In this candid interview, UW Health leader – Aaron Webb interviews Vanessa Freitag from Ascension. The podcast is guided by five basic questions, Who has been the greatest influence in your life? What makes it all worthwhile to you? Where do you have the most impact? What stands between you and where you want to go (or where you want your team to go)? Where do you see Wisconsin pharmacy in the next 5 years? Join Vanessa as she shares more about her professional journey, her leadership ideals and goals, as well as how she builds culture within her practice and on her teams. Both Aaron and Vanessa share how leadership has impacted them professionally and personally. This is part one of a five part series focused on the pathway to leadership for several health-system leaders across Wisconsin.