Women in professional leadership roles often face challenges their male counterparts do not experience. Within the workplace, women are often expected to display a certain leadership style. Women are subject to exhibit both a traditional authoritative leadership style and a caring, ‘maternal-like’ role in the workplace, which is a difficult expectation to maintain (Pullen & Vachhani, 2020). There is an ongoing argument in social science that debates whether there is a specific female leadership style and a male leadership style, and it depends. Women are more likely to engage in an interpersonal-oriented, democratic leadership style in comparison to men, who are more likely to lead through an autocratic and task-oriented style. However, these differences are only apparent in settings where a clear leader is not assigned, such as a laboratory (Eagly & Johnson, 1990). I will explore the female leadership experience by conducting a 30 – 45-minute interview with at least one female leader in the Lubbock community. I will present the methods of developing this pilot study through understanding background readings, writing useful, qualitative interview questions, conducting a qualitative interview, and analyzing the participant’s responses. Findings from the pilot study hold valuable information that is worth conducting a full study in the future. This study will help people understand the intersectional differences that may affect their workplace and professional environments.