Banter Design Co.

05/19/2026

Women's Entrepreneurship Week was SO MUCH FUN last week! Every year we look forward to it, and every year it delivers. This year felt especially good.

Something happens when you put that many powerful, driven women in one room. The energy is *a vibe*. The conversations go deep. It goes beyond just networking. We share real insights, real struggles, and real wins. We push each other forward, laugh, and eat good snacks as we do it.

We left feeling inspired, recharged, and honestly a little fired up. That's the WEW effect

04/29/2026

Today, our featured non-profit from our  is . Arts at Large Activates Milwaukee’s communities to build environments that support arts-rich, lifelong learning. They serve 50+ schools and 13,000+ students and families annually. Plus they are celebrating 25 years this year! Congrats guys!

They have a really cool upcoming event on May 7 from 6 - 8 pm, it's called Masterclass | Making Hope: A Fabric Flag Workshop. That sounds lovely. 

The description says: Participants will spark their imagination with artist-in-residence, Hattie’s Flock, through writing exercises and generate their own mantras and intentions that will become fabric banners for future parades and events. It is free & open to the public, all ages & skill levels welcome. Materials provided. Space is limited. 

Did you read the part about it being free?

Follow them for more awesome events and generally good vibes.

04/08/2026

Small talk. Most people hate it. It's awkward. It can feel fake. You don't know what to say.

Nydia Mauras-Jones used to hate it, too. Now she loves it! And, apparently, she has been deemed the "Queen of Small Talk". Seems appropriate for a co-owner of Banter Design Co. 😁

If you want some tips, listen to her guest spot on the Gather Connect Create Podcast with Meagan Schultz. It's so much fun talking about small talk!

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04/01/2026

Okay, we tried. We really did.

After 7 months of being Banter Design Co., we’ve learned something important… we talk too much. Like… a lot.

So, we’re making a change.

Introducing our new name: Shut Up
Tagline: Enough already.

No more friendly chat at the start of meetings.
No more joking around at the end.
No more "let's keep brainstorming this."
Just silence. Peace. Quiet. 😌

We’ll be launching our new brand immediately.
Please direct all communication to… actually, don’t.

🤐

03/20/2026

Congratulations ! Your space looks amazing. The food was amazing. And we had an amazing time working with you on your brand refresh!

03/18/2026

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This Women's History Month, we asked women leaders in our community one simple question:
If you had one wish for women leaders, what would it be?

We'll be honest — we did not expect what came back.
These answers were not soft. They were not polite. They were direct, demanding, and a little bit fierce — and we are here for every single word of it.

This is Part 2 of 3. Follow along all month, share the ones that resonate with you, and tag a woman leader who needs to see this. 🔥

03/13/2026

This week we attended a event at . We were proud sponsors of the event and happy to have helped bring the brand to life.

Congratulations to all the bad ass women who are in this group and organized this event. It was so much fun! The food was so delicious, so high-end, and so unique. Don't even get us started on the desserts 🔥🔥🔥.

We left feeling so proud of all these women who are raising the bar for hospitality in Milwaukee. 👏

03/03/2026

Happy Women’s History Month from us to you. 🎉

This year for Women’s Month we went digging for data. What actually happens when women lead? What do the numbers say about profits, community impact, and organizational health?

The answers are pretty compelling — and we think every woman should have these stats in her back pocket. Break them out at dinner parties and trivia nights! Put them in your email signature. Write them in a birthday card. (You get the picture.)

Women are quietly running the world, the data proves it, but they're still underrepresented and underfunded as organizations scale.

*Surprise* Most of you are in this reality, not just discovering it.

The new blog post is live. Go read it, share it, send it to someone who needs to see it.

https://banter-design.co/what-happens-when-women-lead/

We want to talk about the data. Every March, we pause to celebrate the women who shaped history. And every March, someone publishes a list of inspiring quotes, a roundup of female firsts, and a reminder that women are, in fact, capable of great things. We love all of that. And we also want to...