About
Chris graduated from San Francisco State University and worked managing music artists before co-founding and serving as CEO of Traveler's Coffee, a coffeehouse chain with locations across six countries. He is currently president and co-founder of Unfurl.
Founder at UnfurlYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Chris went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Chris can intro founders to Unfurl's investors below.
Unfurl's investors · 1
Co-founders at Unfurl
Experience
- Ridekick.aiAdvisor to the CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Manly HondaDigital Marketing Directorcurrent2022 — presentSanta Rosa, California, United States
- motoCarma.comAdvisory Board Membercurrent2019 — present
- motoCarma.comCOO and board member2018 — 2019Sonoma County, USA
- UnfurlCo-CEO, Co-Founder & Board member2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- UnfurlCo-CEO & Co-Founder2021San Francisco Bay Area
- UnfurlPresident & Co-Founder2020 — 2021Palo Alto, CA
- UnfurlAdvisor2019 — 2020
- Manly HondaInternet Sales and Customer Service Manager2016 — 2019Santa Rosa, California
- Summerfield Waldorf SchoolBoard Member & Business Development Committee2016 — 2018Sebastopol, CA
- Traveler's CoffeeCo-Founder and shareholder2015 — 2017Sebastopol, CA, USA
- Traveler's CoffeeCEO, Board Member & Co-Founder2004 — 2015Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
- Traveler's CoffeeGeneral Director & Co-Founder1997 — 2003Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
- New York PizzaProject Director1995 — 2000Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
- Tara-Browne & Barnes ManagementCo-Founder/Music Manager1991 — 1994San Francisco Bay Area
- Burger King, Sony, KFC, East West Plastics, Safeway, Tara Deck and Fences and many moreA wide range of jobs and roles in many companies...1982 — 1994All throughout the San Francisco Bay Area & Sonoma County
- CMTB ManagementFounder/Artist Manager1988 — 1991San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Coffee99Entrepreneurship99New Business Development99Business Strategy99Marketing Strategy99Business Planning99Marketing79Franchising75Start-ups72Retail66Food64Team Building62
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Executive ManagementCoachingSales ManagementBrand DevelopmentManagement ConsultingInternational BusinessProduct DevelopmentP&L ManagementBusiness DevelopmentManagementStrategic PlanningStrategyLanguages English · Russian · Spanish
- Growth Marketing Full Course — Demand Curve
- The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing — Google Digital Garage
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Tara-Browne?
- Chris graduated from San Francisco State University and worked managing music artists before co-founding and serving as CEO of Traveler's Coffee, a coffeehouse chain with locations across six countries. He is currently president and co-founder of Unfurl.
- Where does Chris Tara-Browne work?
- Chris Tara-Browne is Founder of Unfurl.
- What companies did Chris Tara-Browne found?
- Chris Tara-Browne founded Unfurl.
- Where did Chris Tara-Browne go to school?
- Chris Tara-Browne studied at Wilmette Institute (Social Transformation Graduate Certificate Program, Social Transformation); Y Combinator (W21); San Francisco State University (BA, Majored in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts and Minored in Philosophy and Religion).
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