Five-time Grand Slam champion, entrepreneur and bestselling author Maria Sharapova brings her trademark intensity and drive to a weekly podcast that challenges how female ambition is defined and discussed. In each episode of Pretty Tough, Sharapova sits down with high-achieving women across industries for candid, wide-ranging conversations about their pursuit of excellence without apology. Inspired by Sharapova’s own journey as a world-class athlete and entrepreneur, the show serves as a space where discussions about peak performance, career strategy, wellness and leadership aren’t diluted by gender-specific expectations and where being gritty and being female aren’t seen as contradictory states of being.

New episodes drop Wednesday. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.