About Women Empowering Women

Founded in 2013 by two businesswomen, Women Empowering Women (WEW)’s purpose is to bring like-minded people together to encourage and support one another. Taking networking to a new level, enabling women to build quality connections and empowering them to achieve their desired goals and personal / professional growth.

We strive to utilize the diversity of our membership and chapters to enable our members to benefit from the different insight they can gain from each other. The environment is open to both males and females to support women from college age and beyond into retirement age.

Collaborating on a joint purpose of empowering women and each other, our chapters and meetings can accommodate members within the same industry. Simply put, our primary focus for Women Empowering Women is collaboration NOT competition!

Learn More about Michell

Michell Stockmann is the Founder and CEO of Women Empowering Women (WEW), a national networking organization committed to fostering authentic connections among women in both business and life. Driven by a deep understanding of the gaps in opportunities for women, Michell created and now leads this thriving network.

Under her visionary leadership, WEW has grown into a supportive community where relationships extend beyond the transactional, offering a safe space for women to be vulnerable, celebrate their successes, and share their struggles.

Michell’s approach is deeply rooted in the belief that true empowerment comes from real connections—ones that foster trust, encouragement, and collaboration.

Michell’s passion for empowering women is evident in every aspect of her work. She has curated programs, events, and resources that not only help women excel in their careers but also support them in their roles as entrepreneurs, career-driven professionals, volunteers, wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, leaders and any other role a woman may possess.

Through Women Empowering Women, she has created a platform where women are inspired to dream bigger, break barriers, and lift each other up.

In addition to her role at Women Empowering Women, Michell is a successful serial entrepreneur, having founded and led multiple businesses, including a marketing firm, TechKnow Solutions, Inc. specializing in website and graphic design; a CRM software built for travel agencies, Vacation Creations CRM; a handmade artisan popsicle food truck, Fantastick Pops; and as a Brand Partner with a health and wellness company, Bravenly Global.

Michell’s commitment to making a positive impact extends beyond her professional endeavors. She is actively involved in her community, frequently speaking at events, and offering her expertise to help other women navigate the complexities of balancing personal and professional lives.

Her entrepreneurial spirit, openness to opportunities and dedication to helping others achieve their goals make her a sought-after mentor and leader in the community.

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Learn More about Anna

Anna L Garcia is an accomplished leader who led a successful career in the telecommunications and technology industry for over 27 years.  She is proud of the vast impact she made both in her corporate senior sales executive role and non-profit leadership in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion space, through her “passion work,” leading one of the largest Latino Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) in the nation.

She began her career at Southwestern Bell in Houston, TX working in the bilingual call center. After navigating various roles in different segments, she recently retired as a senior sales executive at AT&T working with national and international portfolios. In addition to her professional role, Anna has found a passion in advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion to help advance the next generation of leaders.

She focused on initiatives and programs that would benefit the many students and women in minority or underrepresented communities which lack guidance or examples of success in STEM careers or pursuing a college education. This passion and self-driven desire to help, was recognized by HACEMOS ERG leadership in Houston where she was approached to lead. After serving as VP-Finance, Membership, and Operations, Anna became the local chapter president for the city of Houston.

During her leadership, the HACEMOS Houston Chapter increased in membership, engagement and more than doubled the impact from prior years, outpacing the long-time leading Dallas chapter, where corporate headquarters is located. This performance led to her nomination and election as Southwest Regional President and as National President/CEO in 2020. Despite being elected during the worldwide pandemic, HACEMOS excelled and earned more than 10 awards at the national level, including Top 15 ERGs 2020 & 2021, Latina Style Magazine; Employee Resource Group of the Year 2021, USHCC; and the ERG’s initiative Latino Talks won Best Overall 2021 at the Employee Group Annual Conference and raised over $20,000 for initiatives. This was a first for HACEMOS.

Learn More about Lollie

Lollie Ramirez-Bennett retired from AT&T at the end of 2022, after 38 years of service.  Lollie is proud of her robust and memorable career with AT&T and the ability to lead a “dual volunteer career” in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion via community engagement for the past 33 years.

During her tenure at AT&T, Lollie excelled in varied positions including sales, performance management, trainer, and operations manager.  She became a trusted and respected strategist for her senior leadership at AT&T – serving in a role of Results Manager and Trend Analyst for the past 20 years.  She utilized her innate logic and problem-solving skills to assist in driving the business organization to continued success. During this time, she maintained her activism becoming a role model for women, multi-cultures and underserved communities.

Women’s Rights have always been a passion for Lollie.  Over the years, she recognized that much effort was still needed to truly give women an equal footing.  Women were underutilizing the power of the “sisterhood” and that this effort didn’t need to be fought only as women but with our male allies right next to us. With that in mind, 10 years ago, Lollie ran and was elected as the Houston President/ CEO for the Women of AT&T (WOA), then the regional President role for the Southwest.  In 2020, she took on the National CEO for WOA role until her retirement.  WOA is AT&T’s largest Employee Group with18K members worldwide and during 2022, celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a Leadership Conference & Celebration in Denver, Colorado.  Lollie and the national Women of AT&T board were recognized by AT&T’s DE&I with the 2022 Excellence in Action Award for Leadership for their efforts on the 50th Anniversary for the Employee Group.