About.
I’m Cara –
I help your BCorp & NGO run as efficiently as multi-million-dollar businesses, so you can maximise profit AND social impact .
Operational Efficiency Consultant , Operational Excellence, Project Management, Mentor, Author, Researcher, TedX Speaker, Nature Lover.
My Values:
- Integrity
- Truth
- Moral resilience
- Respectful partnerships
- Transparent communication
By continuously innovating and staying true to my values, I ensure that solutions not only improve operational efficiency but also support the well-being of employees and the planet.
My mission: I help BCorps & NGOs run as efficiently as multi-million-dollar businesses, so you can maximise both profit and purpose.
My purpose: is to work closely with each social impact business to implement tailored solutions that align profit with purpose, ensuring that every single resource is used effectively to achieve meaningful change.
Cara de Lange – About me
I LOVE nature. I LOVE our planet. But for a long time I have been perplexed by the fact that ‘doing good’ and seeing how many social impact companies struggle to make as much money as businesses that are not as socially responsible. There is a mismatch around being efficient and making money. So I asked chat gpt this question:
‘If nature were a business, how does it make an impact and profit’? And this is what I got: ‘ If nature were a business, it would be one of THE most efficient and sustainable operations out there. A master at lean operations, ecosystem services, eco-tourism & resource harvesting and bio diversity as an asset. Nature profits by sustaining life on Earth. So why would social impact companies not profit from doing the same?
Hi, I’m Cara. Driven by a deep passion for truth, and aligned work I’ve always been passionate about helping organizations reach their full potential.
20+ years at major multinationals like Google, Reckitt, and Saatchi & Saatchi, where I gained deep expertise in Business Administration and Operations. Over time, I realized that I wanted to focus more on transformative change,working with integrity and purpose, helping organizations thrive in ways that benefit both their people and the planet.
7+ years consulting, dedicating myself to supporting Bcorps, social impact, green tech & NGO’s & their leaders to refine strategies, boost productivity, and create sustainable growth and revenue.
As the founder of Softer Success®, I created a groundbreaking business assessment called ‘A Walk Through the Forest,‘ which diagnoses organizational inefficiencies in just 90 seconds. This work, developed with top universities and researchers, is grounded in my passion for understanding human sustainability.
Author of Softer Success, Prevent Burnout, Find Balance & Redefine Your Success I’ve spent the last 8 years researching cognition and human sustainability , effectiveness and have worked with psychologists, scientists and researchers at Imperial College London, King’s College London, Sheffield University , Leuven University and am part of the Human Flourishing Network at Harvard.
I also founded the Work Reset Revolution podcast, where I explore the radical changes needed in workplace habits to ensure long-term success.
As business advisor, and consultant at Greenopia—a climate startup creating eco-communities for healthy living—I’ve had the privilege of working with some truly inspiring people. My most recent inspiring work was with the International Red Cross Federation conducting an operations audit and creating structures for transformation.
Fluent in five languages and having lived in multiple countries, I consider myself a world citizen, driven by the belief that we’re all connected and that meaningful change happens when we work together on a global scale.
It’s time to increase your profit – who said that social impact couldn’t make millions of dollars? I know how to help you do that.
Book a FREE discovery call NOWResearch & Education:
Research:
- the Harvard Human Flourishing Network and collaborate with them on research projects and stay up to date on global human flourishing programs
- Imperial College London: now second highest ranking university in the world: researcher & contributor to research paper on climate and eco anxiety in the workplace
- King’s College London: I worked with King’s College London on a qualitative research project to investigate why Wellbeing Needs to Be a Business Goal and how founders, CEO’s , business leaders and entrepreneurs can side step burnout by intrinsically planning & architecting sustainable productivity and mindset shifts in their working day.
- the International Stress Management Association which as a charity in stress research (I am an associate member)
- Sheffield University: Introduced “Moral Injury ” & ‘Moral Resilience’ into a business context, which I developed when examining the long-term consequences of stress in the business setting in the ‘ Moral Injury’ study together with Affinity Health at Work
Education:
- International Organisation Studies – The University of Groningen
- Business Management & Business Administration , European School for Higher Education in Business Administration & Management – Groningen, the Netherlands
I hold affiliated diplomas in:
- Accept Commit Training accredited by the Complementary Medicine Association
- Chief Wellbeing Officer diploma by the World Happiness Academy
- Coaching academy & 50 + hours coaching
Is it time to STOP?
Stop the business stagnation, stop the financial losses and operational inefficiencies? I’ve got you. Book a free discovery call today.