Tanaka Tava
Creative Director at Tava Multimedia Group
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Creative Director
2020 - Current
Founder | Tava Multimedia Group is an innovative production company integrating technology, media, and design to inspire the masses. Subsidiary Brands include: Iconic: Luxury Streetwear Iconic Conversations hosted by Tanaka Tava Tava Consulting: Creative & Cultural Strategy Service Capabilities: - Content Ideation & Podcast Production - User Experience Design - Social Media Consulting - Brand Consulting - Decentralized Finance - Creative Direction - Event Hosting Website: https://tavamultimedia.com
Investor
2023 - 2024
Investment Analyst (BVCC Fellow) | MaC Venture Capital is a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors.
MaC Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on finding ideas, technology, and products that can become infectious.
Fellow
2023 - 2024
2023 Cohort Member | Investment Analyst on BVCC's $7.5 million student-led venture fund.
Associate, Operations & Platform
2023 - 2023
Lead Operations Associate | Techstars Music invests in founders who use technology to solve the music industry’s most pressing problems, innovate the future of music, and support the cultures surrounding it.
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Associate
2022 - 2022
Investment Associate at an early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator. Capital Factory is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies based in Texas.
Capital Factory is a venture capital firm and an accelerator that seeks to invest in seed-stage, early-stage, and later-stage companies.
Dasher
2020 - 2022
Joined as a Dasher during the SARS V2 COVID-19 Pandemic as a way aid the community and generate initial funding for my business endeavor Tava Multimedia Group. This has been one of my favorite roles, because it has provided me the opportunity to serve my community locally and discover places I’ve never imagined existed. A humbling experience interacting with different cities, cultures, clients, and foods. • Provided high-performing and engaged customer service which led to satisfaction a rating of 4.94 stars out of 5. • Delivered 638 total lifetime deliveries. • Completed deliveries at a 91% completion rate. • Effective time management, delivering orders early than estimated arrival time at a 91% completion rate. • Acceptance rate of 81% of orders throughout my career lifetime career. • Only 1 contract violation reported for delivering an order later than estimated arrival time throughout my delivery career lifecycle.
DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses.
Raised $2,471,820,000.00 from Durable Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, T. Rowe Price and Fidelity.
Co-Founder | Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
2020 - 2021
Oversaw Product Design, Operations, & Strategy.
Public Speaker
2021 - 2021
Spring 2021 speaker at TEDxCSUF event in Fullerton, California. Presented "The Highlight Effect"
TED is a technology, entertainment, and design company that offers conferences focused on ideas worth spreading.
Baylor Experience and Admissions Representative
2019 - 2021
Created guest experience for to prospective students, staff members, large school groups and athletic recruits • Hosted game day experiences for athletic recruits during Baylor football game days • Corresponded with prospective students and fielded questions about the university • Incorporated communication, presentation and personal skills to lead tours lasting around two hours
Social Media & Digital Marketing Intern
2020 - 2020