Independent Sustainability Strategy and Innovation Consultant
Greater New York City Area
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- (Independent) Sustainability Strategist and Innovation Leader at Tamara Giltsoff
- Past
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- Managing Director and Head of Strategy at OZOlab
- Service Innovation Strategist and Business Development Manager at live|work – Service Innovation and Strategy
- Brand Strategist at Circus
- Brand Strategist and Account Director at Oyster Partners (now LBI)
- Senior Designer at The Bureaux – fashion trends
- Deputy Art Director, Marketing and Promotions at The Daily Telegraph
- Education
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- University of Bath
- Brunel University
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Tamara Giltsoff’s Summary
Tamara works with leaders to shape strategy and create long-term sustainable value for businesses and to drive sustainability leadership throughout the organisation.
Her goal is to enable and lead the transformation of business, markets and society towards a low-carbon and sustainable economy.
Tamara’s background combines 13 years experience in brand strategy and marketing, service innovation and design, sustainability strategy and innovation consulting. She holds an MA in Design, Strategy and Innovation, and an MSc in Responsibility and Business Practice, both with distinction.
She writes regularly for Treehugger.com, PSFK.com and Sustainablelifemedia.com and speaks regularly on sustainability and business practice.
She was named one of the “35 Outstanding Businesswomen Under the Age of 35” by World Business Magazine in 2007. She is an adviser to OZOlab, Sustainable Brands International conference (SBi), and Alldaybuffet/Feast Social Innovation.
Tamara Giltsoff’s Specialties:
Sustainability strategy.
Sustainable innovation and proposition development.
Sustainability leadership.
Brand strategy.
Green marketing.
Service innovation/service thinking.
Business strategy and planning.
Business planning.
Stakeholder engagement.
Most recent clients include:
The Climate Group
Havas
Ogilvy
Kraft
Unilever
Tamara Giltsoff’s Experience
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(Independent) Sustainability Strategist and Innovation Leader
Tamara Giltsoff
(Environmental Services industry)
February 2009 — Present (6 months)
Tamara works with leaders and organisations in Europe and the US to shape sustainability strategy and create long-term sustainable value for businesses. Her competency and work includes sustainability strategy, brand strategy, sustainable innovation and leadership.
Tamara has 13 years professional experience; most recently the Managing Director and Head of Strategy for OZOlab, the sustainable innovation group and business incubator (OZOlab.com). She holds a Masters in Responsibility and Business Practice and she writes and speaks regularly on the subject. -
Managing Director and Head of Strategy
OZOlab
(Environmental Services industry)
December 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 2 months)
OZOlab is a leading sustainable innovation group and business incubator that exists to identify, create and market a new breed of businesses. The lab incubates businesses under the "OZO" brand umbrella and advises large client companies on sustainable business transformation.
Tamara established OZOlab, with the two founding partners, in 2007. She led strategy and innovation since its inception, identifying business opportunities and shaping each of the new ventures.
OZOlab.com
OZOlife.com
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Service Innovation Strategist and Business Development Manager
live|work – Service Innovation and Strategy
(Privately Held; Design industry)
February 2005 — February 2007 (2 years 1 month)
live|work is a UK Service Innovation and Design consulting firm. It is the founder and leader in the discipline of Service Thinking, transforming public services and working with brands to create value from service innovation.
An alternative to the dominant product mindset, Service Thinking places people, networks and sustainability at the core of how we design and innovate services. The application of Service Thinking can help transform our organisations and economies.
Tamara was a lead Service Innovation Strategist at live|work, and she led business development efforts in UK and the US.
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Brand Strategist
Circus
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2003 — February 2005 (1 year 6 months)
circuslondon.com
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Brand Strategist and Account Director
Oyster Partners (now LBI)
(Public Company; LBI; Internet industry)
January 2000 — September 2003 (3 years 9 months)
lbi.com/en/About-Us/
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Senior Designer
The Bureaux – fashion trends
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
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Deputy Art Director, Marketing and Promotions
The Daily Telegraph
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 1995 — February 1998 (2 years 9 months)
Tamara Giltsoff’s Education
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University of Bath
MSc , Responsibility and Business Practice , 2005 — 2007
Distinction.
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Brunel University
MA , Design, Strategy and Innovation , 1999 — 2000
Distinction.
Additional Information
Tamara Giltsoff’s Websites:
Tamara Giltsoff’s Interests:
Moving fast down slopes; running long distances; learning to play the piano; riding horses competitively – in the past; speaking the audiences on sustainability, and mentoring on sustainability.
Tamara Giltsoff’s Groups:
RSA Fellow
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Association of Certified Green Technology Auditors™ -
Innovations in Government: From Transitions to Transformation
Tamara Giltsoff’s Honors:
One of "35 Under 35" top businesswomen awarded by World Business in Association with INSEAD.
Tamara Giltsoff’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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