OriGINAtors Take : Original Thinking at Year End: A Reflection on Echo Culture and Voice

Carlos Laracilla: Strategic HR Tools & Execution

In this episode of Beeneeth The Surface Podcast, I sit with Carlos Larracilla and we talk about what it takes to restore credibility in HR when the noise is louder than the work. As Co-Founder of Wowledge, Carlos is part of a steady, practitioner-first movement to make HR more execution-ready, more strategic, and more accountable to real outcomes, not performative “best practices.” We get into what happens when legacy institutions lose trust, why HR has to reclaim its craft, and what it looks like to create tools and frameworks that actually help leaders operate. This is a conversation about standards, substance, and the future of the profession; with a clear focus on what’s happening underneath the systems: decision-making, accountability, and the human dynamics that shape whether HR actually works. #BeeneethTheSurface #BeeneethTheSurfacePodcast #HolisticallyHR #TheHumanLayer #CarlosLarracilla #Wowledge #HRLeadership #HRStrategy #PeopleOperations #FutureOfWork #WorkplaceCulture #OrganizationalDesign #HRTransformation #TalentStrategy #LeadershipDevelopment #EmployeeRelations #ChangeManagement #HRGovernance #EthicalLeadership #CredibilityInHR #ModernHR #FounderLeadership #BusinessImpact #HumanCenteredLeadership

Charles Goretsky: Substance Over Performance: A HR Veteran on the Future of HR

This conversations sits in The Work We Live In — where real work meets real life, and we name what’s true. I sit down with Charles Goretsky, Chief Content Officer & Co-Founder of Wowledge—a 30+ year HR veteran, classically trained, deeply seasoned, and the real deal. This conversation cuts through the noise to name what’s true about the HR profession right now: where credibility has been diluted, what real capability looks like in practice, and what it takes to build HR that actually holds up in the rooms where decisions get made. If you’ve been craving substance over performance, this one will land. 💫 And for those of us who know… you know. #BeneathTheSurfacePodcast #TheWorkWeLiveIn #HolisticallyHR #Wowledge #CharlesGoretsky #HRLeadership #PeopleStrategy #HRTransformation #FutureOfWork #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveLeadership #OrganizationalEffectiveness #TalentStrategy #CultureAndChange #WorkplaceCulture #ChangeManagement #HumanCapital #StrategicHR #HonestTalk #RealChange

Rick Hardin: Be Content, Not Settled: Ambition, Integrity & The Work We Live In

This conversations sits in The Work We Live In — where real work meets real life, and we name what’s true. What does it actually mean to be content, without shutting down your edge, your growth, or your truth? I sit with Rick Hardin for a grounded, real conversation about the tension so many of us live in: wanting more while also wanting peace. We talk about the difference between contentment and resignation, how “success” can quietly become a performance, and what it looks like to pursue change without betraying yourself along the way. This is one of those episodes that doesn’t give you a neat checklist, because life doesn’t. Instead, it offers language for the moment you’re in… and permission to re-examine what you’re building, why you’re building it, and what it’s costing you. If you’ve been feeling restless, grateful, unsure, motivated, tired, or all of the above, this one will land. Want to see more of Rick, check out Beeneeth The Surface Podcast on Youtube: https://youtu.be/4y9Itb4wnvc?si=euoqTNFRoXtoO7p3 [https://youtu.be/4y9Itb4wnvc?si=euoqTNFRoXtoO7p3]

Russ Nordmeyer: Minneapolis as the Mirror: Leading Through a Nationwide Moment

This conversation lives in Crosscurrents, where work, culture, and identity meet—and no single lens is enough. In moments like this, no single lens is enough. Across the country, people are carrying real tension into work and everyday life; grief, fear, anger, fatigue. Questions about safety, dignity, and what leadership even means when the ground feels unstable. In this "BTS" riff, we anchor the conversation in Minnesota / Minneapolis, (where Russ is from) to talk about what leaders, teams, and humans can do when a national moment shows up in real time. How to stay steady without going silent, how to set boundaries without shutting people down, and how to lead with clarity when opinions are loud and emotions are real. Want more of Russ? Beneath the Surface Podcast ("BTS"): https://youtu.be/mDJG6mbJi5s?si=RlDTNvrf2nLd8nw2 [https://youtu.be/mDJG6mbJi5s?si=RlDTNvrf2nLd8nw2]

OriGINAtors Take : Original Thinking at Year End: A Reflection on Echo Culture and Voice

This conversation lives in Crosscurrents, where work, culture, and identity meet—and no single lens is enough. ’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the feed... As we move into a new year, my quiet hope is this: That we give ourselves permission to bring forward what’s genuinely ours — even if it’s imperfect, unfinished, or still forming. Sometimes the most meaningful work doesn’t scale. It simply connects. Wishing you a grounded close to the year and space for real thinking ahead.