On Personal Growth: Chasing purpose, curiosity, and love

About this episode

Brandon Purcell shares his journey of intertwining addiction recovery with artificial intelligence concepts.

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 : https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandoncpurcell/   More about our host and One Vision Podcast  🌐Theodora Lau on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodoralau/   🌐Banking on (Artificial) Intelligence (book)…

People in this episode

Host: Theodora Lau

Guest: Brandon Purcell

Topics covered

• Personal Growth
• Addiction
• Artificial Intelligence
• Recovery

Keywords

• AI
• Humanity
• Mental Health
• Purpose

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: From Forrester to Responsible AI

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