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IMPACT: Women in Leadership
IMPACT: Women in Leadership is the podcast for women navigating careers in government contracting (GovCon), public sector leadership, and business growth.
Join host Mary Ann Brown for candid conversations with accomplished women leaders who share the real stories behind their success—the wins, setbacks, career pivots, and leadership lessons that shaped their journeys. From earning promotions and building business pipelines to leading teams, negotiating with confidence, and securing a seat at the table, each episode delivers practical strategies you can apply right away.
Whether you're an emerging leader, manager, entrepreneur, or executive in the GovCon space, IMPACT provides the insights, inspiration, and career advice you need to grow your influence and accelerate your success.
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IMPACT: Women in Leadership
Executing Innovation at Scale: Leading Global Engineering Teams in Cybersecurity
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What does it take to turn bold ideas into real-world impact — at a global cybersecurity company?
In this episode of Impact: Women in Leadership, we sit down with Audra Simons, Vice President of Software Engineering, Global Products at Everfox. Audra is a results-driven technology leader who believes that innovation without execution is just noise.
From startups to global blue-chip organizations, Audra shares the leadership lessons that translated across every environment—and the ones that didn’t.
Everfox delivers mission-critical solutions, including cross-domain security, cyber threat protection, and insider risk technologies. Audra explains how this product-focused structure enables teams to innovate, scale, and deliver secure solutions worldwide—without losing focus or agility.
We explore:
• Her career journey into senior technology leadership
• Leading global product engineering teams across regions
• Building influence in technical and male-dominated spaces
• Turning innovative ideas into executed outcomes
• Relationship management as a leadership superpower
• Creating a culture where innovation is delivered—not just discussed
• Mindset shifts for women pursuing executive roles in technology
If you're interested in women in tech leadership, cybersecurity innovation, global product strategy, or engineering management, this episode delivers practical insights and powerful perspectives.
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