Female Fridays

What if the life you're pursuing isn't actually the life you want? From the time we're little girls, many of us inherit stories about what it means to be a "good woman." We learn what success should look like, what we're supposed to want, and how we're expected to build our lives. But what happens when those expectations no longer fit? In this episode of Female F...

Most high achievers are really good at thinking their way through life. We analyze. We strategize. We push forward. But what happens when success on paper doesn’t feel aligned on the inside? In this episode of Female Fridays , I’m joined by life coach Rachel Zurer to talk about something many ambitious professionals struggle with: learning how to listen to their body instead of constantly overridi...

If you’ve ever wondered how to grow your personal brand on LinkedIn without sounding self-promotional… this episode is for you. In today’s episode of Female Fridays , I’m sitting down with one of my industry besties, Christie Freeze, to talk about what it actually takes to build a personal brand that feels authentic, strategic, and effective. Christie has built a community of more than 12,000 foll...

How to Network at Work: Internal Networking Strategies for Career Growth With Rachel Simon | Female Fridays Want to know how to network at work — without feeling fake, pushy, or transactional? In this episode of Female Fridays , I break down practical strategies for internal networking, career visibility, and relationship building at work with Rachel Simon, former AT&T executive and author of...

What happens when the dream you’ve been chasing for years no longer fits? After building a career across hundreds of dental practices, Mimi Godin landed the job she’d worked toward for years — only to realize six months later it wasn’t what she expected. In this honest conversation, she opens up about what it felt like to walk away from her “dream job,” navigate guilt and uncertainty, and follow c...

What happens when the drive to prove yourself collides with the pressure to be perfect? In this episode of Female Fridays , I sit down with Dr. Mariz Tanious , Chief Dental Officer at Affinity Dental Management, who shares her deeply personal journey from struggling student to executive leader—and how learning to rest became her greatest act of resilience. From being an immigrant child navigating...

If you’ve ever felt the weight of holding everything together—at work, at home, and in your relationships—this episode is for you. This week on Female Fridays , I sit down with Roxy Couse , the creator known as The Millennial Manager . Roxy has built a community of nearly half a million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn by telling the truth about corporate life, burnout, and what it...

She jumped out of airplanes. Negotiated million-dollar public health deals. Graduated from Johns Hopkins. But when it came time to start her family, Priya Rednam-Waldo thought: how hard could a baby be? In this episode of Female Fridays , I sit down with Priya, a former Army officer, licensed perinatal therapist, and founder of Healing Home Counseling Group, a 7-figure practice supporting mothers...

What happens when the identity you’ve worked your whole life to build disappears in an instant? That’s the story of Katie Grant , VP of Account Management at SafelyYou . A high-achieving nurse turned executive, Katie’s life was forever altered by a traumatic brain injury. Her world became small—confined to rehab, migraines, and uncertainty. But instead of staying small, Katie chose resilience. She...

What Is Female Fridays? A Podcast for Women in Leadership, Healthcare & Entrepreneurship Welcome to the Female Fridays podcast — your weekly space for real conversations with women in leadership. This 60-second trailer gives you a quick feel for what we’re all about. Hosted by Rachel Keller, each episode features unfiltered stories from bold women in senior living, healthcare, entrepreneurship...

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Robin Rinke — a senior living executive, speaker, and newly published author — for a raw and soulful conversation about what it really means to lead with peace, purpose, and presence. Robin shares her personal journey through burnout, the moment she realized she needed to slow down, and how getting quiet led to a creative breakthrough. We talk about the p...

In this episode of Female Fridays , I talk with Pilar Carvajal — founder, CEO of Innovation Senior Living, and social impact entrepreneur — about what it really looks like to lead with vision, resilience, and purpose in the senior living space. Pilar shares her journey from corporate consulting to co-founding a company with her powerhouse mother, and eventually building Innovation Senior Living fr...

Melissa Evraet’s story reads like a leadership masterclass in grit, humility, and reinvention. From a tiny town in Oklahoma to a high-rise office in Chicago, she rose through the ranks—starting as a dishwasher, becoming a nurse, and now serving as Chairwoman of Argentum’s Women in Leadership initiative and Chief Nursing Officer at Vi. In this episode of Female Fridays , we explore: How care and pr...

What does it really take to stay relevant in a world run by algorithms? This week on Female Fridays, I sat down with Rachel Fuld-Cohen — a brilliant, future-focused tech COO at Silicon Society who's helping people not just survive, but thrive in an AI-driven world. We covered everything from building all-female sales teams to the rise of micro-internships, to how to learn (and unlearn) when e...

If you're a younger manager leading older employees — or stepping into a leadership role before you feel ready — this episode is your go-to guide. I sat down with Julianne Fries and Amy Robertson of Cassia Life, two women who started in entry-level roles and are now shaping culture and leadership development across a multi-state senior care organization. We talk honestly about what it’s like...

Have you ever done everything “right” — checked every box, landed the dream job, hit the big milestones — but still wondered, Is this really it? That’s exactly where my guest Tama Kieves found herself. She had the Harvard Law degree, the prestigious career, the life her family dreamed of… and she walked away from all of it to chase something she couldn’t ignore: her own voice. If you’ve ever felt...