*Resilience in Action: Turning Setbacks Into Strength*

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.

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.

January 2026 WomenRISE

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.

Everyone will receive the Zoom link via email from Eventbrite regardless of how you register. Please register for only one option: in-person or virtual.

In-Person Attendance

n-person events will be held at Texas Woman’s University, Denton Campus, 1210 Old Main Circle, Old Main Building, 2nd Floor, Room 257.

Breakfast will be served at 7:30 am. The official program starts at 8:00 am. Join us to network with other women entrepreneurs. Please bring your business cards.

*It is a walk between the two parking areas and the Old Main Building. Consider wearing comfortable walking shoes and bringing your dress shoes for the event.

The venue is accessible, and an elevator is available.

*If you need additional accommodations, please email cwe@twu.edu to make arrangements.

Parking Information

* Download ParkMobile @ https://parkmobile.io/

* Put in your information, including your license plate number.

* For the event, please park on the 4th level of the parking garage located on Oakland St.

* Parking is FREE for the duration of the event only! The parking code will be included in the “Know Before You Go” email we send to you the evening before and morning of the event. The email comes from an Eventbrite email address.

* There will be directional signs to help you locate the event.*

Interactive Denton Campus Map

How to get from the parking garage to Old Main Building - Video

Online Attendance

If you are attending online, the Zoom link to join will be sent to you via email the evening before and the morning of the event. The email heading comes from an Eventbrite email address.

To be admitted virtually, please log in using the same first and last name you used when registering for the event (please, NO business names). We will have an online host to help facilitate the event. We will continue to have pre- and post-networking opportunities.

Networking before the event: 7:35-7:55 am

Networking after the event: 9:05-9:25 am

Official program: 8:00 - 9:00 am

**If you do not receive the email with the Zoom link from the Eventbrite email address, it may be in your junk/spam email folder, or you may have registered with a different email address. **

**All registered attendees will receive the replay link after the event.**

Speaker Bio

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.