Female Fridays

About Female Fridays

On Female Fridays, we go beyond the résumé to reveal the real stories of women leading with courage, complexity, and heart. Hosted by Rachel Keller — a journalist at heart and a Vice President by trade — this podcast features unfiltered conversations with extraordinary women in healthcare, senior living, entrepreneurship, and beyond. These are the stories behind the titles: breaking glass ceilings, navigating imposter syndrome, redefining power, and building legacy on their own terms. If you're craving deeper, more human stories of leadership — the doubt, the pivots, the quiet wins — you’re in the right place. Because true leadership was never just a title. Tune in each Friday for real talk, emotional insight, and the truth behind what it really takes to lead.

Publisher

Rachel Keller

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Aug 2025

Latest episode

11 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 17 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Not Me? Stop Disqualifying Yourself Before Anyone Else Does with Nicole Pretre

   Host Rachel interviews Nicole Pretre, President and CEO of Cedar Community, about overcoming self-doubt and recognizing one's own qualifications for success.

2. 

   5 Jul 2026

   How to Stop Living Someone Else's Script & Start Choosing Your Own with Elaine Scheelk

   Host [Host Name] interviews Elaine Scheelk, Chief Strategy Officer at Canterbury Court, about shedding societal expectations to craft a life aligned with personal desires.

3. 

   8 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why High Achievers Stop Listening to Themselves with Life Coach Rachel Zurer

   Host interviews life coach Rachel Zurer about why high achievers often ignore their inner voice and how to reconnect with self-awareness for true fulfillment.

4. 

   15 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Grow a Personal Brand on LinkedIn with Christie Freeze

   Host interviews LinkedIn branding expert Christie Freeze on building an authentic and strategic personal brand that resonates with your audience.

5. 

   8 Feb 2026

   How to Network Inside Your Organization (Without Feeling Awkward) with Author Rachel B Simon

   Host [Host Name] interviews author and former AT&T executive Rachel B Simon on practical strategies for internal networking and career growth without feeling awkward.

6. 

   7 Nov 2025

   When the Dream Changes: Mimi Godin on Outgrowing Your Plan and Finding a Bigger Purpose

   Host Dr. Anya Sharma interviews Senior Director of Dental Hygiene Mimi Godin about outgrowing career plans and discovering a larger purpose.

7. 

   24 Oct 2025

   When Proving Yourself Is Exhausting: How to Reprioritize and Find Peace with Dr. Mariz Tanious

   Host [Host Name] interviews Dr. Mariz Tanious, Chief Dental Officer at Affinity Dental Management, about overcoming the exhaustion of proving oneself to find peace and resilience.

8. 

   10 Oct 2025

   She Took Care of Everyone Until She Finally Chose Herself: Roxy Couse on Building Half a Million Followers and Finding Freedom

   Host [Host Name] interviews creator Roxy Couse about choosing herself and building a massive online community by sharing truths about corporate life and burnout.

9. 

   26 Sept 2025

   She Jumped Out of Airplanes and Negotiated Million-Dollar Deals: Then Motherhood Brought Her to Her Knees. The Truth About Ambition & Motherhood with Priya Rednam-Waldo

   Host Emily Smith interviews Priya Rednam-Waldo, a former Army officer and perinatal therapist, about navigating ambition and motherhood's unexpected challenges.

10. 

    11 Sept 2025

    When Life Comes Crashing Down: Katie Grant on Rebuilding After a Traumatic Brain Injury

    Host Katie Grant, VP of Account Management at SafelyYou, shares her inspiring journey of rebuilding her life and career after a traumatic brain injury.

11. 

    2 Aug 2025

    Pilar Carvajal Didn’t Just Ask for a Seat. She Started Redesigning the System.

    Host [Host Name] interviews Pilar Carvajal, founder and CEO of Innovation Senior Living, about leading with vision and resilience in the senior living industry.

12. 

    2 Aug 2025

    Trailer: Meet Female Fridays 👋 Real Stories. Bold Women. True Leadership.

    Host Rachel Keller introduces "Female Fridays," a podcast featuring unfiltered stories from bold women leaders in healthcare and entrepreneurship.

13. 

    2 Aug 2025

    She Was a Dishwasher. Now She Runs the Room. Melissa Evraets on Power, Humility, and the Moment She Stopped Shrinking.

    Host [Host Name] interviews Melissa Evraets, Chairwoman of Argentum’s Women in Leadership and Chief Nursing Officer at Vi, about her journey from dishwasher to leadership and balancing care with profitability.

14. 

    2 Aug 2025

    Robin Rinke on What Happens When You Stop Pushing and Start Listening

    Host interviews Robin Rinke, a senior living executive and author, about leading with peace and purpose after burnout, revealing how listening leads to creative breakthroughs.

15. 

    2 Aug 2025

    This Is How Smart Women Are Using AI to Win at Work with Rachel Fuld-Cohen

    Host Sarah Jones interviews tech COO Rachel Fuld-Cohen about how smart women leverage AI to thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace.

16. 

    2 Aug 2025

    She Had the Harvard Degree and Dream Job—Then Walked Away from It All. Learning to Trust Yourself with Tama Kieves

    Host interviews Tama Kieves, author and speaker, about leaving a prestigious career to trust her inner voice and find true fulfillment.

17. 

    2 Aug 2025

    How to Lead When You’re the Youngest in the Room with Julianne Fries & Amy Robertson on Managing Older Employees

    Julianne Fries and Amy Robertson of Cassia Life share strategies for younger leaders managing older employees, building trust and leading experienced teams.

Inside a recent episode

Why Not Me? Stop Disqualifying Yourself Before Anyone Else Does with Nicole Pretre

Published 11 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So we hear this word imposter syndrome all the time, right? Especially as women. But I know you don't like that phrase. So tell me why. Yeah. You know, one of the things that frustrates me about that is that imposter syndrome seems to imply that I don't belong here. It's like I don't belong here as a person. You know, I'm not the person everyone thinks I should be or expects me to be for this particular role. And I think the fix for that usually isn't that you need more confidence or anything like that. It's realizing that it's okay to step into a role sometimes and make it different or bring your own self, your true self to that role. […]

Who has been a guest on Female Fridays

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• Nicole Pretre
• Elaine Scheelk
• Rachel Zurer
• Christie Freeze
• Rachel B Simon

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

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