TacToks - Rooted & Rising Together
Description:
Four Tacoma rooted voices. One rare same night lineup. Tac Toks is part concert of ideas and part hometown family reunion, with short powerful talks, bold visuals, and a mid show comedy reset to keep the energy high. It is for neighbors, educators, builders, students, and anyone who loves this city. Our best on one stage, for our people, in our house.
This is not a conference. It is a love letter to the Town. Rooted and rising together, we choose collaboration over competition, abundance over gatekeeping, and excellence over shortcuts. Expect origin stories, practical frameworks you can use, and a closing panel that says the quiet part out loud. Come early, catch the vibe, and leave lighter, braver, and ready to build.
Featured Speaker: Jahmad Canley
Jahmad Canley is dedicated to empowering and educating people worldwide. He is an internationally recognized culture transformation consultant, peak performance coach, author, and masterful storyteller. Jahmad helps individuals and organizations achieve their goals and reach their full potential in personal, professional, and organizational life. His passion for unlocking human potential has led him to work with top organizations including Microsoft, Amazon, Western Union, the LA Philharmonic Symphony, USA Swimming, and many more. Through Potential Unleashed, his impact spans 14 countries across 5 continents. Their diverse clientele reflects a steadfast commitment to excellence and global transformation.
Featured Speaker: Tamar Jackson
Tamar Jackson co leads 80 Grit Consulting, a practice dedicated to helping people do excellent work without burning out. 80 Grit designs workshops and coaching programs that turn care into a professional competency, centering self nourishment as the engine for sustained leadership. As co author of POUR, The Self Nourishment Blueprint, Tamar brings a clear framework and accessible rituals that teams can apply the next morning. The firm’s facilitation blends reflection with execution, so clients leave with language, routines, and shared agreements that improve belonging, decision quality, and follow through. 80 Grit partners with schools, nonprofits, and businesses to build cultures that are strong, humane, and repeatable.
Featured Speaker: Dr. John "Push" Gaines
Dr. John Push Gaines leads Push for Dreams, a nonprofit and speaking organization that develops resilient, purpose driven leaders in schools, colleges, teams, and companies. Push for Dreams delivers assemblies, keynotes, and leadership coaching that connect adversity to action, purpose to daily practice, and success to service. The organization focuses on belief building, discipline, and community impact, helping young people and adults claim the truth that there is more than enough. Dr. Gaines and his team collaborate with districts and community partners to create events, mentorship experiences, and resources that keep momentum going after the moment. The message is simple and demanding, lead where you stand and lift as you climb.
Featured Speaker: Christian Paige
Christian Paige serves with Shade Makers, a creative education and storytelling collective that crafts poetry, film, and learning experiences for communities, schools, and organizations. Shade Makers designs performances, workshops, and curricula that amplify first generation voices and local stories while building belonging and agency. Christian brings the presence of a mainstage artist and the heart of an educator, pairing original work with actionable reflection prompts that move audiences to act. The collective partners with districts and civic groups to plant seeds and make shade, language and practice that help people thrive together. Their projects leave audiences moved and equipped, with words that linger and tools that travel.
Hosted By: Christian "Creed" Reed
Christian "Creed" Reed leads Fourth Gen Labs, an education technology company that turns complex technology into practical skills for neighborhoods, schools, and businesses. As host, Creed is an expert at connecting the dots and blending concepts across leadership, creativity, and technology so the through line stays clear. He empowers communities to try, tinker, and take action, and he creates a raw, laid back environment that still expects excellence. The tone carries a Parkland, WA flavor, neighborly and direct, with humor in the hall and rigor on the stage. Expect laughs, unexpected twists, and unique insight into what makes our community special, and expect him to keep the night moving with intention, access, and real warmth.
Special Guest: Boe Blast
Boe Blast is a Tacoma born comedian with timing, heart, and a gift for reading the room. His set is the mid show reset the night needs, a high energy lift that lets people breathe without losing the thread. Bo riffs on local culture, flips quick callbacks to the speakers, and pulls the audience back in with focus and care. He can slide from a sharp story to a true moment of reflection, which makes the second half land even harder. Expect to laugh, feel seen, and experience how comedy can stitch a community together while keeping momentum strong.
Four Giants. One Night.
A rare Tacoma first lineup of short, cinematic talks that feel like a live album of ideas.Rooted and Rising Together.Stories and frameworks that move people from scarcity to collaboration, and from talk to tools.
Ready?
Grab your ticket now and invite someone who needs the spark. Arrive early, doors open at 5:30 PM and the program starts at 6:00 PM. Register Now at https://tactoks.org/