TBT: “Auction Sisters” Raise Millions for Charities
In this week’s “Throwback Thursday / Where are they now?” segment, we hear from one-half of the Auctionisters, two sisters who work as professional auctioneers to help charities raise money. They’ve been in high demand! Going once, going twice…
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What It's About
A bid-raising update from one-half of a sisterly auctioneering team. Sold!
Notes from Chris
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Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them. Last week, we heard from the founder of Pizza City USA, which offers walking tours (and an upcoming festival!) from its home base in Chicago. Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from Katie Cashman Fitzsimmons from Bismark, North Dakota. She is one-half of the Cashman auctioneer sisters known as Auctionisters. They facilitate charity auctions that raise millions of dollars for good causes across the United States. What’s happened since? Well, there was a pandemic you might have heard about … But they also continued raising lots of money, getting paid themselves, and navigating the world of childcare and other parts of life. What’s happened since? Listen to today's episode to hear Katie's updates...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Katie for sharing their updates with us. Check out their website at theauctionisters.com. They have live events coming up in North Dakota and Montana.
- Dynamic Sister Duo Bids Up Profits for Charities: Going, going, gone! Two sisters harness a unique skill to help charities “get in on the auction.”
- Marketing Professional Produces Giant Puppet Performances for Extra Cash: By day, she works at a museum in Berkeley, California. The rest of the time, she builds giant puppets and produces performances for eager audiences.
- Acrobatic Mom Jumps Through Hoops to Become High-flying Entertainer: It’s a bird, it’s a plane… or actually, it’s an acrobatic performance troupe that started as one mom’s side hustle, and now employs 14 people.
