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
By: Jacquelyn Rardin, Mighty House Media
Low-cost strategies with real-world impact Workshop Goal Reframe marketing as relationship-building and help
participants identify affordable, value aligned strategies they can sustain. Description Marketing doesn’t have to
be expensive or inauthentic. This workshop explores practical, low-cost ways creatives can build visibility and
trust rooted in community, storytelling, and consistency rather than ads or algorithms.
Outcomes: Reframed understanding of marketing as connection; A menu of low-cost strategies matched to their
strengths; and one simple system they can repeat consistently

11:15am BREAK

11:30am Workshop II: Beyond Money Workshop
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.

12:30pm BREAK (optional networking lunch ~ bring your own lunch)

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: Strategic Business Tech Planning Workshop
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.

3:15pm BREAK

3:30pm 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.

4:30pm BREAK

4:15pm Workshop VI: Creativity Workshop
Learn Gel Plate Printmaking
By: Randi Voss
Join us for this fun workshop to create beautiful monoprints using a gel printing plate.
We’ll layer colors and use Matisse inspired shapes to pull one-of-a-kind prints for card-making,
collage, or framing. The technique is messy, experimental, and entirely mesmerizing!
No art experience is necessary, supplies provided.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED