Chris Tara-Browne | Page 3
Digital Marketing Director
Manly Honda
2777 Corby Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
My hometown is Sebastopol, CA. My wife Svetlana Tara-Browne works here with me in Internet Sales at Manly Honda. We have two wonderful boys Alex and Daniel. I'm a long-time entrepreneur and have had many businesses, including managing musical acts in San Francisco California, installing audio and video systems in the top software companies in Silicon Valley, and founding and managing a coffeehouse chain in Russia, China, and several other countries.
Read moreDealership Experience
7 yrs, 1 mo
Industry Experience
7 yrs, 1 mo
Specialties & Trainings
Y Combinator (W21)
Demand Curve Growth Program
3 Month CEO Execution Training Course
Ruhi Training Institute Books 1-10
BA in Broadcast & Communication Arts with a major in Music Production at San Francisco State University
Minor in Religion Studies and Philosophy at San Francisco State University
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August 16, 2019
Amazing, efficient, courteous staff. Chris Tara-Browne was amazing! Worked with us on his days off, provided his home phone number and invited us to call him right up until bedtime, 11 p Chris Tara-Browne was amazing! Worked with us on his days off, provided his home phone number and invited us to call him right up until bedtime, 11 p.m.! Luis Hernandez greeted us with a smile upon arrival, brought us water, detailed our purchase, even put gas in the tank! Sweet man! Cory McMurray handled all the paperwork with speed, accuracy, and efficiency. What a pleasure! Tom Henschel coordinated everything, even though we arrived a day early. (we purchased this vehicle sight unseen from over 300 miles away) We couldn't be more pleased with our experience with this incredible team! Manly Honda is a model for what all car dealerships should be. More
Other Employees Tagged: LUIS HERNANDEZ , Tom Henschel, Cory McMurray
July 29, 2019
Wonderful first car buying experience! Everyone was so helpful. They understood what I was looking for and wanted to make sure I was the one leaving happy. They answered all my questions. B Everyone was so helpful. They understood what I was looking for and wanted to make sure I was the one leaving happy. They answered all my questions. Being a first time car buyer, they made the process easy and helped me understand everything that I was doing. Dan was a great person to work with! More
Other Employees Tagged: Sean Lumibao, Dan Thompson
July 28, 2019
A great, friendly and relaxed purchasing experience! Chris Tara-Browne was friendly, informative and thorough in explaining my options, finding me a deal and accommodating my schedule. He communicated we Chris Tara-Browne was friendly, informative and thorough in explaining my options, finding me a deal and accommodating my schedule. He communicated well between my visits and was prompt to meet me at my appointments. He made me feel taken care of. I brought my boyfriend in to a visit and Chris was welcoming and explained everything again for him. It was a great experience with zero pressure. More
July 04, 2019
Unprofessional and sloppy transaction My transaction was completed by email and phone and not in person. Although the pricing was competitive and the dealer meant well, the overall transac My transaction was completed by email and phone and not in person. Although the pricing was competitive and the dealer meant well, the overall transaction experience was extremely unorganized and sloppy. I was told that my car would be delivered on a Tuesday and then closer to Tuesday I was told it would be delivered on Wednesday. I then get a voicemail Tuesday morning saying delivery would occur on Tuesday. The dealership goes ahead and sends the car out for delivery with no confirmation that I can be available even with the very last minute changes. In addition, the dealership said that a finance manager would go over the terms of my contract (including final pricing). This never happened and I was asked to provide payment about 20 minutes before the scheduled delivery on tuesday. Cory the finance manager left me one vm on a Saturday and I left vms for him on Sunday and Monday with no response until after the car was already delivered. When I questioned Chris about how they could move forward with the delivery of the car without even going over the contract with me, they said they ‘prayed’ they made the right decision in sending the car. ?? More
Other Employees Tagged: Cory McMurray
June 24, 2019
Excellent Customers Service Chris Tara-Browne, Tom and Sean gave us the best customer service, and we highly recommend them. We are enjoying our new 2019 Honda Clarity Touring! Chris Tara-Browne, Tom and Sean gave us the best customer service, and we highly recommend them. We are enjoying our new 2019 Honda Clarity Touring! More
Other Employees Tagged: Tom Haidet, Sean Lumibao
June 19, 2019
Nice behavior for Costomer Chris is a very active and and very approachable person for giving survive for all his Costumers. He is a very nice person. He can explain all details Chris is a very active and and very approachable person for giving survive for all his Costumers. He is a very nice person. He can explain all details about his responsible automotive. I prefer contact this guy for buying Honda cars. More
Other Employees Tagged: Sean Lumibao, Jose Rocha Jr, Svetlana Tara-Browne , Scott Channing, Mark Winkler
June 09, 2019
Awesome Experience I decided to buy a new Honda because my Accord is 17 years old. I bought it at Manly in 2002 and nothing has ever gone wrong with it and it still runs I decided to buy a new Honda because my Accord is 17 years old. I bought it at Manly in 2002 and nothing has ever gone wrong with it and it still runs great. But...I was overdue for a new car and I knew I wanted another Honda. Browsing online I was immediately contacted by Internet Sales Manager Chris-Tara Browne. I thought I would be hounded (which is annoying) but Chris was so nice, helpful and personable and after meeting him in person, I liked him even more! I seriously wanted to just hang out with him! He was realistic with what I could afford and I decided on the 2019 Civic. I was a little uneasy about the car payments and then Sean in finance worked his magic!! It was crazy...He got my payments and the interest down way low. I am ecstatic and I will never buy a car anywhere else! Thanks Guys! More
Other Employees Tagged: Sean Lumibao, Svetlana Tara-Browne , John -Don't remember last name. He showed me how everything worked in the car.
May 31, 2019
5 million stars Chris was great to work with through email, text, and in person. Manly Honda had my dream purple Honda Fit and I could not be more happy with the fair Chris was great to work with through email, text, and in person. Manly Honda had my dream purple Honda Fit and I could not be more happy with the fair price and service I was given throughout. Chris was very friendly and made sitting down waiting to input information not so painful. Thank you for all your help. (: More
Other Employees Tagged: Sean Lumibao
May 13, 2019
Great customer service Even though I didn't buy the car from this dealership, Chris Tara answered my main question without hesitation unlike other dealerships don't want to Even though I didn't buy the car from this dealership, Chris Tara answered my main question without hesitation unlike other dealerships don't want to listen to your questions, they only want to sell you a car and not listen to the customers' concerns first. More
May 13, 2019
very happy all i can say is that everyone at manly honda is great to work with and they go out of their way to help you in any way possible. all i can say is that everyone at manly honda is great to work with and they go out of their way to help you in any way possible. More
Other Employees Tagged: Justin Allen, Giovanni Ceremony, Beejan Roohian