Quiet Part Out Loud

In this follow-up episode of Quiet Part Out Loud, Nuvyn and Alex revisit one of the most debated workplace topics of the past few years: the return to the office.

After the initial wave of return-to-office policies and reactions, many organizations are now entering a new phase — one where the real challenges and lessons are beginning to surface. In this conversation, Nuvyn and Alex reflect on what companies are learning as they move beyond the initial transition and begin to evaluate what is actually working.

They explore questions such as:

• Why some return-to-office strategies succeed while others face resistance
• The evolving expectations employees have around flexibility and workplace culture
• How leaders can think more intentionally about the purpose of the office
• What organizations may have underestimated about hybrid work
• The long-term implications for leadership, productivity, and organizational design

Rather than focusing on headlines or mandates, this episode digs into the practical realities leaders are facing today as they try to balance culture, collaboration, and performance in a changing work environment.

Whether you're a business leader, manager, or employee navigating these shifts, this conversation offers thoughtful insights into what the future of work may actually look like — beyond the policies.

Layoffs, identity crises, and the future of work. Alex and Nuvyn discuss navigating career pivots, the problem with making your job your whole life, and whether experience is actually more valuable than a degree in today's market.

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

This week, Nuvyn and Alex, discuss from return-to-work mandates and the struggle for flexibility.

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

Join Alex and Nuvyn as they sit down with Dawn de Lima, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services & Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, TC Energy, to discuss her evolution from a self-proclaimed workaholic to a champion for workplace inclusion. Dawn candidly shares personal stories about navigating a male-dominated industry, the reality of the gender pay gap, and the difficult sacrifices required to balance a high-level executive career with parenthood.

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

Guest: Dawn de Lima, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services & Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer, TC Energy

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

This week Alex and Nuvyn are in conversation with Jenna Kaye, Axis Connects co-founder and CEO of Odyssey Trust Company.

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

Guest: Jenna Kaye, CEO of Odyssey Trust Company

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

Nuvyn and Alex are back to discuss what it's like raising boys in this day and age.

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

As the Quiet Part Out Loud takes the week off for a much needed break, please enjoy some lighter moments from 2025.

See you all in 2026!

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

In this week's pod, Alex and Nuvyn discuss a recent article in the New York Times with a title so incendiary it was revised not once, but twice!

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

It's Quiet Part Out Loud's first live show! Recorded live in front of a sold-out crowd at the 2025 Axis Connects Leadership Forum! Nuvyn and Alex sit down with Hetty Pye, co-founder of RRA Artemis, a pioneering development program designed to drive systemic change in the succession planning process.

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

Guest: Hetty Pye, co-founder of RRA Artemis

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/

In today's episode Nuvyn and Alex sit down with Calgary, broadcasting legend, Linda Olsen to discuss her career covering the city she grew up in, dealing with always having to 'be on' and life after broadcasting.

Hosts: Nuvyn Peters and Alexandra Stante

Guest: Linda Olsen, United Way Campaign Co-Chair, former Global TV broadcaster

For AXIS Connects: Executive producers, Nuvyn Peters, Alexandra Stante; Producer, Claire Edwards

For Pluto Pictures: Video producer Scott Westby

Produced by: Steve Chin

Learn more about AXIS Connects at: axisconnects.com/