Celebrating and Supporting Milwaukee’s Entrepreneurs
Tired of demanding a seat at their table, She Stands Tall® with Melnick & Melnick, S.C., has been building our own table since 2017. In 2023, She Stands Tall® took over Women’s Entrepreneurship Week and with Summit Credit Union as the Presenting Sponsor, made the table bigger, more diverse, and more inclusive. WEWmke 2023 was a festive, inspiring, and special table. We featured women who lead, feed, share, and make Milwaukee the special place that it is. We networked with women who own businesses, inspire teams, and raise young people—all at the same time. We invited Mayor Cavalier Johnson to officially proclaim WEWmke 2023 and he did, in person. We opened the first 2023 keynote event with an inspirational video message from Senator Tammy Baldwin. We celebrated WEWmke 2023 with Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez. We lit up the iconic and historic Hoan Bridge in honor of WEWmke 2023 in royal blue, aqua, and purple. And it was a sight to see!
WEWmke’s Mission
WEWmke’s mission is to bring together Milwaukee area women–entrepreneurs, founders, small business owners, professionals, and more–for a week of events designed to inspire, educate, and celebrate our businesses, ourselves, and our contributions to the Milwaukee community.
WEWmke 2024
May 6 – 10, 2024
We’re planning WEWmke 2024, May 6-10. Mark your calendars. If you want to help make WEWmke 2024 bigger and better, contact us or join our new group, the WEW Crew. The WEW Crew will help support our efforts by providing valuable feedback to WEWmke organizers. Plus, WEW Crew members will receive special members-only benefits and recognition. To join, sign up here.
If you want to make sure you get all the WEWmke 2024 news, sign up for our newsletter. And if you don’t want to wait until May 2024 to see your people, join us at She Stands Tall® monthly events and WEWmke quarterly happy hours. We can’t wait to welcome you to our table!
Let’s take a look at the meaningful week that was WEWmke 2023.
WEWmke 2023
What a WEWmke 2023 it was! She Stands Tall restored WEWmke to an in-person event, gathered 455 Milwaukee-area women entrepreneurs, and planned compelling opportunities for women to network with, learn from, and inspire each other. Block your whole calendar for WEWmke 2024, May 6-10!
Unique Attendees
Event Registrations
Speakers
Venues
Contributor Events
In-kind sponsors
Press Coverage
Official Visits
- Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson
- Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez
- Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin (via video)
WEWmke 2023 Events
Keynotes
Leading Milwaukee
May 8 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmFeeding Milwaukee
May 9 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pmSharing Milwaukee
May 10 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pmMaking Milwaukee
May 11 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pmCelebrating Milwaukee
May 12 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Workshops
Meet and Eat
May 8 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amBusiness Basics
May 9 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amShow Her the Money
May 10 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amCreate and Close
May 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amShe Shines On
May 12 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amShe Stands Tall Featuring Elizabeth Rees, owner of Chasing Paper
May 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Networking
Meet and Eat
May 8 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 amSnap, Snack, and Snoop
May 9 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pmMilwaukee Art Museum Scandinavian Design Exhibit Tour with Teresa Olson
May 10 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pmMeet and Drink
June 13 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Presenting Sponsor
Our 2023 Presenting Sponsor is Summit Credit Union! We are honored to partner with an organization led by a woman, Kim Sponem, and which has a demonstrated and long-standing commitment to helping women and addressing the gender pay gap. As Kim has explained, “when women succeed and have equal economic power, everyone benefits. Families, communities, businesses and economies thrive.” We at She Stands Tall couldn’t agree more!