Beth Carls

Beth Carls

Austin, Texas, United States
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  • OneSeventeen Media Graphic
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    Austin, TX

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    Dallas, TX

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Education

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

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    NSF Phase I Mentor - Women-Owned Businesses

    Eva Garland Consulting, LLC

    - Present 9 months

    Health

    A pilot program by Eva Garland Consulting funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC). This mentorship is designed to support woman-owned businesses in submitting an NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I grant application.

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    Pitch Competition Judge, RISE Program

    Texas McCombs School of Business

    - Present 9 months

    Education

    I serve as a judge for the RISE Pitch Night. each spring. University of Texas business school students teach Austin area RISE high school students entrepreneurship skills. This is a program sponsored by the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.

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    Warehouse Worker

    Central Texas Food Bank

    - Present 1 year 1 month

    Poverty Alleviation

    While working in the CTFB warehouse, I participated in the process of getting donated food from the community to those in need. My responsibilities included inspecting, sorting, cleaning, and boxing the food donations.

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    Judge, Freed Family Pitch Competition (FFPC)

    Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center

    - Present 1 year 3 months

    Science and Technology

    The Freed Family Pitch Competition seeks to create a legacy of successful student entrepreneurs and empowers the leaders of tomorrow to innovate and attain their full potential. During the competition, students have the opportunity to hone their business strategy, get professional feedback on their pitches, and form lasting relationships with mentors in the Texas entrepreneurial ecosystem.

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    Global Sustainability Leadership Institute Mentor-in-Residence

    Texas McCombs School of Business

    - Present 7 years 4 months

    Education

    (Formerly Social Innovation Initiative) The Institute is managed by the McCombs School of Business and is built in partnership with the Moody College of Communication. Our work focuses on corporate sustainability, sustainable finance, impact innovation and infrastructure, and sustainability communications. Our Mission: The GSLI develops leadership and solutions that address critical sustainability challenges and shape an inclusive, regenerative global economy and society. Our Vision: A world…

    (Formerly Social Innovation Initiative) The Institute is managed by the McCombs School of Business and is built in partnership with the Moody College of Communication. Our work focuses on corporate sustainability, sustainable finance, impact innovation and infrastructure, and sustainability communications. Our Mission: The GSLI develops leadership and solutions that address critical sustainability challenges and shape an inclusive, regenerative global economy and society. Our Vision: A world where profits and purpose meet to drive positive change.

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    Social Innovation Initiative (SII) Mentor-in-Residence

    The University of Texas at Austin - Red McCombs School of Business

    - Present 7 years 4 months

    Education

    At the Social Innovation Initiative at McCombs, their goal is to inspire and educate future generations of leaders to create economic value for their organizations while also creating positive social and environmental impact. Global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, lack of access to healthcare and education, are too vast and urgent for governments or the social sector to solve alone. For businesses, sound economic reasons exist for supporting their communities and…

    At the Social Innovation Initiative at McCombs, their goal is to inspire and educate future generations of leaders to create economic value for their organizations while also creating positive social and environmental impact. Global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, lack of access to healthcare and education, are too vast and urgent for governments or the social sector to solve alone. For businesses, sound economic reasons exist for supporting their communities and providing stewardship of the environment. Social Innovation at McCombs' interdisciplinary courses and programs provide our community of learners the knowledge and practical opportunities to work across sectors to effect positive change.

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    Judge, SELL Your Story Pitch Competition

    Texas McCombs School of Business

    - Present 5 years 9 months

    Education

    Hosted by the Social Entrepreneurship Learning Lab (SELL) Program , the SELL Your Story Pitch Competition is UT's largest social venture competition for students currently creating their own social business models. Competitors for the event with legitimate social ventures concepts are able to access funding resources and recognition.

    The purpose of this competition is to expose ventures built by SELL Fellows to the community and experienced judges. This action will help SELL Fellows gain…

    Hosted by the Social Entrepreneurship Learning Lab (SELL) Program , the SELL Your Story Pitch Competition is UT's largest social venture competition for students currently creating their own social business models. Competitors for the event with legitimate social ventures concepts are able to access funding resources and recognition.

    The purpose of this competition is to expose ventures built by SELL Fellows to the community and experienced judges. This action will help SELL Fellows gain valuable critique and feedback on their ventures, as well as a launching pad from which their enterprises may emerge.

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    Business Mentor

    Duke Impact Investing Group

    - Present 3 years 11 months

    Education

    DIIG provides pro-bono consulting and data analytics services to socially conscious companies, and also holds the largest student-run impact fund at Duke University. Their teams provide assistance for a wide variety of business development and strategic functions.

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    Mentor

    The Turner MIINT (MBA Impact Investing Network & Training)

    - 4 months

    Education

    The MBA Impact Investing Network & Training (MIINT) is an experiential lab designed to give students at business and graduate schools a hands-on education in impact investing. OneSeventeen Media was chosen by the University of Texas McCombs MIINT team to be their representative company in 2018. The team won "Students Choice" as voted on by the other companies in their round as to who should advance.

  • Texas Shark Tank Judge

    McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

    - Present 6 years 10 months

    Education

    Texas Shark Tank is an annual event hosted by The University Securities Investment Team to get students interested in entrepreneurship to act on that interest. At Texas Shark Tank, students from around Texas get the opportunity to develop their ideas from scratch.

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    Power Chat Volunteer

    Girls Empowerment Network

    - Present 5 years 7 months

    Education

    Power Chats are part of the Pathfinder Leadership Summit and designed to help establish connections with young girls and develop their networking skills.

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    Electrician Apprentice

    Habitat for Humanity Texas

    - Present 5 years 2 months

    Economic Empowerment

    An amazing organization that helps to economically lift a family into a good quality home, one which will provide a much better environment for raising a family.

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    Board Member

    HERdacity

    - 1 year 8 months

    Education

    HERdacity is a nonprofit women's leadership organization which connects, promotes and empowers women to seize opportunities for fulfillment and impact. HERdacity brings women together from all walks of life via conferences, workshops, webinars, and articles, to share their unique experiences and inspire each other to move beyond boundaries.

Publications

Courses

  • USGBC Green Classroom Professional Certification

    GBCI ID: 0920016853

Honors & Awards

  • 2022 BLab Best for the World - Customers

    B Lab

  • 2021 BLab Best for The World Consumer and Governance Impact Areas

    B Lab

    Best for the World B Corps are companies that score in the top 5% in their corresponding size group in one of the five impact areas evaluated on the B Impact Assessment: community, customers, environment, governance, and workers.

  • 2016 B Lab Best for the World in the Consumer Impact Area

    B Lab

    Best for the World B Corps are companies that score in the top 5% in their corresponding size group in one of the five impact areas evaluated on the B Impact Assessment: community, customers, environment, governance, and workers.

  • 2015 B Lab Best for the World in the Consumer Impact Area

    B Lab

    Best for the World B Corps are companies that score in the top 5% in their corresponding size group in one of the five impact areas evaluated on the B Impact Assessment: community, customers, environment, governance, and workers.

Organizations

  • Tarmac TX

    Inaugural Program Participant

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    Tarmac TX has been set up by nonprofit organization CALSO in partnership with 3M to support startups developing tech-based solutions addressing social and environmental issues. It is a 9-month accelerator program that is part of a global network of 13 accelerators (San Francisco, Paris, Hong-Kong, Casablanca, Amsterdam, Brussels, Austin, Tunis, Luxembourg, Santiago, and Cape Town). Free Co-working space; Mentorship & one-to-one relationship with 3M's engineers and employees; Events and…

    Tarmac TX has been set up by nonprofit organization CALSO in partnership with 3M to support startups developing tech-based solutions addressing social and environmental issues. It is a 9-month accelerator program that is part of a global network of 13 accelerators (San Francisco, Paris, Hong-Kong, Casablanca, Amsterdam, Brussels, Austin, Tunis, Luxembourg, Santiago, and Cape Town). Free Co-working space; Mentorship & one-to-one relationship with 3M's engineers and employees; Events and workshops; and Networking opportunities (local and international) are just a few of the benefits of being selected to the Tarmac TX accelerator.

  • Capital Factory EdTech Action

    Incubator Launch Class

    - Present

    In partnership with Capital Factory, EdTech Action is the best way for startups to get funded, get customer sand create meaningful solutions to the biggest challenges in education. EdTech Action at the Capital Factory is at the center of edtech development, connecting all aspects necessary to create really great edtech tools. Most of all, edTech Action helps startups create the best products for schools by connecting the pieces of the edtech universe all in one place.

  • Women @ Austin

    Inaugural Member

    - Present

    Women@Austin is a mission-driven community with one raison d’être: to advance women entrepreneurs in Austin. Focused on mentoring, connections, and access to capital, we empower women founders and leaders with a killer advantage – permission to break the old rules, to connect and innovate.

  • SXSWedu

    Advisory Board

    - Present

    The SXSWedu Advisory Board members play a key role in shaping the SXSWedu Conference & Festival. Members of the Advisory Board provide their expertise to evaluate proposed sessions via PanelPicker which weighs heavily in the overall programming of the event. Similar to the SXSWedu audience, the SXSWedu Advisory Board represents leaders from all backgrounds including education professionals in K-12 and higher education, entrepreneurs, policy makers and students from different parts of the world…

    The SXSWedu Advisory Board members play a key role in shaping the SXSWedu Conference & Festival. Members of the Advisory Board provide their expertise to evaluate proposed sessions via PanelPicker which weighs heavily in the overall programming of the event. Similar to the SXSWedu audience, the SXSWedu Advisory Board represents leaders from all backgrounds including education professionals in K-12 and higher education, entrepreneurs, policy makers and students from different parts of the world offering diverse perspectives.

  • B Analytics Global Impact Investment Rating System (GIIRS)

    Pioneer GIIRS-rated Company

    - Present

    GIIRS Ratings are the gold standard for impact measurement in impact investing. GIIRS Ratings are rigorous, comprehensive, and comparable ratings of a company or a fund’s social and environmental impact.

  • B Lab

    Certified B Corporation

    - Present

    B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for goodTM. Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the Best for the World® and as a result society will enjoy a more shared and durable prosperity. B Lab drives this systemic change by: 1) Building a global community of Certified B CorporationsTM who meet the highest standards of verified, overall social and environmental performance, public…

    B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for goodTM. Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the Best for the World® and as a result society will enjoy a more shared and durable prosperity. B Lab drives this systemic change by: 1) Building a global community of Certified B CorporationsTM who meet the highest standards of verified, overall social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability; 2) Promoting Mission Alignment using innovative corporate structures like the benefit corporation to align the interests of business with those of society and to help high impact businesses be built to last; 3) Helping tens of thousands of businesses, investors, and institutions Measure What Matters, by using the B Impact Assessment and B Analytics to manage their impact—and the impact of the businesses with whom they work—with as much rigor as their profits; 4) Inspiring millions to join the movement through compelling story-telling by B the Change Media.

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