WomenRISE

WomenRISE – Reflect, Interact, Shine, Enterprise

Welcome women entrepreneurs to a Center for Women Entrepreneurs monthly small business training and networking series.

You will have the opportunity to meet and network with other women business owners and benefit from professional training. Bring your business cards to enter our monthly raffle and exchange with other business owners.

Time: 8 – 9 a.m.
Date: Second Tuesday of each month
Location: In person: Texas Woman’s University Denton campus, Old Main Building Room 257 (2nd floor)
Virtual: Full name as registered MUST be shown in Zoom to enter the program and includes iPhone or Android phone users. For security reasons, if the name doesn’t match, you won’t be let in.

Everyone will receive the Zoom link regardless of how you register. Please do not register for both in-person and virtual. All registered attendees, whether in person or online will receive the replay link after the event.

In-person attendance

In-person events will be held at Texas Woman’s University, Denton Campus, Old Main Building, 2nd Floor, Rm 257.

Breakfast will be served at 7:30 AM. The official program starts at 8:00 AM. Come and network with other female entrepreneurs. Make sure you bring your business cards.

All registered attendees, whether in person or online will receive the replay link after the event.

*It is a bit of a walk between the two parking areas and Old Main Building. You may want to consider wearing comfortable shoes to walk in and bring your dress shoes for the event.

*If you have special needs, please email cwe@twu.edu to make special arrangements.

Parking information

Download ParkMobile @https://parkmobile.io/
Put in your information to include your license plate number.
For the event, park in either the Visitor Parking Lot or on the 4th level of the parking garage.
Parking is FREE! The parking code will be included in your event confirmation.
There will be directional signs to assist you in locating the event.

Interactive Denton Campus Map

How to get from the parking garage to Old Main Building

How to get from the visitor’s parking lot to Old Main Building

Online attendance

Full name as registered MUST be shown in Zoom to enter the program and includes iPhone or Android phone users. For security reasons, if the name doesn’t match, you won’t be let in.

How to change your name on Zoom: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0061891

You will receive the Zoom link to join after you have registered. We will have an online host that will help facilitate the event. We will continue to have pre/post networking opportunities.

Networking before the event: 7:35 – 7:55 a.m.
Networking after the event: 9:05 – 9:25 a.m.
Official program: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m.

All registered attendees, whether in person or online will receive the replay link after the event.

January WomenRISE

Resilience in Action: Turning Setbacks Into Strength

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
In-Person and Virtual

Join us for the first WomenRISE Workshop in 2026: Welcome the new year by learning about Kelli Mumphrey, founder of MilkSpace®, and the role resilience has played in her entrepreneurship journey.

Emotional Intelligence is essential for making a positive impact on your team, organization, and clients. You will learn how to better communicate with your team and colleagues for a more productive and unifying workplace.

This workshop captures how resilience fuels sustainable growth for entrepreneurs, especially during uncertain or transitional seasons. Drawing from her entrepreneurial journey as a veteran, mother, and founder of MilkSpace®, Kelli will share how setbacks can become setups for stronger strategies and how to balance patience with momentum.

Key takeaways:

Recognize the “head down” phase for refining systems and strategy before scaling
Identify when it’s time to “hit the ground running” and execute boldly
Pivot with confidence when strategies no longer serve your goals
Build sustainable growth while avoiding burnout and staying grounded in purpose

Speaker

Kelli Mumphrey, founder of MilkSpace®

Kelli Mumphrey is a U.S. Navy veteran, wife, mother, and resilient entrepreneur whose journey embodies perseverance and purpose. Newly courthouse-married, she and her husband drove 24 hours from Virginia to Texas in a packed 2013 Chevy Equinox with a baby under one, only to have his job rescinded upon arrival. Starting at the bottom, they rebuilt their lives from scratch while Kelli held multiple federal positions and pursued entrepreneurship.

In 2018, she founded MilkSpace®, born from her own frustration with the lack of adequate lactation spaces in public, starting with a $100 pink pop-up canopy tent. Despite COVID-19 halting her business development, Kelli has won multiple pitch competitions and grants, proving that even after countless "no"s, she continues to move forward with purpose and resilience.

RSVP for January 13 WomenRISE today!

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