Audra Agen . Creating Her Own Arena

I hope you're all having a wonderful start to 2024 and that you have some things that you're feeling excited about.  If not, perhaps my next guest will inspire you as she is the founder, host and Chief Inspiration Officer of the Women in the Arena Podcast…a celebration of everyday women living extraordinary lives in plain sight. Now in its 4th year, the Women in the Arena podcast seeks to inspire, encourage and challenge women to reach for the greatness they were made for.  And I invite the men to stick around as I imagine we all could use that kind of encouragement! As a corporate veteran, and an award winning sales professional, Audra A-gin has 25 years' experience of being one of the few women in the room, and in many cases, the only one. While the women she worked with may have been outnumbered, she recognized that they were all uniquely exceptional and became fascinated in learning more about them and their experiences.  It became increasingly clear that these women were contributing significant value to their organizations, families and careers and that their contributions were either being taken for granted or overlooked, sometimes even by themselves.  Audra had aspirations to change that and as a result Women in the Arena was created. As the creator, producer and host, Audra says it's a platform unlike any other, it's a celebration!  Her motto is to celebrate women doing extraordinary things in plain sight. She believes that if we start to recognize the value within ourselves, then we can start to acknowledge the value within each other and see that we have more similarities than what appears on the surface.  It is that knowledge that begins to change the narrative from "you are my competition" to "you are my best asset". This is life changing and as a result, world changing. This is Audra's goal, to change the world one interview at a time. Let's meet this world changer by welcoming Audra Agen to 19 Stories. You may contact Audra Agen via the following: Business email Address: [email protected]  Business website: womeninthearena.net  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-the-arena-podcast/?viewAsMember=true Facebook Handle: Women in the Arena Podcast Instagram Handle: @womeninthearenapodcast Thanks for listening to this episode of 19 Stories: from fear to Hope. If you enjoyed what you heard in this episode, make sure to follow 19 Stories wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. It would be greatly appreciated if you gave a nice review and shared this episode as well. To give feedback or a story idea: [email protected] To listen to my demos: https://www.cherylholling.com/ To contact me via VO work, or to host your podcast, I can be reached at: [email protected] Follow me on Instagram: @cherylhollingvo Theme Song Credit:  'Together' by For King & Country Outro Music Sample: 'Old Soul', by The Highwomen from the album: The Highwomen Until next time, stay Healthy and Hopeful!