Spaceworks Tacoma

Got Stress? Meet Mindfulness
2025-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, 950 Pacific Ave, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Stress is a natural response to life, but even ordinary levels of stress can lead to burn out, especially for entrepreneurs. And whose levels are ordinary? Simple, healing practices exist to help. They require only the courage to pause. In this 60-minute session, learn the basics of pausing through mindfulness meditation, and experience the possibility of living with more joy and well being—no matter your stress level.
About our presenter:
Allison Schuette brings 18 years as a facilitator, writer, and university educator to mindfulness practice. In 2023, she earned her certification to teach mindfulness from Sounds True and UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center. Now, through Mindful Pause Center, Allison teaches and coaches, helping individuals and groups center care when encountering habits and patterns they’d like to transform. She is trained in empathy and compassionate listening, two qualities she’s developed through and coursework in Nonviolent Communication and Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness and a decade of storytelling with the Welcome Project.
*Space is limited for this workshop, please register here to secure your spot: https://forms.gle/SubVPChjDnJJmyC86

Vision Boarding Workshop
2026-01-13 18:00 - 20:30 | Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, 950 Pacific Ave, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
As you prepare for the upcoming year, don’t forget to listen to your heart’s desire and include it in your planning.
How, you ask, should I do that? Join Shawn Harju for a vision boarding workshop!
Visions boards are a visual reminder of what your heart desires most and a daily reminder of your ultimate purpose in life. According to author Jack Canfield, they provide a “guiding star” to keep you moving in the direction of your dreams.
Shawn, the owner of Three Trees Yoga and Chrysalis Solutions PLLC in Federal Way, has led groups in vision boarding for the past five years, leading individuals to be surprised to find what their hearts truly desire, to acknowledge it and make it a reality. Her joy and passion for vision boarding comes from witnessing others’ dreams come true and the wonderment that comes along with it.
Space is limited, please register here.
We’ll take care of the supplies, but feel free to bring in your own magazines or anything specific you would like to include on your vision board.

Three Unique HEART Centered Workshops to Enhance your Business!
2026-02-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, 950 Pacific Ave, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
You get to choose, come to one, two, or all three workshops!
1) The Heart Centered Approach to Entrepreneurship ~ Build your Business to Fit your Life
By: Sarah Weaver, Entourage Health
This interactive workshop is designed for creative entrepreneurs who want their business to align with their values, not compete with them. Learn the core principles of heart-centered entrepreneurship, clarify your vision, and craft a concise statement that connects your creative work with your business goals. We’ll also explore ethical, authentic marketing approaches that feel genuine and sustainable to help you grow your business without losing yourself in the process.

2) Budgeting Beyond Money: Mastering Your Time, Energy, and Finances for Entrepreneurial Success
By: Andy Vargo, Own Your Awkward
Understand the three segments of your “whole-life budget”: money, time, and focus. This workshop teaches how to approach your entire life like a budget to achieve more balance, productivity, and growth. Using practical worksheets adapted from the book Own Your Awkward Life Changes, you’ll walk away with a clear plan to optimize all three of your biggest resources. Develop a personalized strategy and learn practical tools for business and personal success.

Optional lunch & networking, bring your own lunch (12:15pm – 12:45pm)

3) Reclaim & Map ~ A Creative Asset Strategies for Solo Entrepreneurs
By: Lexa Manuel, Lexa Reclaims
An interactive creative mapping workshop with art-based reflective practices to help solo entrepreneurs clarify their strengths, reduce overwhelm, and focus their business direction. This workshop uses visual mapping as a creative therapy resource to organize and renewed clarity in your business.
Saturday, February 28th | Doors open at 9:45AM
Learn more and register: February Workshop Series

March Workshop Series
2026-03-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, 950 Pacific Ave, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
Grow your business with Spaceworks:
Three LUCKY workshops to enhance your business this season!

9:45am Doors Open

Workshop I: Marketing Workshop, 10:15am – 11:15am
Find Your People (Without Burning Out) ~ A practical guide to audience clarity
By: Jacquelyn Rardin, Mighty House Media
This workshop helps participants focus on the right audience and channels so their marketing energy is intentional, human, and sustainable. You don’t need to be everywhere. You just need to be relevant somewhere. You’ll learn to clarify who your best customers are, where connection happens naturally, and how to show up without exhaustion, leading to less noise, more resonance. Develop a clear picture of your primary audience, gather insight into where meaningful engagement happens, and create outreach actions aligned with how you work best.

11:15am BREAK

Workshop II: Beyond Money Workshop, 11:30am – 12:30pm
The 5 C’s of Credit for your Business
By: Oliver Scott
This workshop teaches how to becoming “lender ready”. What are the five areas of credit, why are they important, how they can impact your creditworthiness, and how they affect your eligibility for credit products and lending decisions. Take the guess work out of becoming prepared for capital and walk away with a clear understanding of what’s required to prepare your business for a successful loan application and why it matters.

12:30pm – 1pm BREAK (optional networking lunch ~ bring your own lunch)

Workshop III: Creativity Workshop, 1pm – 2pm
Creative Clarity for Solo Entrepreneurs
By: Elisabeth Grace Desrosiers, Elisabeth Grace Studio
An interactive creative workshop with art-based reflective practices to help solo entrepreneurs reduce overwhelm and reset their vision. Elisabeth is a certified Paint From Your Soul™ Facilitator and is passionate about bringing people together and supporting emotional wellbeing through the arts. Come generate some good energy, perspective, and momentum for your next chapter. Art materials provided for class activities.

REGISTER HERE

For April: Three workshops to help your business Spring into action!
2026-04-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, 950 Pacific Ave, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
10:15 am Workshop I: Strategic Business Planning Workshop
Your Invisible Team: Mapping the Support you Already Have
By: Andy Vargo, Own Your Awkward
Being a solopreneur or small business doesn’t mean you have to do everything along. In this interactive workshop, you’ll visually map your business “office space” to identify the friends, mentors, and experts who can help you in areas like operations, marketing, finance, and more. Using practical worksheets, you’ll learn how to leverage your existing network, organize tasks, and plan support so you can focus on what only you can do.
• Recognize people in your life / network who can support key areas of your business.
• Learn how to sort tasks to understand what to tackle yourself, delegate, or outsource.
• Create a clear, actionable plan to lean on your personal team of support, even while running your business solo.
11:15am BREAK
11:30 am Workshop II: Beyond Money Workshop
Business Financial Essentials
By: Gwen Kohl
In this first of three workshops taught by financial expert, Gwen Kohl, you’ll strengthen your understanding of business finances, the core principles, and really dive into “the basics” all entrepreneurs should know. We’ll go over common mistakes that entrepreneurs have made and tips and tricks to avoid them. Your business will thank you for attending this one!
12:30 pm BREAK/LUNCH (optional networking lunch ~ bring your own lunch)
1:00 pm Workshop III: Creativity Workshop
Creativity Flow for Solo Entrepreneurs
By: Katrina Van Strien, Pearl Art Therapy & Counseling
An interactive creative workshop with an art therapist to help solo entrepreneurs reduce overwhelm and
support emotional wellbeing through art-based reflective practices.
Art materials provided for class activities.

Come to one, two, or all three workshops! Please REGISTER to save your seat!

Grow your business with Spaceworks!
2026-06-06 10:00 - 18:00 | The Mecca Creative House, 759 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, 98402, United States
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

Free August Workshop: Business Speak Decoded
2026-08-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Virtual/Zoom
Business Speak Decoded: Insider Language for Every Business Owner

Date: August 27th
Venue: Zoom
Time: 2-4pm

Ever feel like business jargon is a language you were never taught? This workshop is your translator. Designed specifically for small business owners, Business Speak Decoded breaks down the concepts, terms, and frameworks that MBA programs spend semesters on.
From pricing strategy to profit-sharing, client avatars to margins, you’ll walk away with a new vocabulary and the confidence to use it. Whether you’re pitching to investors, negotiating with vendors, or planning your next stage of growth.
*No corporate background required. Just bring your business and your questions.
REGISTER HERE
About the presenter:

Christina Markle DeCoudres, MBA, ICF-ACC, is a career and business coach with over a decade of experience helping professionals and entrepreneurs navigate systems, break barriers, and grow with intention. A proud Guatemalan-American and USC Marshall MBA graduate (Consortium Fellow), Christina has worked across the nonprofit sector, the Obama Administration, and corporate America.
