podcast 006: connection is the new currency
In this episode, Deb sits down with Alycia Sutor, Managing Director at GrowthPlay and fellow HX Collective ally, to explore why work has become the dominant space where human flourishing must be prioritized—and what happens when it isn’t.
“Business has become the dominant container for shaping who we are—and that makes human flourishing a leadership priority.”
Drawing from personal transitions and professional insights, Alycia shares a compelling case for viewing the workplace as a platform for meaning, belonging, and well-being. From disillusioned younger workers to the unmet need for connection, the conversation grounds itself in practical frameworks like The Map of Meaning to help leaders design cultures where people—and purpose—can thrive.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone shaping teams, leading businesses, or simply wondering how to bring more humanity into the spaces where we spend most of our lives.
Key Highlights:
Why work has become the central place for identity, community, and moral formation
How meaning and purpose can be broken into four accessible drivers
What Gallup’s latest research says about disengagement, especially among younger employees
Practical ways to apply a flourishing framework to both employee and client experience
The leadership imperative to create environments where connection is deliberate, not accidental
About Our Guest:
Alycia Sutor is a Managing Director at GrowthPlay, where she coaches professionals—often “reluctant salespeople”—in building values-aligned, sustainable business relationships. She brings a deeply human lens to everything she does, informed by her own season of personal transformation as a newly single mother of two young adults, an advocate for marginalized communities, and a woman reimagining what the next decade of impact looks like. Her clarity, compassion, and systems-thinking make her an essential voice in the conversation on flourishing at work.
About The HX Collective:
The HX Collective is a movement to elevate the human experience—at work, in relationships, and with ourselves. Through honest conversations and strategic insight, we explore how connection, context, and compassion can create a more flourishing world, starting right where we are.
