Women in the Arena

Women in the Arena is the celebration of everyday women living extraordinary lives in plain sight. We seek to inspire, encourage and challenge you to reach for the great heights you're made for.

Women in the Arena is a society podcast hosted by Audra Agen, with 167 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Audra Agen hosts Women in the Arena, a society show with 167 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Crossing 51: Debbie Russell's Bold Midlife Reclamation

  Jun 3, 202554 minS8

  <p>Let's be friends!</p><p>What would you trade for more time? After 25 years prosecuting high-profile cases in Minneapolis, Debbie Russell made a decision many dream of but few execute – walking away from her legal career at 55, trading a full pension for what she calls "full-time freedom." <br/><br/>Her journey represents a profound lesson in the power of choice and the courage required to author your own next chapter. Since her twenties, Debbie had been planning this transition, understanding that her legal career would be just one segment of a multifaceted life. This wasn't about escaping a job sh...

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  Episode #9

  Rewriting the Rules: Why Your Journey May Look Different - and That's OK with Wendy Cocke

  May 29, 202551 minS8

  <p>Let's be friends!</p><p>What happens when the games we played as children shape our entire professional experience? In this eye-opening conversation with chemical engineer and author Wendy Cocke, we uncover how fundamental differences in how boys and girls organize play creates invisible barriers in the workplace that nobody talks about.<br/><br/>Wendy shares her journey as a successful engineer and mother who was once told her career would stall if she pursued flexibility—a prediction she thoroughly disproved. Through her experiences leading global technical teams while raising her "Rolling Circus" (her loving term for her family), sh...

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  Episode #8

  Reinvention Isn't Optional: Lesley Jane Seymour on Living Fearlessly

  May 27, 20251h 3mS8

  <p>Let's be friends!</p><p>Lesley Jane Seymour's remarkable career spans leadership roles at major women's magazines like More, Marie Claire, and Redbook—but it's what she's doing now that might be her most impactful work yet. In this candid conversation, Lesley shares how she convinced Michelle Obama to make history as the first First Lady to guest edit an entire magazine, generating 8.5 billion media impressions worldwide.<br/><br/>What drives a successful magazine editor to become an entrepreneur focused on women in midlife? Lesley explains her passion for helping women navigate what she calls "the FU 50s"—that libe...

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  Episode #7

  Courage Over Certainty: Why Willingness is the True Beginning with Kerryn Vaughan

  May 22, 202557 minS8

  <p>Let's be friends!</p><p>A profound loss can either break us or transform us. For Kerryn Vaughan, the death of her sister became the catalyst that changed everything.<br/><br/>Kerryn's story begins with a self-described "rock and roll life" focused entirely on herself, until her sister's cancer diagnosis and subsequent death shattered her world. Standing on stage at a cancer fundraiser years later, Kerryn experienced a life-altering revelation: "I realized I had this incredible power within me to make a difference to other people's lives." This awakening launched her on a humanitarian path that continues to create...

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  Episode #6

  What If Your Gilded Cage Was Actually a Doorway? with Corinne Cavanaugh

  May 20, 202525 minS8

  <p>Let's be friends!</p><p>Storytelling has the power to bridge divides in ways direct confrontation cannot. In this captivating conversation with author Corinne Cavanaugh, we explore how fiction creates safe spaces to navigate controversial topics and what it truly means to be an audacious woman.<br/><br/>Corinne shares the genesis of her debut novel "An Audacious Woman," describing it as "a mashup between modern-day Bridgerton and Sex and the City." The book revolves around Eleanor Beaufort, a wealthy matriarch who feels trapped by her family legacy despite inheriting a $70 million mansion. Through Eleanor's journey, readers glimpse moments...

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