Human Side Up
Human Side Up
Podcast Description
What happens when we stop ticking boxes and start building real change? Hosted by Natasha Nuytten, CEO of CLARA, Human Side Up flips the script on diversity, equity, and inclusion by diving into the raw, authentic stories behind the headlines.
This isn’t about policies or platitudes—it’s about the leaders, changemakers, and innovators rewriting the rules. From CEOs rethinking workplace culture to advocates championing worthy causes, we uncover the strategies and human moments driving true transformation.
With every episode, we go deeper—exploring the processes, breakthroughs, and bold decisions shaping workplaces and communities where everyone belongs. If you’re ready to challenge norms, rethink leadership, and reimagine what’s possible, this is the podcast for you.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes related to organizational culture, social innovation, and digital transformation. Episodes feature discussions such as the impact of generative AI on business strategies with guests like Charlene Li and innovative approaches in nonprofit sectors with leaders like Lisette Nieves. The focus areas include practical strategies for fostering workplace inclusivity and the human moments that lead to real transformation in communities.
What happens when we stop ticking boxes and start building real change? Hosted by Natasha Nuytten, CEO of CLARA, Human Side Up flips the script on diversity, equity, and inclusion by diving into the raw, authentic stories behind the headlines.
This isn’t about policies or platitudes—it’s about the leaders, changemakers, and innovators rewriting the rules. From CEOs rethinking workplace culture to advocates championing worthy causes, we uncover the strategies and human moments driving true transformation.
With every episode, we go deeper—exploring the processes, breakthroughs, and bold decisions shaping workplaces and communities where everyone belongs. If you’re ready to challenge norms, rethink leadership, and reimagine what’s possible, this is the podcast for you.
Humans, AI, and the “Magnificent Middle” with Russell Kern
What happens when you stop “managing” and start growing people—while inviting AI to help?
In this episode of Human Side Up, host Natasha Nuytten sits down with Russell M. Kern—Founder & CEO of Kern & Partners—to explore how neuroscience, habit-formation, and AI can unlock what he calls the magnificent middle of managers. From selling jellybeans at 19 to scaling a 400-person creative agency and now advising global enterprises (SAP, AmEx, Caterpillar), Russell shares the K.E.R.N. method—Know, Empower, Reflect, Nurture—and why culture isn’t a slogan; it’s the behaviors we practice together.
They dig into the cost of poor collaboration, why practice time isn’t just for sports teams, and how leaders become gardeners—creating the conditions for people to thrive while using AI as a thinking partner, not a crutch.
Highlights & Takeaways
💡 The K.E.R.N. method: Know, Empower, Reflect, Nurture
💡 Why the “middle” makes or breaks culture and execution
💡 Neuroscience of habits: make the right thing the easy thing
💡 AI as a collaborator (not a replacement) for human judgment
💡 Building culture by design: small behaviors, big compounding effects
Learn more about Russell & Kern and Partners:
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🔗 Russell M. Kern
Human Side Up
What happens when we stop following the playbook and start writing our own? Hosted by Natasha Nuytten, CEO of CLARA, Human Side Up cuts through the noise to reveal how real leaders create workplaces—and lives—where people can thrive.
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