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 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 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 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 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 episode, Deb sits down with her newest friend, Jay Stark, wealth advisor, business owner, husband, and proud dad of two daughters, for a deeply human conversation that isn’t really about money at all. It’s about presence. It’s about the quiet choices that shape a child’s confidence over time. And it’s about the kind of fatherhood that doesn’t just provide—it forms.

In this episode, Deb is joined by her mentor, coach, and longtime catalyst for change, Joy Ready Johannes, for a conversation that feels less like an interview and more like an invitation. An invitation to look at the stories you’ve been living inside and to decide quietly, powerfully whether you’re ready to choose something different.

In this deeply personal conversation, Deb sits down with longtime collaborator and friend Andrea Mac, founder of Prequal, to unpack a truth that’s both obvious and routinely avoided: you can’t build a flourishing society without women having real economic agency.

In this episode, Deb is once again joined by Rick Wellock and Amy Wellock Staggs of the Wellock Group for a deep and heartfelt exploration of the human experience through the lens of relationships.

 In this episode, Deb continues her powerful conversation with Dean Carter, exploring what it means to elevate the human experience through relationships.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Andrea Mac to explore what it really takes to elevate the human experience through our relationships—both at home and beyond.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Alycia Sutor to explore why work has become the dominant space where human flourishing must be prioritized—and what happens when it isn’t.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Ali Schroer to explore how we can elevate the human experience through our relationships—with partners, children, friends, and communities.

In this episode, Deb welcomes back Libby Baney for a conversation about how flourishing doesn't just happen at work—it’s built (or broken) through the relationships that shape our daily lives.

 In this episode, Deb sits down with Gretchen Miller Busch to explore what it means to live a fully integrated life—one where career, relationships, and identity coexist without perfection, but with deep purpose.

In this episode, Deb sits down with Dr. Deb Gorton to explore how human flourishing truly begins in our relationships—with family, friends, and the people we choose to do life with.