Badass women building businesses in eastern Washington
We are a business education platform and community delivering high-value products aimed at transforming your idea into a sustainable brand and revenue generator. Building a business is hard enough—don’t do it alone.
What the 509 family offers
COMMUNITY
EXPERTISE
SUPPORT
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Work with 509 Female Founders creator, Karly Siroky, to get your business on track. Book a strategy session, or 3-session package to walk away with an action plan you’ll actually use.
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Our flagship offering, this intimate cohort learning experience teaches hard skills in a hybrid in-person and virtual learning environment. Members get private tours of local woman-owned businesses, expert guest speakers, and share wins and resources as they grow together. Group is capped at 12 members per cohort.
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We take a nail file to the scary talons of AI through seminars, experts and content centered around teaching you how to utilize AI to drive traffic to your business, automate tasks, and buy back your time.
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Our targeted sessions pull resources from our community (and beyond) to go deep into specialized topics without the premium price of working directly with an attorney, bookkeeper or sales expert.
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Past speakers of 509 Female Founders include:
- Jeff Barlow, BOEING
- Amber Simonsen, Alaska Airlines
- Charlotte Massey, Gnara
- Cassi Manner, Gamechanger Marketing Solutions
- Jill James, The Jill James
- Michelle Mayther, Redwood Outdoor -
Don’t have time to make content? We’ve got your back. We have a pop-up event you won’t want to miss that will feature you in ready-to-post 4K video. Stay tuned.
Alumnae of our program
Your Guide
Karly Siroky is the founder and CEO of Karma Design, a creative agency that helps purpose-driven companies break through to the next level. Formerly at Starbucks HQ, Karly launched her company in 2018. Along with her 12-person team, she has served every kind of client from startups with $40M in funding to nonprofits to government agencies. In 2023, Karly graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, the same year that she led the pilot cohort of 509 Female Founders. The playbook for building a business changes every day. Karly is here to serve as your guide in the entrepreneurial wilderness.
Your Questions, Answered
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That’s exactly what we’re solving. The cohort is built to help you remove low‑value tasks, tighten operations, and create systems that stop everything from flowing through you.
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Most members join because the cost of staying stuck is higher: inconsistent sales, burnout, missed opportunities, and doing everything the hard way. The goal is to create more profit and more time than the program costs.
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The next cohort begins mid‑June. Spots are capped at 12.
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The cohort is hybrid, but the in‑person component is a major benefit, especially for networking and community.