Female Fridays
Female Fridays
Podcast Description
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.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of leadership among women, with specific topics such as overcoming imposter syndrome, career pivots, and breaking glass ceilings. For example, episodes feature conversations about women in healthcare and entrepreneurship, with discussions on practical leadership tips, personal transformations, and the human side of professional journeys.
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.
Have you ever looked at someone else's success and thought, ”That could never be me”?
She has the right background. The right experience. The right connections. She followed the right path.
But what if the experiences you've been discounting are actually the ones that have prepared you most?
In this episode of Female Fridays, Rachel sits down with Nicole Pretre, President and CEO of Cedar Community, to challenge the way we think about what it means to be ”qualified.”
In this conversation, you'll learn how to recognize the transferable skills you may be overlooking, rethink your relationship with mistakes and resilience, and challenge the belief that you need to follow a certain path or check every box before you're ready.
You'll also hear why Nicole wants women to reconsider one of the most common phrases we use to describe self-doubt: imposter syndrome.
Maybe the problem isn't that you're unqualified.
Maybe you've been defining ”qualified” too narrowly.
This conversation is an invitation to audit your own experiences, recognize the skills you've built along the way, and catch yourself the next time you automatically think:
”That can't be me.”
Then ask a different question:
Why not me?
Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolepretre/
Learn about Cedar Community: https://www.cedarcommunity.org/
Connect with Rachel Keller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelschisler/
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