Tracy Puhl

Program Manager

tracy@livelihoodnw.org

Tracy joined the Livelihood NW team in 2022 as a business advisor and brings over 12 years of business ownership experience to her role. Her expertise includes consumer packaged goods, e-commerce, Benefit Corporation certification, and values-driven marketing. She was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration Portland District Office (2013) and Entrepreneur of the Year by Livelihood NW (2016). She sold her business in 2023.

As a business owner, Tracy participated in many of Livelihood NW’s programs and services and credits her business’s survival and success in part to this vital support. She is honored to ‘pay it forward’ through her role with Livelihood NW and loves helping business owners understand their financial statements, create processes, and develop loyal teams.

In her free time, Tracy can be found teaching her cats tricks, taking slow walks to smell the flowers, or exploring a wide range of creative pursuits from quilting to pole dancing.