About the Show
Stories that feel like yours
The Breadwinners is a podcast about earning, leading, and balancing when the old scripts stop working. Each episode features someone who has redefined success on their own terms.
Hosted by Rachael Lowell and produced by Rachel Sklar. A joint production of Reworking Leadership and Smart Friends Network.
Our Thesis
The system mismatch is destabilizing leadership and identity. We talk to people finding their own way.
Your Host
Rachael Lowell
After helping lead 23 Harvard schools through pandemic-era work, Rachael saw the gap between how organizations operate and the reality of a fast-shifting world. She now runs Reworking Leadership, helping leaders align strategy, culture, and people under pressure.
Producer
Rachel Sklar
Rachel is an award-winning writer and entrepreneur based in New York. She founded Smart Friends Network, a network for professional women, and co-founded TheLi.st. A former lawyer and founding editor of the Huffington Post and Mediaite, she has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Elle, Politico and others. She is a sought-after advisor and consultant to companies including Spotify, Netflix and Vox Media. Follow her at @rachelsklar on Instagram and @rachelsklar on X/Twitter.
Signature Segments
How each episode is built
Radical honesty about what breadwinning really looks like now.
Carboload
Quick-fire reflections near the end: a myth you've outgrown, what you're learning now, who's a breadwinner you'd love to break bread with.
Let It Rise
Space for guests to plug, promote, or celebrate something they're working on.
Croutons
Random facts, ideas, or tangents that come up in conversation. The good stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.