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Andrea Owen

Former President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, MILLERKNOLL INC

Search every verified Andrea Owen interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Andrea Owen, a life coach, author, and global keynote speaker, has been discussing her personal experiences with divorce, health challenges, and resilience in multiple podcast appearances. In interviews, she described navigating a second divorce and an autoimmune diagnosis, and stated that she is "currently trudging through my second divorce." She also spoke about the importance of taking action to build confidence, saying "action creates the confidence; confidence doesn't come first — action does." Owen has promoted her updated book *52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life* and her audio workshop *Live Like You Give a Damn*, and has discussed the role of shame in behaviors like perfectionism and people-pleasing. Separately, as President and CEO of MillerKnoll, Andi Owen (as she is referred to in that context) faced public backlash in late 2023 after a video clip from an internal town hall meeting circulated online. In the clip, she told employees worried about bonuses to "leave Pity City" and focus on earning $26 million. Critics accused her of being tone-deaf given her reported $5 million compensation in fiscal 2022. Owen later apologized in an email to employees, stating she "feels terrible that my rallying cry seemed insensitive" and that it "landed in a way that I did not intend." In subsequent interviews, she discussed the company's focus on prioritization, design innovation, and diversity outreach, noting that the Diversity and Design Collective has grown from 19 to over 60 member companies.

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