Tarsha Polk Hearns

Director, LiftFund Dallas Fort Worth Women's Business Center

Tarsha Polk Hearns is an experienced professional with over 20 years of combined marketing, sales, corporate training and entrepreneurial expertise. Affectionately known as, the Marketing Lady, she currently serves as the Director of the LiftFund Dallas Fort Worth Women’s Business Center (DFWWBC); a 501c3 nonprofit microlender. As director, Tarsha leads a team that provides training, guidance and resources to entrepreneurs seeking to start or grow a business. To date, the DFW WBC has assisted over 2,000 women and minority small business owners. Tarsha is an engaged member of the local business community and has received numerous awards including Dallas Start-Up Week’s Entrepreneur Evangelist of the Year, 40 Under 40 in Collin County, Business Person of the Year, Women in the Media Award and the Leadership Award from National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). She is an advocate for women and minority businesses and uses her gifts and talents to make an impact in the community. She is past president of NAWBO’s Dallas chapter, served on the DISD Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee and was a founding board member of the Collin County Black Chamber of Commerce.