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EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 46 MIN

Angélica Fuentes On A New Era of Women Leading

from AGEIST · host David Stewart

Angélica Fuentes, business executive, founder, and women’s equality advocate, belongs to a generation of women refusing the old script that ambition narrows with age, power comes from status, and reinvention has a deadline. She talks about building companies in male-dominated industries, becoming a CEO at 29, advocating for women long before corporate equality became fashionable, and starting NOWFUL in her 60s. Listen to gain a sharper way to think about rest, resilience, self-worth, and the daily practices that make a person harder to break. Fuentes’ story is not about returning to who she was before loss, but about using age, motherhood, and hard-earned wisdom to build from a deeper place.Special Thanks to Our SponsorsTrue Nutrition: Looking for a way to customize your protein to fit exactly what you need, you have to try True Nutrition!Right now, they’re offering our listeners 25% off for their Memorial Day Sale from May 22nd through May 25th. Build your own blend by going to truenutrition.com/AGEIST and use code AGEISTSUMMER to get your custom protein blend today!Timeline Nutrition: Our favorite supplement for cell support and mitochondrial function. Listeners can now get 20% off their first Timeline purchase by using the code “AGEIST” at checkout at TimelineNutrition.com/ageist.LMNT Electrolytes: Try the all-new Lemonade Iced Tea! Our #1 electrolytes for optimal hydration. Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase by using our link here. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.Key Moments"Men and women need to either cooperate or the needle is not going to move very far.""...teach people that rest is power and that coming back to yourself is knowledge and those two put together will allow you to achieve anything you want, because it's allowed me to do it.""Your worth is determined only by you alone."Connect with Angélica FuentesNOWFULInstagram: @angelicafuentes63Connect with AGEISTNewsletterInstagramWebsiteLinkedInClick Here for the full interview transcript.Say hi to the AGEIST team!

Angélica Fuentes, business executive, founder, and women’s equality advocate, belongs to a generation of women refusing the old script that ambition narrows with age, power comes from status, and reinvention has a deadline. She talks about building companies in male-dominated industries, becoming a CEO at 29, advocating for women long before corporate equality became fashionable, and starting NOWFUL in her 60s. Listen to gain a sharper way to think about rest, resilience, self-worth, and the ...

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