jen marples professional biography

JEN IS A CHAMPION OF MIDLIFE WOMEN AND A CHEERLEADER FOR ALL WOMEN. SHE’S AN ENTREPRENEUR, KEYNOTE SPEAKER, PODCASTER, FOUNDER, AND LEADER IN THE MIDLIFE WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENT. SHE PUTS MIDLIFE WOMEN FIRST AND PREACHES: YOU’RE NOT TOO F***ING OLD! TO DO WHATEVER THE F YOU WANT!

JEN HELPS WOMEN STEP INTO THE SPOTLIGHT AND PUTS THE SPOTLIGHT ON COMPANIES HELPING WOMEN. SHE RUNS THE JEN MARPLES AGENCY, A FULL-SERVICE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS FIRM SERVING WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES, FEMALE LEADERS AND SOLOPRENEURS, AND COMPANIES THAT HELP WOMEN OVER 40, INCLUDING MENOPAUSE, HEALTH, TELEHEALTH, BEAUTY, AND WELLNESS.

JEN HOSTS THE JEN MARPLES SHOW PODCAST, A TOP 2% RANKED PODCAST DEDICATED TO HELPING AND INSPIRING MIDLIFE WOMEN TO EMBRACE AND ROCK THE SECOND AND BEST HALF OF LIFE. JEN INTERVIEWS MIDLIFE WOMEN WHO ARE EXPERTS, LEADERS, CELEBRITIES, CEOS, DOCTORS, AND AUTHORS ON ALL THINGS MIDLIFE, INCLUDING MIDLIFE PIVOTS, MENOPAUSE, CAREERS, CAREER REINVENTION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, HEALTH, WELLNESS, RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITY, CONNECTION, INSPIRATION, AND MORE!

Jen is an accomplished public relations and marketing executive and has been putting companies and leaders into the spotlight for over 25 years. She founded her first San Francisco-based agency, Koa, in 2003 and has handled crisis, corporate, and consumer public relations for Fortune 500 private companies and influential industry leaders. Past and current clients include Whole Foods Market, Constellation Wines, The Park James Hotel, Pandia Health, and a variety of female entrepreneurs.

SHE’S BEEN HELPING WOMEN FOR DECADES ACHIEVE LIFE AND CAREER SUCCESS AND FREQUENTLY HOSTS EVENTS TO EMPOWER WOMEN. SHE LIVES IN MARIN COUNTY, CA, WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE TEENS AND CAN BE FOUND CHILLING OUT MOST DAYS IN A HOT YOGA CLASS.

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