Living with Purpose

#Episode 115 - Susie James - Founder of Walk Together Adoption Resource

Susie James is a PhD researcher, founder of Walk Together Adoption Resource, adoptive parent and committed advocate for adoptees and adoptive families. Her work is deeply personal. As both an adult adoptee and an adoptive parent, Susie has dedicated her research to understanding the quality of post adoption support available to single parent adopters. Alongside her academic work, she has built and managed businesses across the telecommunications and card services industries, bringing together resilience, lived experience and a determination to create practical change. On this episode we explore her journey, the realities of adoption and care, and how personal experience can become a powerful force for purpose.

#Episode 114 - Chris Browne - Retail Director at Jigsaw

Chris Browne is the Retail Director at Jigsaw, and a global retail leader, consultant and mentor who has spent his career helping brands, teams and people understand what it really takes to succeed in a fast changing world. Chris previously led global retail sales and operations for Ted Baker PLC, playing a key role in the brand’s international growth and helping shape the customer experience across multiple markets. But beyond the titles and the growth story, what stands out is Chris’s passion for people, culture, training and helping others develop. His work has taken him across different territories, different consumer behaviours and different business challenges, giving him a rare insight into what leadership really looks like when the pressure is on. In this conversation, we explore the lessons behind that journey, the future of retail, the importance of adaptability, and the nugget of wisdom Chris would pass on to others building businesses, teams and lives with purpose.

#Episode 113 - Dr Arokia Antonysam - Award-Winning Psychiatrist & TEDx Speaker

Dr Arokia Antonysam is an award winning consultant psychiatrist, health tech CEO, TEDx speaker and one of the UK’s leading voices at the intersection of clinical psychiatry, artificial intelligence and healthcare innovation. Dr Arokia is the creator of MaZon, an innovative tool designed to support people beyond the clinic and help reduce pressure on overstretched healthcare systems. She also created the Psychiatric Adult Risk Assessment tool, the UK’s first national framework to address social media related psychiatric risks while supporting patient strengths and recovery. Her work is driven by a powerful belief: mental healthcare must become more human, more intelligent and more accessible, without leaving anyone behind. Alongside her clinical and innovation work, Dr Arokia is a passionate advocate for compassionate care, suicide prevention, equality and community wellbeing. Her contribution has been recognised through awards including the Innovator Award, the Rethink Academic Prize and recognition as one of the UK’s rising stars in mental health. Today, we explore her journey, the experiences that shaped her purpose, the future of mental healthcare, and how technology can be used not to replace humanity, but to strengthen it.

#Episode 112 - Dr. Lisa Corsa - Founder Premier Therapy Solutions

Dr. Lisa Corsa is a clinical scientist and Doctor of Physical Therapy whose work sits at the intersection of rehabilitation, longevity, neuroplasticity, and human performance. After nearly three decades working with everyone from elite athletes and executives to neurological patients and people in their 90s, Dr. Corsa has built a reputation as a “medical detective” — someone known for identifying the hidden root causes behind chronic pain, dysfunction, and failed recovery journeys. As the founder of Premier Therapy Solutions and creator of The Corsa Method, her approach combines evidence based medicine, movement science, sleep, nutrition, rehabilitation, and neuroplasticity to help people not just recover, but stay well long term.

#Episode 111 - Kartik Ram - JP Morgan

Kartik Ram is Vice President and Relationship Manager at J.P. Morgan Private Client. With more than 26 years of experience across private banking, asset management and fintech, Kartik has worked at the intersection of wealth, innovation and leadership, advising entrepreneurs, founders, principals and family offices on building sophisticated financial ecosystems with precision and discretion. Having held leadership roles across institutions including U.S. Bank, UBS and emerging fintech platforms, Kartik brings a unique perspective on capital markets, private lending, treasury strategy and the evolving future of wealth management. In this conversation, we explore leadership, long term thinking, financial architecture, innovation, and the importance of building with both purpose and perspective in a rapidly changing world.