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Hosted by Aparna Rae · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 17 episodes
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Your BS detector isn't broken — corporate culture just trained you to ignore it. Circle Back Club is the podcast for anyone who has ever suspected the problem isn’t us. In the first season Aparna and Lars name what's broken at work, back it up with receipts, and build real power with workers who are done performing. No productivity hacks. No personal brand advice. Just honest analysis and a community ready to change the status quo. New episodes weekly.
Aparna Rae hosts Circle Back Club, a business show with 17 episodes published.
"Work across so many sectors trains us to treat real-world human problems like abstract strategy exercises." — Aparna Rae IN THIS EPISODE Are you tired of staring at a 50-slide strategy deck that feels entirely disconnec
"Brands are for products. People are defined by stories. And when they tell those stories in powerful ways, there is nothing more magnetic." IN THIS EPISODE If you have ever felt dirty trying to "build a personal brand"
"No billionaire can pull off theft in broad daylight without the help of everyday professional class workers who choose to stay silent or act out of outright complicity." IN THIS EPISODE We like to think that modern orga
"Dignity isn't a perk. It's not a leadership style. It is the foundation for safety, collective action, and honest work." IN THIS EPISODE In our Season 1 finale, Aparna and Lars lay down the ultimate baseline for what it
IN THIS EPISODE "The institution isn't failing in spite of us. It's failing because we keep it going the way it is." In this deeply personal and reflective solo episode, Aparna and Lars hold up a mirror to the white-coll
We’ve all seen the emails that start with "Now more than ever, we need to talk about wellness." But whose problem is it really? IN THIS EPISODE Lars and Aparna are joined by Hebba Youssef, Chief People Officer at Workwee
Corporate professionalism is often a tool used to isolate us from our coworkers and the world. It’s time to bridge the gap. IN THIS EPISODE Aparna and Lars are joined by tech veteran Glenn Block and organizer Abdo Mohame
The Myth of Self-Advocacy: Beyond the Girl Boss Industrial Complex We did everything the playbook told us to do—the salary negotiations, the networking, the "leaning in." Why are we still hitting a wall? IN THIS EPISODE
We’ve been taught to treat our bodies as mere vehicles that carry our brains to the next meeting, but our soma is actually our most reliable intelligence system. IN THIS EPISODE Aparna and Lars are joined by master somat
We’ve rebranded workplace depression as "burnout" and personal failure, but the data shows the harm is actually by design. IN THIS EPISODE Aparna and Lars are joined by organizational psychologist Dr. Nicole DeKay to go
We’re all exhausted trying to meet a standard of perfection that wasn't even designed for human beings. IN THIS EPISODE Aparna and Lars are joined by organizational consultant Valarie Williams to dismantle the "Ideal Wor
We all sign a contract letter when we enter the office, but most of the rules are never actually written down. Explore the hidden unwritten rules of the office with Aparna, Lars, and Leilani Lewis. We break down the "psy
Fear of losing it all The Invisible Tax of White-Collar Security We often trade our silence and our values for the promise of a steady paycheck, but we have to ask if the thing we are protecting is actually protecting us
Who Built This? The History of Modern Corporate Culture. If you’ve ever felt like a replaceable cog in a machine that values spreadsheets over people, it’s because the system was redesigned to feel exactly that way. IN T
You're not burned out because you're weak — you're burned out because the system was designed this way. This isn't a self-help episode. It's a reality check — and the beginning of something better. IN THIS EPISODE You al
The Circle Back Club envisions a future of work grounded in community, wellbeing, dignity, and care instead of endless financial growth and burnout. When you join the Circle Back Club, you’re joining a community committe
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