Supporting Men in Future Work

Dan Smolen interviews Lucas Krump on supporting men in future work. Lucas is the CEO and Co-Founder of EVRYMAN, a platform of resources, groups, retreats, and more. It empowers men to lead fuller and more connected lives. Men struggle with their relationship to work as much as they do in expressing their emotions. What’s more, men quite often craft identities–their personal narratives–around work and career. Now, emerging from a two-year pandemic, many men grapple with workplace disruption and figuring our their purpose. In a wide ranging discussion, Lucas: Describes EVRYMAN and its value proposition. Starts at 4:15 Relates to why it is important for men to slow down–to relax, open up, and connect. Starts at 5:55 Provides his backstory as a young man and successful executive that led him to EVRYMAN. Starts at 6:58 Speaks to the emotional and behavioral disconnections that men suffer. Starts at 16:00 Discusses The American Dream and what motivates men, disconnected from work, to engage with EVRYMAN. Starts at 21:54 Offers insight as to how the pandemic impacted the future of work for men. Starts at 25:37 Supporting men in future work is important. And yet, Lucas is most often asked this basic question: what does it mean to be a man? His response: “EVRYMAN does not define what it means to be a man, That’s a sacred space. Instead, what men are asking is: how do I be all of myself inside the [post-pandemic] workplace?” While this topic seemingly relates to men exclusively, it is in the interest of all of our listeners to be a part of this discussion. We all have male friends and family members. And they may benefit in life and in the future of work with new frames for expressing emotion and engagement such as those offered by EVRYMAN. About our guest: Lucas Krump received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Kansas. He also earned an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Lucas lives and works in Hudson, New York. EPISODE DATE: April 1, 2022 Social media: – LinkedIn – Instagram – Twitter – Website