    Verified
  • Tara gave the closing keynote presentation at the recent IPMA-HR Utah Chapter Annual Conference. As usual and expected, her and Justin's work was top notch. The content, delivery, tone and manner were precisely what we had in mind; she had obviously taken all information given her into consideration and applied it to every facet of her address. Her energy and passion for making things better for people in our workplaces and otherwise is clear and contagious. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
    Rebecca Smyrniotopoulos
    Verified
  • If you want truth, passion, and inspiration, have Tara been your speaker. She preaches what we all need to hear to be better and treat people right. That is my kind of HR!
    David Kitchen
    Verified
  • Tara is a powerful speaker and natural leader. It was refreshing being on the panel with her surrounding the state of working moms in the time of COVID. She keeps it real and gives space to women. I recommend her for organizations seeking a new sense of leadership.
    Cordelia Gaffar
    Verified
  • Tara has this way of bringing out the best (and worst) in people in such a way that you are transformed. When I say the best, I mean that she will challenge you. She will not let you back down. You are not allowed to shrink. You will leave her presence feeling emboldened, empowered, and uplifted. She does this with her podcasts, books, websites, classes, group texts, and wow, I'm tired just writing all of that! When I say the worst, what I mean is that we are in the age of exposing misogyny, racism, gender bias, and will push your limits to expose those who were hiding and lurking in the shadows. Tara is not afraid to test the status quo. She is not afraid to call you out when you are not being a good human. And she is NOT AFRAID. I'm proud and honored to be part of the "Not the HR Lady" family. It's an honor to know Tara, and I'm a better person for it.
    Bree Burden
  • It was great, loved the graphics and detail you went into on each descriptive topic with examples that can be implemented into our daily routines. We like to have actionable items that an entrepreneur can do immediately. I have not had a presenter present in a storybook theme which was pretty neat as well as a breath of fresh air since we host year-round webinars. Some presentations tend to become stale if you are hosting one per day. My millennial attention span thanks you very much!
    Francisca Arana
    Verified
  • I invited Tara to be a guest on All Thing's Equitable's YouTube Series, "White and Woke at Work," where I profile people's journeys to becoming anti racists. What an awesome guest she was! Tara was honest, forthright, and shared such personal aspects of herself in our chat. It was refreshing to watch her get so vulnerable about her personal life and yet still provide so much insight into her passion for making improvements to workplaces! She is clearly knowledgeable about all things HR and a is powerful orator too! Anyone in need of a truth-telling firecracker who can engage an audience should contact Tara.
    Janelle Benjamin
    Verified
  • Tara Furiani is amazing! She speaks the truth and is unapologetic in her truth and that is a very rare quality in a person. I am in awe of her ability to master her career and motherhood all in one swoop. Being a mother of 7 is not an easy task but to do that and run a successful business and podcast show is nothing short of incredible. Tara's show gives you the facts, challenges your thinking on the status quo, and makes you want to be the best professional you can be. She is everything I want to be in a professional and more. I look forward to seeing how she develops her career and I am honored to now be able to watch that journey a little closer.
    Julie Turney
  • Tara is more than amazing and if you had the chance to work with her, you will remember her special powers that elevate you not only as an employee, but as a person too! I get to witness her ability to listen and help you take something, break it down, identify opportunities to make changes and improvements. She has a strong and strategic approach that can quickly turn into solutions of how we will get there. Being the type that would give you her shirt off her back, she truly cares for people and demonstrates this naturally, everyday. She is smart, quick witted, friendly, strong leadership, innovative, strong execution, and very passionate. Tara is someone I would recommend to any company looking to take their organization to the next level.
    Blain Stark
  • Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach and a mentor— but I did when I worked for Tara. When we were looking for a Chief People Officer at Alamo Drafthouse in 2018, Tara stood out because of her ability to command a room and get people on board with exciting new ideas—even people who were initially on completely different pages. And of course, when people left the those meetings, she made sure everyone left with a smile. Tara would be a true asset for any company requiring a dynamic leader and comes with my heartfelt recommendation.
    Kyle Schierer
    Verified
  • I had the pleasure for working with Tara to transform our company culture and improve critical KPIs in our largest expense line - people. Tara has a rare ability to quickly identify the improvement levers and act upon them. She is creative and effective. She balances a graceful friendly approach with a firm hand to drive change in an organization. In short order, she was able to put a talent strategy together for a 4,500 people organization. She build a team and put the program in place to dramatically improve our talent recruitment process, cost, satisfaction and retention. Tara is smart, witty, diplomatic, strategic, intuitive, effective and a pleasure to work with.
    Nabil Kabbani
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