In The Arena Podcast

The Secret to Better Marketing? Know Your Ideal Client | Savannah Ikonomopoulos

In this episode of In The Arena, co-hosts Jared Miguez and Lauren Navarre are joined by Savannah Ikonomopoulos for a conversation about one of the most important parts of growing a business: understanding your ideal client. Savannah brings her marketing perspective into the conversation and breaks down how clarity around your avatar changes everything — from your messaging to your content to the clients you attract. In this episode, we cover: • Identifying your ideal client • Why most businesses struggle with targeting • How clarity improves your marketing and messaging This episode is part of our Season 2 series focused on helping business owners grow with more intention, structure, and strategy. If you want to become a better marketer and start attracting the right clients, this episode is a must-listen. 🎙️ Hosted by Jared Miguez & Lauren Navarre 🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts Follow Co-Hosts here:  https://linktr.ee/ITAPSOCIALS

The Foundation of Marketing: Your Ideal Client | Arena Collective Team

In this episode of In The Arena, co-hosts Lauren Navarre, Jared Miguez, and Jonah Fry break down one of the most important, and most overlooked, parts of building a business: identifying your ideal client. This is an internal strategy conversation. If you’re a business owner in 2026 and you haven’t clearly defined your ideal client, you’re already behind. In this episode, we cover: • What an ideal client (avatar) actually is • Why it’s critical to your growth and marketing • How it shapes your messaging and decisions This episode also kicks off a series focused on marketing to your ideal client. If you tune in and apply what’s covered, you’ll become a better marketer and grow your business. 🎙️ Hosted by Lauren Navarre, Jared Miguez & Jonah Fry 🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts Follow Co-Hosts here:  https://linktr.ee/ITAPSOCIALS

How to Find Your Purpose Even After Success | Dennis Dunn

In this episode of In The Arena, co-hosts Jared Miguez and Lauren Navarre are joined by Dennis Dunn, a legendary high school football coach and Jared’s godfather, for a powerful conversation about purpose, leadership, and lasting impact. Coach Dunn steps into the discussion to share how decades of coaching, winning championships, and leading teams shaped his understanding of what truly matters and how he ultimately identified his deeper purpose beyond the game. This episode explores how true leadership and purpose are defined not by success or wins, but by consistently upholding a standard of excellence and making a lasting impact on others. Season 2 of In The Arena is about building with intention in business and in life and this conversation brings a perspective that goes far beyond the field. If you want to understand purpose, leadership, and what it means to truly make an impact, this is one you don’t want to miss. 🎙️ Hosted by Jared Miguez and Lauren Navarre  🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts Follow Co-Hosts here:  https://linktr.ee/ITAPSOCIALS

A Clear Purpose Changes Everything | Jason Navarre

In this episode of In The Arena, co-hosts Jared Miguez, Lauren Navarre, and Jonah Fry are joined by Jason Navarre for a powerful conversation about purpose and intentional living. Jason steps into the discussion to share how his life experiences at an early age helped shape a clear and distinct purpose, and how that clarity now drives everything he does. In this episode, we break down: • How early life experiences shape your purpose • What it looks like to live with intention every day • Tools and mindset shifts to become more intentional • Why clarity of purpose changes how you lead, decide, and grow Season 2 of In The Arena is about helping you build a business, and a life, with intention, structure, and purpose. If you’re trying to become more intentional in how you live and lead, this episode will give you a new perspective. 🎙️ Hosted by Jared Miguez, Lauren Navarre & Jonah Fry 🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts Follow Co-Hosts here:  https://linktr.ee/ITAPSOCIALS

How to Grow Without Losing Your Creativity or Purpose | Marianne Rodriguez

In this episode of In The Arena, co-hosts Jared Miguez and Lauren Navarre are joined by Marianne Angeli Rodriguez and her husband, Rock Whittington for a conversation centered around values, creativity, and purpose. This isn’t an interview, It’s a real conversation. They step into the discussion to share how they’ve intentionally grown an art business, without sacrificing creativity or losing sight of their purpose. In this episode, we break down: • How to grow a business while staying true to your craft • The role values play in creative and business decisions • What it looks like to build with intention and purpose • How discipline and structure support creativity, not limit it • How to identify and move toward your purpose Season 2 of In The Arena is about giving you real tools and perspective to grow and scale your business, and this conversation brings a unique lens from the creative world. If you’re trying to figure out your purpose, or refine it, this is one to watch. 🎙️ Hosted by Jared Miguez & Lauren Navarre 🎧 Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts Follow Co-Hosts here:  https://linktr.ee/ITAPSOCIALS