Uncover the Human

When everything changes in the corporate world, humans are still humans. In an insightful episode of Uncover the Human, Aaron Velky helps us practice finding balance and awareness - both in soccer and in the workplace. 

From slapping Band-Aids onto complex problems to finding solutions with limited tools, Aaron shares his metaphors, knowledge, and experiences with coaching leaders and businesses toward success. He reminds us that there's more to success than ROI, leaders don't need to have all the answers, and we need to inspire our teams toward something greater to stop the revolving door.

Just remember that when you're facing a problem in your organization, buying lunch is never the solution.

We can't do it all alone, and we shouldn't have to. Humans are innately social and community is a natural part of our being. There is an infinite amount of growth, success, and support available to all of us. So let's help each other get there, Human to Human.

In another inspiring conversation with our co-hosts, we learn about setting intentions, what it means to "live in the 'we'", and cultivating an infinite mindset. Cristina and Alex provide several quotes and metaphors for community building - from a petri dish of mold to planting the seeds of aspen trees. In the end, we determine that it really comes down to connecting for the sake of connecting, and the best way to truly build community is to approach our connections with curiosity and authenticity!

We have all gone through countless changes in our lives, in our organizations, and in the world around us. It doesn't necessarily mean changing gets easier. In fact, it's usually pretty hard. 

There is always resistance to new ways of being, plans that don't work out, and risk in embracing the unknown. But we've all adapted and made it through big changes before, and we are always capable of doing it again!

In an enlightening conversation that surprisingly has a lot to do with cheese, Uncover The Human co-hosts Alex and Cristina explore the reasons change can be so difficult for us, how to deal with internal and external resistance, and how we can succeed at making changes - both in our everyday lives and in our organizations.

Our bodies and emotional centers process information faster than the rational mind. As Cristina likes to say, "The body knows before the mind does." Our latest Uncover The Human guest is Becca Marshall, founder of ActivXchange and expert on showing up consciously and actively in everyday life. 

In a powerful conversation on shower arguments, perfection, and building safe environments, Becca shares her insights and tools for checking in with ourselves and learning to listen to the messages our bodies are sending to us. When we improve our connection to ourselves, we can better connect with the people and world around us. 

Our latest guest Betsy Westhafer is an expert in facilitating conversations between organizations and their customers. Her work with The Congruity Group empowers organizations to get aligned with their customers, elevate their conversations, deepen their relationships, and improve their strategies and outcomes. Through transparency and judgement-free feedback sessions, executive teams and customers can learn from one another and grow together. Humans helping humans.

In an inspiring and memorable conversation, Betsy discusses the importance of diverse perspectives in the corporate world and beyond. She reminds us that we can't do everything on our own, and the things we may not want to hear are all opportunities to learn and grow—both for ourselves and our organizations. 

From achieving his goal of becoming trilingual by age 30 to working with founders of early-stage companies, Bill Powell has dedicated his work to redefining relationships with ourselves and others to create a world of more meaningful, authentic connection. He uses a people-first approach to take startups to the next level, inspire greatness, and propel humanity forward. 

In an inspiring conversation on values alignment, Bill reminds us to be present, set our intentions and follow them with action, focus on the experience rather than the outcome, and fail early and often to reach success sooner. Listen now and learn how to start failing your way to success.

How can we lead our organizations into a better future? By taking care of the people who will help you get there!

Our latest guest Lyn Wineman leads with curiosity, purpose, and enthusiasm. In an impactful conversation about the culture at her advertising agency KidGlov, Lyn reminds us that all it takes to get good results in your organization is being good to your people. Start with asking what they actually want, then do your best to support them so they can better support you and your business. 

Listen to our latest episode now to learn more about cultivating an effective workplace culture where people actually want to work.

We are taking a summer break and will be back in August with new exciting guests and fun conversations.   In the meantime, you can catch up with any of our episodes on your favorite Podcast platform.   Thank you for your support and enjoy your summer.   Listen to yourself, listen to others, and remember to Uncover The Human. 

There are many traditional business practices that could use some modernization, and business networking is one of them. Thanks to the work of professionals like our latest guest Kristin McGinnis, the days of small talk and elevator pitches in a conference room are on their way out. 

Kristin's work is all about bringing our values and purpose to the forefront of our conversations, and cultivating meaningful connection and authentic conversation in the world of networking and beyond. Listen to our latest episode to learn how to leave the small talk behind, create spaces where everyone can be seen and heard, and set the stage for great conversations to happen. 

Emotions are part of being human. We can't avoid them entirely, but we can learn how to manage our emotions and work with them. Every strong emotion we experience is a chance to learn more about ourselves and how we show up in the world.

In our latest episode of Uncover The Human, hosts Cristina and Alex share their experiences with emotional regulation, tools and methods for working through challenging emotional reactions, as well as books and resources to continue learning from. Listen now to learn more about using emotions as an opportunity to respond to situations in a way that aligns with who we are and who we want to be.