Arden is fluent in four languages- Italian, Spanish, French, and English, and has managed international companies. She works and thinks in these languages. In Japan she created business-training programs that helped Japanese executives bridge the cultural and communication differences with western managers.

Arden is a Communications Expert for NBC News, appearing on "Weekend Today" in New York. Her clients include: Citigroup, Time Inc., New Media, NBC Broadcasting, Oracle Corp., Ernst and Young, Tiffany and Co., Clairol, Bristol Myers Squibb, General Electric, Banker's Trust, Private Banking, Great Western Financial Co., Chase Bank, The California Senate, the United Nations and The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

Arden is on the faculty of New York University's Department of Culture and Communication, where she teaches cross-cultural and business communication. She is also a member of the Commission for the Arts and Humanities in Education at NYU, where she works to bring business leaders into partnership with educators to create internships for young people. Image is Arden's specialty.

Her areas of expertise are: Marketing (Cultural Implications in Foreign Markets), Cross Cultural Communications and Executive Coaching.