Six workshops to help you level up your Tech, Money, & Creativity!

Let us know which workshops you’ll be attending by registering here.

9:45am Doors Open ~ Networking

10:00am Welcome Announcements & Housekeeping

10:15am Workshop I: Marketing Workshop
Marketing on a Shoestring: Low-Cost Strategies with Real-Worls Impact
By: Jacquelyn Rardin, Mighty House Media

Reframe your marketing as relationship-building and discover affordable, values-aligned strategies you can actually sustain.
Marketing doesn’t have to be expensive or inauthentic. Together we’ll explore practical, low-cost ways to build visibility and trust rooted in community, storytelling,
and consistency rather than ads or algorithms.
You’l leave with:
1) A reframed understanding of marketing as genuine connection.
2) A menu of low-cost strategies matched to your strengths.
3) One simple, repeatable system you can keep coming back to

11:15am BREAK

11:30am Workshop V: Beyond Money Workshop
Financial Projections and Profit & Loss Statements
By: Gwen Kohl, Firefly Financials, Business Advisor (AASBC); Credit Counselor (NACCC)

This workshop is designed for entrepreneurs who want to grow smarter and scale stronger.
You’ll learn how to build financial projections, identify potential cash flow gaps before they happen,
and interpret key understandings about the health of your business.

12:30pm BREAK/Optional Networking Lunch
• Bring your own lunch (BYOL) is encouraged and recommended. This agenda is packed full of so much goodness; if you’re attending several sessions,
you’ll want to have your favorite brain foods, and we don’t want you to miss a thing!
• Potluck style approved~you’re welcome to bring food items to share, should you so desire.
• Marketing! Bring your company’s marketing materials for a shared resource table.

1:00pm Workshop III: Creativity Workshop
Understanding the Design Cycle for Prototyping
By: Gene Kemper, Crackerdog, llc

The Design Cycle is a framework for understanding how artists, designers, craftspeople, and
engineers all share foundational struggles in cycles of designing, building, and failure. This powerful tool
can help us learn from setbacks without spiraling, overcome perfectionism, and rationally assess our choices.
We will practice with a fun and low-stakes design challenge right in the workshop!

2:00pm BREAK

2:15pm Workshop IV: Beyond Money
Revenue Growth and Funding Opportunities
By: Gwen Kohl, Firefly Financials; Business Advisor (AASBC); Credit Counselor (NACCC)

This workshop explores practical strategies to increase profitability and position your business for sustainable, long-term success.
By exploring revenue growth and funding opportunities you’ll discover actionable ways to boost your revenue, strengthen your
financial foundation, and prepare your business to attract funding and scale with confidence.

3:15pm BREAK

3:30pm Workshop V: Strategic Business Tech Planning
Cybersecurity Essentials and AI Opportunities
By: Jon Hoehne, Owner, CMIT Solutions of Tacoma and the West Sound

This workshop will help small business owners understand two key topics: cybersecurity fundamentals & practical AI opportunities! First, we’ll cover how to protect your business data, reduce common security risks, and implement simple, high-impact safeguards. Then, we’ll review what’s happening in the AI space, how to evaluate where AI can fit into your operations, and what tools are available now.
Attendees will leave with:
• A clearer understanding of the biggest security priorities.
• A checklist of practical steps to improve protection.
• A framework for exploring and integrating AI in a way that supports real business outcomes.

4:30pm BREAK

4:45pm Workshop VI: Creativity Vibes
Collage Your Way to Your Next Big Idea
By: Lexa Manuel, Lexa Reclaims

A guided, fast-paced, hands-on collage workshop for entrepreneurial creatives ready to spark fresh ideas, reconnect with their creative vision,
and explore new possibilities through visual exploration and intentionality. Together, participants will uncover new directions, tap into what’s
emerging beneath the surface, and create a visual reflection of the future you want to build next.
Materials provided & additional inspiration encouraged.
Should you want to bring your own images or backdrop, please feel welcome to.
June is a great mid-year business health checkpoint; this is a good time to pull out that 2026 vision board and check alignment.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED