52 min

Ep 14. Stepping down as CEO with James Routledge NAKED by The Future Farm

    • Entrepreneurship

What happens when you derive your sense of worth from the business you have built and what does it mean when you walk away from it?

How do you deal with the loss of identity and purpose? What’s next?

Why is having a support system and using tools like journaling so important?


We begin Series 2 of NAKED by The Future Farm with a conversation that encompasses many of the themes that you’ve heard us discuss before: shame, self-worth, identity, guilt, loneliness and that feeling of being trapped.

James Routledge founded Sanctus, a mental health startup, after he struggled when his previous business failed. Vladi and Nektarios talk to James a short time after he announced, to everybody’s surprise, that he was stepping down as CEO of the company. He talks openly about his emotional and mental state leading up to the moment, as well as the tools that he uses, and the people he surrounds himself with, to help manage his health.

You can connect with James on LinkedIn to continue following his story and learn more about Sanctus.

Don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review NAKED. To learn more about The Future Farm, follow us on social media or visit thefuturefarm.co

What happens when you derive your sense of worth from the business you have built and what does it mean when you walk away from it?

How do you deal with the loss of identity and purpose? What’s next?

Why is having a support system and using tools like journaling so important?


We begin Series 2 of NAKED by The Future Farm with a conversation that encompasses many of the themes that you’ve heard us discuss before: shame, self-worth, identity, guilt, loneliness and that feeling of being trapped.

James Routledge founded Sanctus, a mental health startup, after he struggled when his previous business failed. Vladi and Nektarios talk to James a short time after he announced, to everybody’s surprise, that he was stepping down as CEO of the company. He talks openly about his emotional and mental state leading up to the moment, as well as the tools that he uses, and the people he surrounds himself with, to help manage his health.

You can connect with James on LinkedIn to continue following his story and learn more about Sanctus.

Don’t forget to subscribe, follow, rate and review NAKED. To learn more about The Future Farm, follow us on social media or visit thefuturefarm.co

52 min