10/02/2026
This is what Coffee & Connections looked like this morning. ☕️💬
About 25 women entrepreneurs in one room, talking business, sharing stories, making connections, laughing, and actually getting to KNOW each other.
And we had the pleasure of hearing from Jennifer Albanese Phelps, who shared more about her work and her story with us. ❤️
One of my favorite things about our Coffee & Connections events?
**The smaller the group, the deeper the conversations.**
And that matters.
Because entrepreneurship can get lonely especially when you're the one making all the decisions, carrying all the ideas, and trying to figure out what the heck you're doing next.
The people you surround yourself with matter.
A LOT.
Your community can challenge you. Encourage you. Connect you. Introduce you to opportunities. Remind you who you are when business gets messy.
And honestly? The right community can be one of the reasons you stay in business long enough to succeed.
So if you're building a business, don't just build the business. Build your people, too. Come grab a coffee with us next time.
You might walk in knowing nobody…and walk out with a new connection, a new idea, or a woman in your corner.
She Rises Tampa
Christine Peters Staggs
Ana Rodriguez- Zapata
Amy Sameck
Amy Skibbie Patterson
Patricia Garcia
Maninder Mundh
Cora Hurt Simon
Katherine Taylor
Julie Ashlock
Ashley Carlson
Terri Lynn Chaplin
Dawn E Conklin Lyle
Megan Parrish Schici
Erin Wheeler
Rhonda McDaniel
Britta Horne
Amarilys Morales
Larissa DeLeon-Colon
Renee Noland
Michelle Vega
Kristine Bostick