Uncover the Human

In business and in life, relationships are part of our identity — They influence our culture and social norms, they can impact our our growth, and they contribute to our success. 

In our latest episode of Uncover The Human, we sit down with CRM expert and relationship facilitator JC Quintana to discuss the importance of relationships in the corporate world. JC teaches us about building serious relationships with both customers and employees to help our organizations truly thrive. With relationships built on transparency, candor, and mutually set expectations, we're guaranteed to succeed, together.

In another insightful episode of Uncover The Human, hosts Cristina and Alex recount their experience speaking at the 2022 KAMCon Conference in Colorado. Despite anxious feelings and nerves creeping up in the hours leading up to their stage time, Cristina and Alex managed to deliver a presentation they were proud of, reminding us that success is found in the power of being human. 

Listen to our latest episode of Uncover The Human to learn Cristina and Alex's tips for moving through the anxiety, creating a memorable presentation, and applying their concepts in the world of change management and beyond.  Available now, wherever you get your podcasts!

From our primary education to Corporate America, we're taught that our success and our worth can be measured. We go from tests to assessments, and we're assigned numbers and results that put us into boxes. In those boxes, there's little to no room for things like critical thinking and emotional intelligence. 

In our first ever in-person episode of Uncover The Human, we sit down with Uma Gopaldass and a few glasses of wine to discuss everything Education: how math is different now, Social Studies aren't actually all that social, and how to transcend the boxes we're put into throughout our lives. 

Mentorship can be so much more than a formal professional relationship with a C-Suite executive at our company. Mentors are all around us.  They are the people who inspire, influence, and impact us. 

In a truly inspiring, influential, and impactful episode, our latest guest Scott Miller provides insight on how to be a great mentor and a great mentee. He teaches us to look for mentors everywhere in our lives—to find people who inspire you to be a better leader, a better partner, a better human, and to be that person for others. 

Our latest guest, Amanda Gulino, is on a mission to make Mondays better for everyone. Through awareness and curiosity, Amanda teaches us to avoid assumptions, bust our own biases, and learn from others who we may not agree with. In yet another insightful and inspiring conversation, we're reminded  that there are no dead ends in our own growth development - it's all a part of the journey. Listen to our newest episode of Uncover the Human to learn more about finding fulfillment at work and making a bigger impact.

What happens when we start disliking our job? The answer isn't always to jump ship. With a little help from our latest guest Taylor Short, you can change your relationship to the ship and discover ways to find fulfillment in your work again. Taylor is a Job Reset Coach who promotes joy and flexibility in the workplace to help employees replenish their energy and avoid burnout. With her unique nature-informed insights, she teaches us how to redirect our energy and be more productive in the workplace and beyond.

Mindfulness isn't just about meditating every morning - it's about experiencing the present moment fully. It is a practice of being fully present and aware, and accepting where you are at in the present moment without judgement. It is a necessary skill for leaders! In our latest episode, hosts Cristina and Alex explain how mindfulness practice empowers leaders to cultivate more genuine connections to themselves and the people around them. Through active listening, journaling--and yes, meditation--we can learn to respond, rather than react.

Have you ever found yourself getting upset about something, then felt upset with yourself for being upset? This is a meta-feeling: how you feel about the feelings you're experiencing. In our latest judgment-free episode of Uncover The Human, our hosts Cristina and Alex take a deep-dive into emotions and the feelings we have about them. They teach us to overcome meta-feelings through the radical acceptance of our emotional experiences, conquering shame and guilt about our feelings, naming the emotion we're feeling to better work through it, and...screaming underwater at the local pool.

When was the last time you were tricked into doing acting exercises? Meridith Grundei's work as a Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Coach teaches us to show up, be present, and own a space. Her applied improvisational methods help people get out of their comfort zones to feel more comfortable, confident, and grounded as speakers. 

In this insightful episode, Meridith reminds us that our presentations aren't actually about us - they're about our audience. Listen to our latest episode to learn more about how improv can help you get out of your own way and have fun, tell a story that matters, and get curious to better serve your audience.

What do middle schools and corporations have in common? This may sound like the setup for a joke, but there's a lot to learn from our latest guest, middle school teacher and life coach Justin Oberndorf. As an ex-corporate employee, Justin found his passion in coaching middle schoolers and young adults, and is an inspiring example of how to take an $80,000 pay cut and never look back. In this latest episode of Uncover the Human, Justin teaches us the importance of building relationships with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and how to show up for others so they want to show up for you.