NAWBO Austin Monthly Luncheon Meeting - April 2026

We invite you to join us for an opportunity to connect with fellow women business owners. Join us at our new location, Cover 3, for lunch, learning, and connection. The registration fee includes your meal. We look forward to seeing you and sharing valuable insights together!

For many business owners, growth is often framed as one thing: get bigger. More revenue. More employees. More markets. More everything.

But real growth isn’t always linear—and it doesn’t always mean scaling in the traditional sense.

Join NAWBO Austin for our April luncheon featuring a dynamic panel of business leaders—Julia Harrod, Amanda Shuman, and Kate Ginsberg—who will explore what growth can truly look like for today’s entrepreneurs. From scaling teams and expanding services to intentionally staying lean, this conversation will unpack the strategic, financial, and cultural decisions that come with reaching the next level in business.

In this candid and practical discussion, our panelists will share lessons from their own journeys navigating expansion, leadership challenges, and the reality that with every new level of success often comes a new set of complexities.

Attendees will gain fresh perspective on how to define growth on their own terms—and how to build a business that aligns with their goals, values, and long-term vision.

• Explore different paths to business growth—including scaling teams, expanding services, or intentionally staying lean
• Understand the financial, operational, and cultural implications that often come with growth
• Learn practical strategies for navigating the challenges that emerge at each new level of business

Julia Harrod, President & CEO,

Julia Harrod leads MWM DesignGroup, an interdisciplinary firm providing civil engineering, architecture, land surveying, landscape architecture, and governmental relations services across Texas. With more than two decades of experience—and over three decades with the firm—Julia has overseen hundreds of projects spanning transit, infrastructure, aviation, and land development for both public and private sector clients. Under her leadership, the Austin-based, certified WBE firm continues to build on the core values established at its founding in 1980: integrity, responsibility, and service to clients and community.

Amanda Shuman, Founder & CEO,

Amanda Shuman is the founder of Carrylove Designs, a Texas-based branding and marketing agency dedicated to helping businesses in the experience economy build powerful, memorable brands. Since launching the agency in 2013, Amanda has led a strategic, human-centered approach to branding that combines thoughtful strategy, elevated design, and storytelling to help clients stand out and lead their industries. Through Carrylove’s signature four-phase process, Amanda empowers creative businesses to build stronger brands and achieve sustainable growth.

Kate Ginsberg, Founder & CEO,

Kate Ginsberg is the founder of Queen of To Do, a lifestyle concierge and home management company helping busy professionals reclaim their time since 2011. Inspired by personal experiences navigating overwhelm while supporting her husband through cancer treatment, Kate built a business centered on helping people delegate the countless small tasks that create daily stress. Today, she champions authenticity, balance, and sustainable success—believing that thriving businesses are built when leaders align their work with what truly matters.

Erin Hoy, NAWBO Austin Corporate & Community Relations Chair

Erin Hoy is the Founder & CEO of Her Digital Legacy, a personal branding firm that helps high-profile women build reputation-driven brands that expand their influence, impact, and income.

• A welcoming environment for all women business owners and those who support them.
• A registration table with friendly faces to help you sign in and a hospitality team to welcome you if you’re new.
• A brief NAWBO Austin monthly meeting program.
• This month’s Featured Presentation.
• Door prize giveaway.
• Wrap-up and a chance to network with other women business owners in attendance.

Space is limited, and we often sell out. Early registration is encouraged. We value your time and adjourn promptly at 1:30.

Earlybird tickets:

• Members $30
• Guests $40

Standard tickets:

• Members $35
• Guests $45

At the door:

• Members $45
• Guests $55

Being a business owner can be isolating. NAWBO empowers people to work together to create strong community networks and affect change. With opportunities to support other business owners and give back to their communities, NAWBO is a catalyst for those who help people in business make a meaningful impact in their community, country, and worldwide.

NAWBO is a membership-based organization. If you want to learn more about NAWBO, we welcome those supporting women business owners to join us for up to two Monthly Luncheon Meetings or Cheers events as a guest. Our other events are only open to members. Learn more about NAWBO Membership here: https://nawbo.org/

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