EP13 Running Toward What Matters with Meredith Lowry

Six years into a successful law career, Meredith Lowry looked up and realized she had no friends. The law school crew had scattered. Life had accelerated. And the woman who would go on to found a networking initiative for women entrepreneurs was sitting at networking events not knowing how to talk to anyone. Meredith is a patent attorney with Wright Lindsey Jennings, one of a very small number of women in that specialty in the entire state. She has been doing patent and trademark work for over 20 years, added privacy law, and is now one of the most in-demand voices in the region on AI governance. She founded Woman Run to build better bridges for women entrepreneurs. She is running a half marathon in all 50 states. And she sat down with Angela to talk about all of it, including the parts of her story that do not usually make it into a bio. If you have ever wondered whether it is possible to stop doing the parts of your work you hate and go deeper on the parts you love, Meredith did exactly that, and this episode shows you how that decision gets made. If you have ever felt the pressure of the sandwich generation closing in, she names it clearly and without apology. If you are a working mom who has spent too much energy on the performance of parenting instead of the actual thing, she gives you permission to put it down. And if you have a goal you have not said out loud yet, she says hers right here on the mic. In this episode, we get into: How a coworker at an animal clinic taught her what it actually means to be part of a team What joining Wright Lindsey Jennings gave her that smaller firms could not: the freedom to stop doing what she did not love The honest story of how she found herself with no friends six years into her career and had to learn to make new ones Why she founded Woman Run and how it evolved from networking events to a podcast The glass ceiling she still sees, and the piece of it that women sometimes build themselves Practical wisdom on work-life balance, caregiver stress, and why the color-coded calendar is not optional Hit play on this one right now. This is the kind of conversation that makes you want to call someone, clear something off your plate, or finally say the goal out loud that you have been keeping to yourself. Meredith says hers. You might find yourself ready to say yours too. Then come meet Meredith in person at Women of All Generations on June 16 at Fayetteville Town Center. Tickets at fayettevillear.com/woag. Mentioned in This Episode Wright Lindsey Jennings (WLJ) -- wlj.com Woman Run -- women entrepreneurship initiative by WLJ Women's Foundation of Arkansas -- mentorship partner for Woman Run Susan G. Komen -- where Meredith started volunteering as a new attorney Be Freaking Awesome Podcast -- bfreakingawesome.com Chamber Fayetteville -- fayettevillear.com Connect with Meredith Firm website: wlj.com/attorney/meredith-lowry LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/meredith-k-lowry Mentioned in this episode: Women of All Generations | June 16, 2026 The Women of All Generations event is almost here. Join us June 16, 2026 from 3 to 6 PM at the Fayetteville Town Center for an afternoon of real conversation, connection, and celebration. Tickets and sponsorships are available now. You belong in that room. Grab your spot at fayettevillear.com/woag.