On Personal Growth: Chasing purpose, curiosity, and love

Brandon Purcell , a former vice president and principal analyst at Forrester, recently embarked on a remarkable journey to write a book that intertwines his experiences with addiction and recovery with the concepts of artificial intelligence. In this new episode of One Vision Podcast, hosted by Theodora Lau , we dive deep into Brandon’s unique perspectives on how these two seemingly disparate topics are closely related. It is raw, vulnerable, and a reflection on how we can find our way back to authentic connection and recovery. 00:00 Welcome and Intro 01:55 From Forrester to Responsible AI 04:04 The Book Idea Takes Shape 06:58 AI Metaphors for Addiction 16:05 Advice to Younger Self 20:39 Looking Forward Hot take : Be pulled by love, not fear. Hot take : Pause more and be intentional in what we do. Keywords : AI, Humanity, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Purpose More about our guest 🌐Brandon Purcell on LinkedIn : More about our host and One Vision Podcast 🌐Theodora Lau on LinkedIn : 🌐Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence (book): 🌐Unconventional Ventures (company): 🌐Listen to all One Vision Podcast episodes by visiting: One Vision Podcast is a fintech, banking, and AI podcast hosted by Theodora Lau (Founder, Unconventional Ventures; author of Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence). One Vision goes beyond the headlines on AI, agentic commerce, digital banking, financial inclusion, and the future of money — with founders, analysts, venture capitalists, technologists, and operators building the next chapter of financial services. New episodes weekly. Featured guests include leaders from Ant, bunq, J.D. Power, Forrester, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce, SAS, SAP, and Wall Street Journal. Recognized in American Banker's Top 20 Most Influential Women in Fintech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On Personal Growth: Chasing purpose, curiosity, and love is an episode from One Vision by Theodora Lau.

This episode is 25:09 long.

This episode was published on Apr 9, 2026.

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