I have a mission in Stoke to complete, it’s why I felt drawn back to the area.  
I feel drawn to the blank canvas, the history of creativity and th...

“Stoke is on the up”I feel very positive about Stoke-on-Trent and it’s trajectory. I’m privileged to find myself in rooms listening to presentation...

I’ve written twice now on my observations and experiences since beginning to work in Stoke with Staffordshire University and live in Staffordshire....

I took a walk through Hanley the other day, a place that since I’ve come back to Stoke I’ve avoided. “Hanley?” *sharp intake of breath* “I wouldn’t...

I’ve spent the best part of this year back in Stoke and I’m starting to see the place with a fresh perspective. I’ve not lived here permanently for...

First published in The Sentinel on 16/07/22 Personally Speaking – Anyone can be an entrepreneur in Staffordshire James Routledge: Founder of Sanctu...

In 2019, I began talking to my Coach about my role within Sanctus.

3 years later, after a £4.25m investment round I've moved to a part-time Board & Brand role and it feels great.

I’m delighted to announce that we’ve raised £4.25m in investment led by ScaleUp Capital. (See the Sanctus announcement post here) It’s been a while...

Here's an up to date list of all my published writing. 

Last week I got my hands on the first copies of my book and it felt amazing. Writing a book for me was always a dream, although not a goal, it wasn...

In November I decided to step aside as CEO of Sanctus and we hired an exceptional new CEO (Chris Slater). It’s 7 months on and I’ve had more reflec...

^ This is me at 23/24 founder of my first business, matchchat. It was all about the logo on the office wall. We all have conscious and unconscio...

Being yourself at work is hard. Hard because we're not always perfect, because sometimes we're messy. In this talk I was messy and that's important for the workplace.

A Talk I delivered at The Do Lectures alongside my friend and co-founder George. We uniquely shared our stories, together, bouncing off each other and reflecting back to each others. 

It's the most original talk I've ever done and I still haven't seen anything like it elsewhere.

A snippet of me talking about mental health in the workplace on Sky News.

I've been a guest on many different podcasts sharing my mental health story and talking about mental health, startups and how businesses can do mor...

Season 1 documented the highs and lows of startup founders, employees and investors with guests including Michael Acton Smith (Calm) and Alex Depledge (Hassle). Season 2 documents the highs and lows of musicians, with guests including Liam Payne and more high profile musicians.

64 Episodes where we discuss an entire range of topics that converge around mental health. We've covered sexuality, alcohol, depression, anxiety, sex, drugs, addiction, grief, friends, relationships, your job, going on nights out, trauma and so much more. Guests include Deliciously Ella, Will Young and mills, plus many more people from all walks of life.