Agile Bettys: Coaching, Leadership & Challenging Mediocrity

Rae Fredric and Francie Van Wirkus, known together as the Agile Bettys, help teams rethink how they work through coaching, speaking, and writing. Their approach combines practical guidance with a mission to create better ways of collaborating.

Through their work as Agile coaches and educators, they focus on helping people and organizations move beyond habits that limit growth. Their creative process centers on communication, leadership, and empowering others to improve.

In this episode:

  • Building a creative practice around coaching and teaching
  • Helping teams embrace change and collaboration
  • Turning expertise into meaningful education
  • Challenging outdated approaches to work
  • Creating communities around shared improvement

Topics: agile coaching, leadership, collaboration, professional development, teamwork

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Francie Van Wirkus
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Francie Van Wirkus

Francie is a 9X Ironman triathlon finisher turned executive coach and author whose book series — starting with 'The Competitor in Me' — argues that perseverance makes the impossible possible. She also coaches Agile HR transformations and authored 'The Dominant Gene,' a business novel about fearless leadership.

Rae Fredric
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Rae Fredric

Rae is an Agile Coach and SAFe Program Consultant who co-hosts the Agile Bettys podcast, where she translates Lean and Agile frameworks for everyday life. She also designs and teaches a year-long Leadership Development program she herself completed.

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