In this episode, Deb Knupp welcomes back Rick and Amy Wellock of The Wellock Group for a second, more personal conversation. While their first appearance focused on leadership development and human flourishing, this episode turns inward, to the story of a father and daughter building a business together, and what it takes to navigate succession with intention, honesty, and love.

In this episode, Deb Knupp welcomes back one of the HX Collective's most beloved returning guests, Bob Craig, a 40-year technologist and 25-year CIO who has spent the last three years on a deliberate journey of self-discovery.

In this conversation, Deb and Suzanne Massel explore networking not as a transactional exercise, but as a deeply human practice rooted in connection, curiosity, and community. What emerges throughout the discussion is a quiet but important reframe: the relationships that shape our lives and careers are rarely built through performance or self-promotion, but through genuine interest, thoughtful conversation, and the willingness to stay open to possibility over time.

In this episode, Deb Knupp sits down with longtime friend and legal marketing leader Laura Gutierrez, Director of Referral Partnerships at JD Supra, for an unflinching conversation about what it really means to flourish

In this episode, Deb Knupp sits down with Joanna Meyer, founder and executive director of Women, Work, and Calling at the Denver Institute for Faith and Work and author of the book Women, Work, and Calling.

In this episode, Deb Knupp sits down with friend and Faegre Drinker partner Sean Metherell for an unplanned, deeply personal conversation that began professionally and turned into a Mother's Day tribute. Recorded on the eve of the holiday and just past the one-year anniversary of his mother's passing, Sean and Deb discover they share more than a working relationship.

In this conversation, Deb and Andrew Cohn explore leadership not as a performance exercise, but as a deeply human practice rooted in reflection, intentionality, and presence.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Dr. Mikah Sellers, founder and CEO of Veteran Brands, to explore a question that quietly sits underneath nearly every conversation about the future of work: what happens to humanity when machines begin to outpace us?

In this episode, Deb Knupp sits down with longtime mentor and HX Ally Dean Carter, a four-time CHRO turned first-time CEO and co-author of Employee Experience Design: How to Co-create Work Where People and Organizations Thrive.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Cat Miller, founder of This Way Up, to talk about what it really takes to make mental health feel accessible, without watering it down or turning it into a buzzword.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Nehal Gandhi, founder of Parinamas, to talk about what the AI era is really asking of us, not as technologists, but as humans.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Liz Repking, founder of Cyber Safety Consulting, to examine what really happens when our digital lives go unchecked. Rather than framing online safety as a technical issue, Liz brings it back to something more human; how distraction, algorithms, and anonymity quietly shape our relationships, our mental health, and our sense of stability.

In this episode, Deb sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Sharon P. Khurana to explore a question that feels almost contradictory at first glance: what if suffering is not the opposite of flourishing, but one of its entry points?

In this episode, Deb Knupp sits down with Megan O’Malley, a two-decades-deep friend and one of the most respected plaintiff-side employment attorneys in Chicago, to talk about justice, kindness, and the kind of character that actually holds up under pressure.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Shay Moinuddin, aesthetic nurse and clinic director at The Few Institute, to explore a subject that often lives in whispers: beauty. Not beauty as spectacle or excess, but beauty as it relates to identity, confidence, and the deeply human desire to feel at home in one’s own skin. The conversation unfolds at the precise intersection where many wellness dialogues quietly fracture. We champion therapy, fitness, and inner work, yet we hesitate when care turns outward.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Jen Marr, CEO of Showing Up and author of Lifting Up: The Transforming Power of Supportive Leadership, to talk about what it really takes to lead people well when life is messy, work is relentless, and uncertainty is no longer the exception.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Armond D’Inverno, former co-founder of Bellas & D’Inverno Foltz, to talk about what it really takes to build a business that can outlast its founder. Not just in terms of valuation or scale, but in terms of culture, people, and the kind of leadership that creates room for others to grow.

In this episode, Deb sits down with HX Ally Suzanne Massel to explore the third lens of human flourishing: the relationship we have with ourselves.

In this episode of The HX Collective, host Deb Knupp sits down with Suzanne Massel to explore the second lens of human flourishing: relationships. While much of modern conversation about thriving focuses on achievement or productivity, this discussion turns toward something more foundational.

In this conversation, Deb welcomes HX Ally Suzanne Massel to explore what happens when achievement gives way to reflection, and when reflection reshapes how we lead, work, and connect.