"Wow! Congrats on such a great turn out for JazzyJune. This is my first and wow the power of women and networking! I think what you're doing is a big hit with everyone! Keep going and I know other businesses, like mine, will keep supporting you and women owned business!"
~ Becky Willard, Becky Willard Golf

"Huge kudos to you and your team for a spectacular performance. It was a treat for me to be there! You should be so proud! Congratulations for an outstanding event."
~ Ann Tardy, LifeMoxie!

"Last nights program was tremendous. I love the energy of your events, and they only get better and better."
~ Vicki Thompson, WWEE

"We gained great exposure and we made some hopeful connections for future business."
~ Diana Snead, BeautiControl

"You did a tremendous job last night! Good food, good variety of vendors, and fantastic entertainment!"
~ Judy Singley, TPC Chamber

JazzyJune's history began on a hot August night in 2001 at the top of the Landmark Convention Center on St. Helen's in Tacoma, Washington. Attendance topped 70 and we had no live entertainment. We had about 20 exhibitors, great food, a champagne toast and we were off and running with our first purposeful networking event. It seemed to be the hottest night in August that year. We quickly decided we did not want to live up to our name of Hot August Nights…so we decided on June....hence, JazzyJune.

Below are highlights of previous JazzyJune events:

The Beginning:
2002 - (Hot August Nights); Tacoma's Landmark Convention Center, Rainier Room

2003 - JazzyJune debuts at the Rhodes Center; Entertainment: The Righteous Mothers

2004 - Location: Best Western Conference Center (now the Emerald Queen in Fife); Entertainment: Washington Academy of Performing Arts (WAPA). Proceeds of $500 donated to WAPA.

2005 - Location: The Tacoma Club; Entertainment: Ladies in Red

2006 - Location: Tacoma's Landmark Convention Center, Plaza Grand Ballroom; Entertainment: Tacoma School of the Arts; Theme: Wine & Roses. Proceeds of $500 donated to TSOTA.

2007 - Location: Tacoma's Landmark Convention Center, Plaza Grand Ballroom; Entertainment: Fashion Show by local partnering retailers; Theme: Fashion Boulevard. Proceeds of $1200 donated to Washington Women Employment & Education (WWEE).

Today:
2008 - Location: NEW Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center; Entertainment: Comedians of the Sound; Theme: Power of Laughter.
Proceeds to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center.

The Mission:
The Mission of JazzyJune is to support success through real connections; provide knowledge and opportunity through abundant resources, and allow for casual and comfortable conversations where relationships in business and life expand.

About the Founder:
JazzyJune was founded by Rachael Costner, director of Women's Resource and owner of Sands Costner & Associates, a full-service advertising and marketing firm in Tacoma. "I continually look for new ways to purposefully connect and network by creating unique venues and opportunities that appeal to the busy lifestyles we lead. The power is in the variety, the fun, the laughter, the authentic connections and resources—and the relationships that are built over time."