Meet Jason and Tarryn Troutman
- a premiere Fundraising Auctioneering and Appeal team that partners with nonprofits to maximize the revenue generation potential of their events.
As a Fundraising Auctioneer, Jason
brings a unique energy that
ignites the crowd and builds bidding momentum in the Live Auction.
The Troutmans work as a team on the fundraising stage, combining Tarryn’s eloquence and Jason’s energetic bid calling, to ensure a rhythmic flow to the giving process and an enjoyable experience for guests.
Tarryn’s ability to create emotion using intentional scripting and timing, as well as her accent, facilitates the giving energy in the Fundraising Appeal.
Fundraising potential is converted to dollars when planning, preparation, professionalism and precision meet on the fundraising stage. Tarryn and Jason consult with the client leading up to the event and immerse themselves in the Mission to ensure that fundraising potential is realized.
“You don't talk people into giving. You move people into giving”
Tarryn Troutman
The Team.
The Experience.
The Expertise.
Having grown up in the auctioneering industry, Jason Troutman had a clear picture of which direction he wanted to go in. Upon receiving his license in 2007, he did not pursue the path of becoming Livestock, Car or Antique Auctioneer. Instead, he chose to become a full-time Fundraising Auctioneer.
Tarryn specialized in Public Relations in College and entered the arena of event management upon graduating in 1998. In the 25 years since then, she has been involved in different capacities in hundreds of events, both fundraising and corporate. After receiving her Auctioneering qualification in 2006, she started to build an auctioneering business while continuing to run her event management firm. Although specializing in real estate auctions, Tarryn used her newly acquired auctioneering skill to help both existing clients and other charitable organizations raise money at their fundraising events. She was elected to the South African Institute of Auctioneers Steering Committee in 2007 and went on to become the first woman to serve as a Director of the Board.
Since establishing Auction Horizon in 2011, the “Troutman duo” have worked with many organizations including Academy Prep, Angels for Change, Artsbridge Foundation, Atlanta Ballet, Bearings Bike Works, Cink Charities Inc (Open Champion Stewart Cink), Crohns and Colitis Foundation (various chapters), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (various chapters), Julie’s Dream, MS Society, The Miracle League, Peter Michael Foundation, Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research (various states), St Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Tampa Bay Watch, to name but a few.
Jason and Tarryn have over 40 years of combined experience in the fundraising-, events- and auctioneering industries.
Our Core Beliefs
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Our Core Beliefs 〰️
NAM
Not About Me. Not about us. It’s about those whose lives will be saved,
changed and impacted by the funds being raised.
Keep It Tight
Respect people’s time. Be intentional in action and word. People are not talked into giving. They are moved into giving
