Natalie Abram grew up in Fayetteville, cheered at the University of Arkansas, planned weddings, worked events at Crystal Bridges and The Momentary, and is now the events and marketing manager at Lewis Automotive Group. She is 24 years old. She did not finish college. And she is one of the most clear-eyed people in this series about what it takes to get where she is.

She doesn't see a glass ceiling. She doesn't talk about people blocking her path. She says: the only person standing between me and what's coming next is me. And she says it like she's said it to herself a hundred times, because she has.

In this episode, Sami sits down with Natalie to talk about growing up in Fayetteville, taking her own unconventional path through some of NWA's most exciting organizations, and what she thinks about building a career before you're thirty. In this episode, we get into:

• How her mom helped her identify her strengths as a kid with ADHD and why that foundation still guides her today
• What it's actually like to work in rooms where most people are older than you and have more traditional credentials
• Why experience outpaces a diploma in her field, and what she'd tell anyone who's questioning whether college is the right path
• Her completely contagious take on the glass ceiling: she doesn't see limitations because she refuses to
• What 34-year-old Natalie is going to be grateful that 24-year-old Natalie is doing right now

Natalie talks about confidence as a practice, not a personality trait. She talks about booking a last-minute flight to a Morgan Wallen concert in Florida and about the specific feeling of driving into Fayetteville on I-49 and seeing Old Main come over the hill. She is fully herself in this conversation, and that's exactly what makes it worth listening to.

If you know someone who is early in their career, feels out of place in a room, or is wondering whether the path they're on is the right one, this episode is for them.

The Women of All Generations event is June 16, 2026, 3 to 6 PM at the Fayetteville Town Center. Grab your tickets at fayettevillear.com/woag.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Lewis Automotive Group: lewissuperstore.com
• Women of All Generations event: fayettevillear.com/woag

Connect with Natalie:

• Lewis Automotive Group: lewissuperstore.com
• Lewis Automotive Instagram: @lewisautomotivegroup
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/natalie-abram

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Women of All Generations | June 16, 2026

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