Inventor, Entrepreneur, & Innovation Strategist

Tara Darnley is an Inventor, Serial Entrepreneur, and Innovation Strategist known for her award-winning juvenile brand Darlyng & Co., which has the first black-owned baby registry with more than 100 kids products and the fastest-growing clean beauty brand with products formulated for locs, Peculiar Roots.

Her brands are currently sold and carried by Retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Sally Beauty, and more.
Tara is a 7-year entrepreneurial expert who’s been featured in Forbes, Essence, Marie Claire, The Steve Harvey Show, Black Enterprise, and more.
A Tory Burch Fellow and Nasdaq Milestone Maker Graduate. Tara continues to exemplify what it means to turn your dreams into reality while serving others through her innovative products worldwide.

She works with small businesses to get them unstuck from idea mode to launching their million-dollar ideas successfully through her company Dreams Inspire Reality Consulting. Offering her expertise directly to Entrepreneurs, Colleges such as Columbia University, and Government agencies such as the various SBA partners. She currently sits as a Board Member for Launch Greensboro Advisory Board.

When my husband and I aren’t working with clients, we are spending quality time with our kids, reading good books, and eating tasty new dishes.