Submitted by Thurston EDC
The Thurston Economic Development Council (EDC) is pleased to announce that Tawn Holstra Auston has assumed the position of Washington Center for Women in Business (WCWB) Rural Services Program Business Coach. Holstra Auston is a business manager, author, speaker, and entrepreneur with over 35 years of experience acting as the principal of her own businesses while educating others to achieve their own success.
Holstra Auston is on the Advisory Board for the Thurston EDC Center for Business & Innovation’s WCWB and is a Business Coach for the Spaceworks Entrepreneurs program in Tacoma, WA. She also designed the highly regarded Life Skills Program for FareStart, an internationally acclaimed training program for homeless men and women in the Seattle area.
Passionate about maximizing human performance, Holstra Auston specializes in teaching mastery of internal dialogue, communication, developing trust, making tough choices and all aspects of producing breakthrough results. As the owner of three businesses, Holstra Auston is an inspiration for all current and would-be entrepreneurs.
The WCWB is a program of the Center for Business & Innovation (CB&I), whose mission is to empower entrepreneurs to succeed in business by providing coaching, training, and technical assistance on a wide variety of topics.
“We are thrilled to have Tawn join our team as our Rural Services Program Business Coach. With over 35 years’ experience in business, entrepreneurship and successful organizational leadership, she is a welcome addition to the WCWB and their experienced and talented coaching team,” says Michael Cade, Executive Director of Thurston EDC.
For more information, visit the Thurston EDC website.
For more information, visit the Washington Center for Women in Business website.
About the Thurston Economic Development Council and Center for Business & Innovation:
The Thurston Economic Development Council has been supporting a strong economy in Thurston County since 1982 with a mission to create a dynamic and sustainable economy that supports the values of the people who live and work in Thurston County. At the foundation of the work we do are three main principles: recruit, retain, and expand. We work to maintain the health of local businesses by offering technical assistance, and providing advocacy on their behalf. We present market opportunities to Thurston County employers, providing support for them to expand their operations. We actively attract investment and employment opportunities into our region through outreach, promotion and trade missions.
About the Washington Center for Women in Business:
The Washington Center for Women in Business (WCWB) is a program of the Center for Business & Innovation (CB&I), whose mission is to empower entrepreneurs to succeed in business by providing coaching, training, and technical assistance on a wide variety of topics. The WCWB differs from other programs of the CB&I because our Business Coaches are dedicated to helping the whole Womanpreneur see her goals realized. The WCWB is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
