Uncover the Human
163 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWhat’s the right way to live life? There are as many answers to this question as humans on the planet, so co-hosts Cristina Amigoni and Alex Cullimore set out to pursue the one theme everyone is seeking in their answer: authenticity. Uncover the Human explores the questions we all ask to pursue an authentic life and find connection and humor along the way. Each guest adds a facet to the discussion and illuminates what it means to work with human nature - at home and in the office. Uncover the Human is brought to you by Siamo, the company leading the charge to humanize the workplace.
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Connecting with the Distilled Knowledge of Our Guests (Season 1 Recap) - Part 1
September 29, 2021 08:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBAs we close out our first season of Uncover the Human, we decided to reflect back on all the inspiring guests we had the absolute honor to have on our podcast. This is another two-part episode, because they were so many, that we felt each one should have a proper mention, along with what we learned and enjoyed the most. We are deeply grateful for the availability and willingness to give us a bit of their time, and share their stories and authenticity.
Connecting Company Values with Our Values
September 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBContinuing with our VALUES focused month, we share our personal values, what we learned from going through our values discovery and how we came together to review for alignment, update, and create an action plan around our company's values. Understanding what behavior reflects our core values helps us make business decisions, align with clients based on our mutual values, and be accountable for the culture we want to create. Our Siamo values are the actions that make our vision and missio...
Connecting with Laurie McElroy on Discovering Your Values - Part 2
September 15, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBIn this second part of our Values Discovery and Definition exercise with Laurie, we review SMAFFA (Laurie's values). We then proceed to the action plan. We discuss how she can put them into action in her every day life, when making decisions, and how they are signals of misalignment when they are being challenged. Laurie also shares what the impetus to understanding and living into he values was, and how her life has changed since then.
Connecting with Laurie McElroy on Discovering Your Values - Part 1
September 08, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBThis week we changed things up a bit and decided to go through Values Discovery activities with one of our favorite returning guests, Laurie McElroy. This is a two-part episode, where we ask Laurie to share times in her personal and work life when she felt most alive and energized. We then proceeded to discern the common themes from her stories to help discover what really matters to her - her values. We ended this first part by defining her top values with a few words. Tune in next we...
Connecting with Taylor Fraser on "Foreward"- Uncovering the Unspoken
September 01, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBThis week we shared a particularly vulnerable conversation with Taylor Fraser, the writer, producer, and director of the Foreward Podcast - a narrative exploration of her family's true experience surviving a school shooting and aftermath in the years since. Exploring healing from trauma through the power of sharing experiences, Taylor has been able to connect her community and others who have similar stories, and she shares the power of telling unspoken stories. You can find more informati...
Connecting with Sam Moore on Building a "Human" Company
August 25, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBSam Moore joins this week to explain his business philosophy and inspiring journey of creating Hazlo, his tequila mixer company. Sam illuminates his own journey in entrepreneurship with vulnerability and honesty, discussing the heavy influence of companies he admires like La Colombe and Chobani, and how he realized the power of treating his business like a person to be created rather than a product to be manufactured. Episode Notes and Bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com. Credits: Raech...
Connecting with Suraya Yahaya on Creating Your Authentic Career
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBSuraya Yahaya is the founder of Khazana, Inc, where she provides fractional COO services for several companies. Her story proves the value of boiling your business down to fundamental values as a means of creating satisfaction and success at the same time. Episode Notes and Bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com. Credits: Raechel Sherwood for Original Score Composition.
Connecting with MaryBeth Hyland on Permission to be Human
August 11, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBThere's a lot to be gained by realizing and accessing our humanity, and on this episode we get to the nitty-gritty of how to do that with the person who literally wrote the book on this topic: MaryBeth Hyland. Her book (Permission to be Human) explores how to create conscious leadership and unlock authentic potential in yourself and your team. Episode Notes and Bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com. Credits: Raechel Sherwood for Original Score Composition. Links: YouTube Channel: Uncov...
Connecting with Matthias Hartmann on Living Authentically
August 04, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week we dig into the core of living authentically with Matthias Hartmann. Matthias founded emBodhi Life Coaching to help people get in touch with their core selves and shares his methods for finding your authenticity, mentally and physically. Episode Notes and Bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com. Credits: Raechel Sherwood for Original Score Composition. Links: YouTube Channel: Uncover The Human Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearesiamo Instagram: https://www.instag...
Connecting with Michael Niyompong on Pursuing Well-Being
July 28, 2021 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBMichael Niyompong is the Chief Engagement Officer at the Mental Health Center of Denver. He establishes and experiments with the most effective ways of producing well-being for individuals, organizations, and communities. In this episode, he shares fascinating insights on the concrete and abstract ways to weave connection, ownership, and innovation to deliver larger-than-life results. Episode Notes and Bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com. Credits: Raechel Sherwood for Original Score Co...
Connecting with Stephen Jaye on Creating Community
July 21, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBHumans need community to thrive, so this week we're talking to Stephen Jaye whose mission is to understand, replicate, and foster community. This is a key step in fighting the isolation and loneliness, spreading as it's own epidemic under the forced social distance of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Stephen shares his experiences and curiosity around how we nurture communities and ourselves along the way. Episode Notes and Bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com Credits: Raechel Sherwood for Ori...
Connecting with Debbie Muno & Jeff Summers on Improving Emotional Intelligence
July 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBThis week we are getting to the core of the social aspect of human nature: Emotional Intelligence. Debbie Muno & Jeff Summers are experts in the Emotional Intelligence space and helping teams and organizations improve EQ, one of the most influential skills for workers and leaders in the 21st century. Episode Notes and Bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com Credits: Raechel Sherwood for Original Score Composition. Links: YouTube Channel: Uncover The Human Linkedin: https://www.linkedin....
Connecting with Duncan MacLachlan on Creating a World of Respect
July 07, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBRespect is both a noun and a verb. It is something we experience and a way we treat people (including ourselves). Entailing acknowledgement, appreciation, acceptance, and everything in between, respect is a basic human right. This week Duncan McLachlan joins from Paris to share how we can create and foster respect and makes a convincing case for adding respect as a core personal value, all fueled by his work in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Episode notes and bio can be found ...
Connecting with Allison Torpey on Leading with Trust
June 30, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBTrust is the cornerstone of healthy cultures, effective leadership, and successful relationships. Knowing this is one thing, practicing it is a far greater challenge. Allison Torpey joins this week to unpack her chosen leadership style - leading with trust. Doing this takes time, practice, and continual deliberate reinforcement, and Allison shares the methods she uses to keep this front-of-mind. Episodes notes and bio can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Barbara Randell on Growing Your Human Relationships Currency
June 09, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBStanding at the intersection of 5 living generations, a global pandemic, and endless technologies bombarding us with information all the time, it is challenging to meaningfully connect with those around us. Connection is a central tenant of being human, however, so Barbara Randell created Future Image Group to address the isolation pandemic of our modern era. Listen in as she shares the secrets of building meaningful human relationships in our lives. Episode notes and bio found at uncoverth...
Connecting with Mirko Maccarrone on Developing Conscious Leadership
June 02, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBHailing from Sicily, Italy, Mirko Maccarrone joins the podcast to discuss different paths to conscious living and leadership. After years of practicing developing people and creating an impact on their lives, Mirko started the Mastery Hub to combine his passions in coaching and consulting into a "coach-sulting" practice. Focusing on the best ways to develop people, Mirko is growing the already international Mastery Hub to pursue his ultimate goal - Elevating Human Potential. See full show n...
Connecting with Rebecca Brown Adelman and Trent Norman on Practicing Social Justice
May 26, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBMost people want equality, to be an ally, to improve the world, and make things a little more just - the only problem is that it is very hard. Rebecca Brown Adelman and Trent Norman created Affinity Arts Consulting to give people the ability to practice social justice, difficult conversations, and real interactions with complex topics so we can all be a little more comfortable making the world a better place. They share tips and stories about the ongoing process of improving ourselves and wo...
Connecting with Tony Gambill on Practicing Self-Leadership
May 19, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBLeading people is a complex task made up of thousands of tiny decisions and interactions, weaving an intricate tapestry of relationships. Inevitably, we will make choices we wish to improve or to not repeat, so how do we improve at improving? Tony Gambill, author of the book "Getting It Right When It Matters Most" joins this week to share his "SOAR" framework for continually developing our leadership skills and lives in general through conscious self-leadership. Episode notes and bio at un...
Connecting with Jesus Salazar on Building a Social Impact Business
May 12, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBWhat if you could make a living and a positive impact on the world at the same time? Jesus Salazar is building that dream with his company Prosono and reveals how he develops his approach to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through his social impact business. Episode notes and bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Nina Cashman on Paving Your Way
May 05, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBBecoming who we want to be requires tough transitions. We change the most in the hallways between versions of ourselves - traversing age, family, careers, and more. Career and executive coach Nina Cashman, who specializes in transitions, shares expert insights into how to navigate these periods of change to find the versions of ourselves we were always meant to become. Episode notes and bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Nina Cashman on Mastering Career Transitions
May 05, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBBecoming who we want to be requires tough transitions. We change the most in the hallways between versions of ourselves - traversing age, family, careers, and more. Career and executive coach Nina Cashman, who specializes in transitions, shares expert insights into how to navigate these periods of change to find the versions of ourselves we were always meant to become. Episode notes and bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Nina Cashman on Managing Career Transitions
May 05, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBBecoming who we want to be requires tough transitions. We change the most in the hallways between versions of ourselves - traversing age, family, careers, and more. Career and executive coach Nina Cashman, who specializes in transitions, shares expert insights into how to navigate these periods of change to find the versions of ourselves we were always meant to become. Episode notes and bio at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Taking Breaks
April 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBWhen we are rewarded for "staying on the grind" and shamed for lack of productivity, it can be hard to use the Pause button in life. This week we explore the benefits of taking a break, how to find deliberate rest, and why it lets us get more done. Episode Notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Sean Daly on Servant Leadership
April 21, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBLearning to lead is daunting, particularly given the variety of leadership models to choose from. This week Sean Daly joins the podcast to discuss a leadership style we can all benefit from: Servant Leadership. From his storied career in sports, coaching, academics, and teaching, Sean shares how to put others before the self and inspire a team to unimagined success in sports, business, and beyond. With servant leadership, everyone wins. Episode notes and bio available on uncoverthehuman.wea...
Connecting with Jeff Carson on "Authoring" Your Life
April 14, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBThis week we are joined by Jeff Carson, who is a novelist and author of mystery-fiction books and Cristina's husband. We dive into collaboration and creativity, how they go hand in hand even in a career that is much more solo oriented. Jeff shares how he ended up choosing the path of fiction writing and the importance of being the "authors" our own lives with the support of people who believe in us and help us brainstorm ideas from the very beginning of their inception. Jeff's books ...
Connecting with Steve Evers on the "Nature" of Coaching
April 07, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 41 MBThis week we connect with Steve Evers, the founder of Healthy Outside, to talk about the connection between nature, coaching, and healthy living. Combining coaching while embracing nature and the outdoors provides unique opportunities for self-reflection, going outside of our comfort zone, promote personal goals, and achieve our goals. Episode Notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Laurie McElroy on Hijacking Fear Responses
March 31, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBLaurie McElroy is back on the podcast to discuss misfiring of our one of our most primal instincts: the fight or flight response. Spawning in the amygdala, our fight or flight responses serve as lighting fast survival instincts...when we are faced with a lion, tiger, or bear. Today, we rarely come across these types of threats, but we still experience the surge of adrenaline and cortisol often. Laurie helps unpack what to do when we feel threatened, and what we gain when we can be aware of t...
Connecting with Laurie McElroy on Managing Fight or Flight Reactions
March 31, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBLaurie McElroy is back on the podcast to discuss misfiring of our one of our most primal instincts: the fight or flight response. Spawning in the amygdala, our fight or flight responses serve as lighting fast survival instincts...when we are faced with a lion, tiger, or bear. Today, we rarely come across these types of threats, but we still experience the surge of adrenaline and cortisol often. Laurie helps unpack what to do when we feel threatened, and what we gain when we can be aware of t...
Connecting with Gail Montgomery on Dream Team Supreme
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBGail Montgomery joins the show this week to discuss best ways to build cohesive, high performing teams. We can all agree communication and skill are important, and Gail shares crucial insights to find the connections and make teamwork more about team than work. Episode Notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Work-Life Blending
March 17, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBBucking the idea of "work-life balance" requires us to see the human experience that links different aspects of our life. Cristina and Alex explore the ways the pandemic has forced us to address our common life experiences and how being able to bring our full selves to work boosts rather than hinders team productivity and potential. Episode Notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Eimear Zone on Impostor Syndrome
March 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBConfidence coach Eimear Zone joins this week to discuss the pervasive and corrosive experience of Impostor Syndrome. The stakes for living a full life are high and Eimear shares some great insights into detecting and moving beyond our fear of not belonging to access a life well lived. Episode Notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Eimear Zone on Imposter Syndrome
March 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBConfidence coach Eimear Zone joins this week to discuss the pervasive and corrosive experience of Imposter Syndrome. The stakes for living a full life are high and Eimear shares some great insights into detecting and moving beyond our fear of not belonging to access a life well lived. Episode Notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Uma Gopaldass on Making DEI Work
March 03, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBDEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) is an increasingly hot topic in corporate cultures, but is difficult to "get right." This week, we are joined by expert Uma Gopaldass to find out what is wrong with the typical approaches and how we can do better to unlock full value for humans and businesses alike. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Angela Heyroth on Blending Your Talent Strategy
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAngela Heyroth of Talent Lifecycle Designs joins us this week for an exploration into how both companies and people win when we go beyond the traditional structure of full time work. Talent on your own terms is what the GIG economy provides for companies so that both employees and employers benefit from its flexibility. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Angela Heyroth on the Gig Economy
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAngela Heyroth of Talent Lifecycle Designs joins us this week for an exploration into what the GIG economy means for companies and how employees and employers all stand to benefit from the flexibility it provides. Episode Notes can be found here (https://uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com/).
Connecting with Angela Heyroth on the Win/Win Of Talent On Your Own Terms
February 24, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBAngela Heyroth of Talent Lifecycle Designs joins us this week for an exploration into how both companies and people win when we go beyond the traditional structure of full time work. Talent on your own terms is what the GIG economy provides for companies so that both employees and employers benefit from its flexibility. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Dave Needham on Performance Management that doesn't Suck!
February 17, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBFounder of Ohos, Inc. Dave Needham joins the podcast this week. Dave shares some great experiences around performance reviews and performance management and what drove him to create Ohos to combat the draining experience of performance management too often seen in the workplace. Episode Notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with "Real" Work
February 10, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBThis week we explore one of the stronger and often more implicit value judgments we make against ourselves and others: what is "real" work and what is not? How do you determine what is valuable effort and what makes it worthwhile? And, who decides what counts as "real" work and what does not? Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Shanté Lamping on Emotional Yoga (body, mind, and self-improvement)
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBThis week we are joined by Shanté Lamping to discuss the power of the mind as a tool for self-improvement. Shanté works as a personal trainer to help people reach fitness goals, but knows the only way to get there is to work with your mind as well as your body, and she shared her experiences helping clients get out of their own way and access their deeper potential by skipping buzzwords and obligatory self guilting so they can connect with themselves. Episode notes can be found at uncovert...
Connecting with Shanté Lamping on Wholistic Self Improvement (Emotional Yoga)
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBThis week we are joined by Shanté Lamping to discuss the power of the mind as a tool for self-improvement. Shanté works as a personal trainer to help people reach fitness goals, but knows the only way to get there is to work with your mind as well as your body, and she shared her experiences helping clients get out of their own way and access their deeper potential by skipping buzzwords and obligatory self guilting so they can connect with themselves. Episode notes can be found at uncovert...
Connecting with Laurie McElroy on Playing Big
January 06, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBStarting off 2021 with a bang, this week we are talking to Career, Executive, Life and Mental health coach Laurie McElroy about Playing Big and what it means to access the parts of us we feel are most authentic. Great listen for anyone looking to make the most out of the New Year or turn over a new, bold leaf in life. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with 2020 Hindsight
December 30, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBFor the last episode of 2020, we are reflecting on the journey that lead us here, similarities to anyone's journey in finding work they love, and glimpses into what is coming next for Uncover the Human and Siamo. We'd like to thank all our listeners, friends, family, colleagues, clients, and connections who have supported our journey this year, and even before 2020. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Siamo 2020
December 30, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBFor the last episode of 2020, we are reflecting on the journey that lead us here, similarities to anyone's journey in finding work they love, and glimpses into what is coming next for Uncover the Human and Siamo. We'd like to thank all our listeners, friends, family, colleagues, clients, and connections who have supported our journey this year, and even before 2020. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Lauren Grau on Managing Personal and Organizational Energy
December 23, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThis week we have the pleasure of talking to professional career transition and Energy Leadership™ coach, Lauren Grau! We cover the details of the Energy Leadership Index™ (ELI) assessment, how we can discover and influence our own thoughts to connect with ourselves and others, plus some great tips on self-coaching. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Lauren Grau on Energy Leadership™
December 23, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBThis week we have the pleasure of talking to professional career transition and Energy Leadership™ coach, Lauren Grau! We cover the details of the Energy Leadership Index™ (ELI) assessment, how we can discover and influence our own thoughts to connect with ourselves and others, plus some great tips on self-coaching. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Living our Values
December 16, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBThis week we take on our favorite subject: values. Values can be incredible guideposts for living a more fulfilled and authentic life, and in this episode we delve into the mystery behind them. What are they? How do we find them? What happens when we live by them or find ourselves entirely out of alignment, and how do we get back on track? Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Values
December 16, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBThis week we take on our favorite subject: values. Values can be incredible guideposts for living a more fulfilled and authentic life, and in this episode we delve into the mystery behind them. What are they? How do we find them? What happens when we live by them or find ourselves entirely out of alignment, and how do we get back on track? Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Marty Nocchi on Human Dignity and Institutional Lifecycles
December 09, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis week, we are joined by our first guest, Marty Nocchi! Marty has focused much of his life’s work on human dignity, a pursuit that led him into and years later back out of the catholic ministry. He shares his story and thoughts on how institutions drift from their mission to protect themselves, plus a few tips for staying focused on the mission as organizations grow. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Marty Nocchi on Amplifying Human Dignity
December 09, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis week, we are joined by our first guest, Marty Nocchi! Marty has focused much of his life’s work on human dignity, a pursuit that led him into and years later back out of the catholic ministry. He shares his story and thoughts on how institutions drift from their mission to protect themselves, plus a few tips for staying focused on the mission as organizations grow. Episode Notes can be found here at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com
Connecting with Listening
December 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBThis week we explore what it means to truly listen, how improving our listening skills improves our lives at work and home. Listening is a key skill when it comes to trying to have successful leadership, successful change projects, and just successful relationships. In general, it's one of the most important skills we can have. Episode notes can be found at uncoverthehuman.wearesiamo.com