HeyJaredRAW with Uma
RAW with UMA is a podcast and living document of becoming unapologetically human. Hosted by leadership and reinvention strategist Uma Thana Balasingam, it features honest conversations with people redefining success, power, and self-trust in life’s messy middle.
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The Brutal New Reality for Mid-Career Professionals (opens the original)
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What happens when AI does not eliminate your job overnight, but quietly starts taking over one task at a time? The real question for many professionals is, “What am I now if AI can do half my work?” In this episode of Raw With Uma, Uma speaks with technology leader and psychology researcher Radha Raman about what AI transformation is doing to workers across Asia. Radha explains why professionals must move from being task executors to AI orchestrators. The conversation explores Radha’s research w
The Brutal Truth About Ageism, Relevance and Surviving The Modern Job Market (opens the original)
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Everyone was taught the same corporate bargain: keep your head down, work hard, build experience, and eventually you will be rewarded. But what happens when decades of hard work no longer guarantee safety? In this episode, Uma sits down with executive career strategist and TEDx speaker Loren Greiff to expose why hard work is not job security, why calling yourself a “seasoned executive” may actually damage your career, and why relevance matters far more in today’s market. Loren explains why socia
Careerquake™: Reinventing at the Top | Prague Keynote & Workshop (opens the original)
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What happens when the career and identity you spent decades building suddenly disappear? For Uma, leaving corporate life meant going from managing an 800-person team and receiving 300 emails a day to complete silence and realizing she no longer knew how to introduce herself without her title. Recorded live in Prague, this special episode of RAW With UMA is part personal story and part practical reinvention workshop. Uma introduces the idea of a “careerquake”—the moment disruption forces you to r
Dear Corporate: Women Don’t Expire At 40. (opens the original)
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Everyone expects the corporate world to be ruthless, but what if the secret to doubling a two-billion-dollar business is simply creating a space where people can be themselves? In this unique cross-generational episode, Uma flips the script and invites her 21-year-old nephew, Kyren, to interview her alongside the man she calls "the best boss in the world" seasoned tech executive and author Duncan Hewett. This conversation explores the rare dynamic of genuine psychological safety and what it actu
The Health Advice That Actually Helps You Live Longer (opens the original)
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Uma’s death clock app tells her how long she has left to live. But surviving to 95 isn’t the goal—living with vitality, muscle, and a sharp mind is. Terrified that most common health advice is wrong and hoping to avoid the physical decline she witnessed in her parents, Uma brings her raw data and deepest fears to Dr. Foong, a primary care physician who specializes in longevity. This episode strips away the biohacking buzzwords and expensive trends to reveal what actually moves the needle on your
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