Public Company CEO on Trauma, Trust & Leadership Identity | Devika Wood

Public Company CEO on Trauma, Trust & Leadership Identity | Devika Wood

From scale with soul by AJ

November 7, 2025 · 1h 37m · Episode 51

About this episode

Devika Wood discusses her experiences with trauma, trust, and leadership as the CEO of Brain+.

Devika Wood is the CEO of the public company Brain+, who are leaders in improving dementia care. She is also one of the most honest and vulnerable founders I have ever interviewed. In this interview she not only shares her deep inner world and trauma experiences, but also an exclusive summary of a court case involving her previous startup, and a deep betrayal of trust. 📖 Chapters 00:00:00 - A letter to my younger self 00:06:54 - How trauma can shape your impact on the world 00:13:51 - Refining your 'why' 00:18:48 - ROI for investors when your mission isn't money driven 00:26:36 - The story of the previous startup and a betrayal of trust 00:37:53 - The court case - lessons in leadership 00:46:10 - Compartmentalising vs Bottling it up 00:50:33 - The art of transparency in a team 00:54:22 - Backing yourself in moments of crises 00:56:50 - The best process to dealing with a crisis 00:58:51 - The balancing of the masculinity and femininity 01:11:32 - How your identity evolves as a founder 01:16:52 - How to best support our partners and ourselves 01:27:52 - WEALTH - Women In Health 01:32:27 - What stamp do you want to leave on the world 01:34:42 - How we can support Devika If you…

People in this episode

Host: AJ

Guest: Devika Wood

Topics covered

  • leadership
  • trauma
  • trust
  • entrepreneurship
  • dementia care
  • transparency
  • identity

Keywords

  • Devika Wood
  • Brain+
  • leadership identity
  • trauma
  • trust
  • dementia care
  • entrepreneurship
  • transparency
  • court case
  • betrayal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brain+

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