Cara Evans

Cara Jane Evans is the Innovation Coach at Autry Technology Center where she previously held the role of Self Employment Coordinator and worked with entrepreneurs through the incubator at the James W. Strate Center for Business Development. Additionally, she remotely manages deal flow for Private Partners Opportunity Fund which has participated in deals with SeedStep Angels, Cowboy Technology Angels and has invested in companies in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. She spent the summer of 2017 in Colorado working with several tech startups and finding herself. She is now back in Oklahoma to pursue local interests and hosts the podcast, That’s Colorful. Cara is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and past president of the Oklahoma Business Incubator Association. She is a business coach and graphic facilitator in addition to having started and operated several ventures of her own. Her areas of expertise include marketing, innovative processes, strategic planning and the business model canvas. Prior to her roles in CareerTech, Cara worked in construction management and sustainability.