Us People Podcast

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Leveraging Legacy: Dr. Jacqueline on Resilience, Lupus, and Building Excellence Host Savia Rocks welcomes Dr. Jacqueline, Director of People and Culture and founder/CEO of the Black British Institute of Excellence, to Season 7 of the Us People Podcast for a conversation about legacy, purpose, and growth without judgment.  Dr. Jacqueline shares growing up in...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Desiree Goldey on Trauma, Self-Awareness, and Why Leadership Is a Daily Practice Savia Rocks opens Season 7 of the (Us People) Podcast with guest Desiree Goldey, founder/CEO of Do Better Consulting, talent strategist, author, and co-host of the Talentless podcast. Desiree Goldey shares growing up near Philadelphia in a predominantly white environment, experi...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? The Open Confession: Legacy, Trauma, and the Courage to Speak Truth Savia Rocks introduces season seven of the Us People Podcast, emphasising leaving a legacy by benefiting mankind, peeling away cultural conditioning and trauma to become who you were born to be, and using hardship to create something beautiful. The episode centers on “the open confession,” d...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Finding Purpose, Power, and Legacy: Cecília Boechat on Storytelling, Identity, and Change Savia Rocks opens season seven of the Us People Podcast with guest Cecília Boechat, a Brazilian journalist, host, content creator, video producer, and model based in Copenhagen. Cecília discusses growing up in Rio de Janeiro and how living in different worlds broadened...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Finding Purpose Through Creativity: Joe Reeve on Music, Entrepreneurship, and the Long Game Savia Rocks introduces Season 7 of The Us People Podcast and interviews Joe Reeve, a director, award-winning saxophonist, creative entrepreneur, public speaker, and founder of The Creative Meetup.  Joe shares growing up in Felixstowe, moving to Newcastle at 18 to stud...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? From a Village in Pakistan to City of London Police Commander: Purpose, Structure, and Community Cohesion Host Savia Rocks welcomes Umer Khan, Commander in the City of London Police, who shares his journey from a village in northern Pakistan to Manchester at age 11, overcoming language barriers, limited qualifications, and early work struggles before joining...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Always Working: Marcus on Mental Health, Meaning, and Building a Purpose-Driven Brand Savia Rocks opens Season 7 of the Us People Podcast with guest Marcus, founder of Always Working Clothing (AWC), a creative writing master’s student, filmmaker, and supporting artist, who shares how growing up in Southeast London during post-code war tensions shaped his des...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Finding Purpose Through Radio: Kim Rennie on Music, Neurodivergence, and Positivity Season seven of the Us People Podcast features host Savia interviewing Kim Rennie, a Scotland-based radio broadcaster who shares how early tape-recording hobbies and a shift from nursing to media studies led to a 23-year passion for radio and championing new music.  They disc...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Finding Legacy Through Music, Healing, and Finance: Chiara (Ash X) on the Yes People Podcast Host Savia Rocks opens Season 7 of the Us People Podcast with reflections on legacy, shedding trauma, and using hardship for growth, then interviews Chiara (artist name Ash X), an Italian-Peruvian multilingual professional with a songwriting degree and a career in in...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? David Lassiter on Purpose, Prayer, and Turning Trauma into Fulfilment. Host Savia Rocks welcomes season seven of the Us People Podcast and interviews actor, comedian, and writer David Lassiter. David shares growing up in South Jamaica, Queens, being bused to integrated schools, and how those experiences shaped his ability to work across cultures in entertain...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Raf Santana on Persistence, Setbacks, and Finding Identity as a Screenwriter Host Savia Rocks welcomes Raf Santana, a screenwriter and producer, to season seven of the Us People Podcast to discuss legacy, trauma as potential transformation, and creative persistence without judgment. Raf recounts growing up in Brighton with a single mother, shifting from ambi...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Chris Barnett on Purpose, Film Composition, and Peace of Mind | Us People Podcast Season 7 Savia Rocks opens season seven of the Us People Podcast focused on legacy, shedding cultural trauma, and turning hardship into beauty, then interviews film and TV composer Chris Barnett. Barnett shares his Jamaican heritage as a first-generation Londoner, early exposur...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Loïc Thaler on Voice, Validation, and Creating Space for Others (Us People Podcast Season 7) Savia Rocks introduces season seven of the Us People Podcast and interviews Brussels-based voiceover and international casting director Loïc Thaler, who describes himself as an unapologetic “weirdo” shaped by a Belgian-English upbringing, early radio work starting at...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Us People Podcast Season 7: Savia Rocks Thanks the Global Community and Guests Savia Rocks introduces herself and the Us People podcast’s mission to help people tell their stories through creativity without judgment, emphasizing legacy through service to mankind, peeling away cultural conditioning and trauma, staying humble, and showing up for what matters,...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? TRE and the Power of Spontaneous Shaking: Richmond Heath on Somatic Stress Recovery Savia Rocks welcomes physiotherapist and TRE Australia founder Richmond Heath to season seven of The Us People Podcast to discuss spontaneous shaking/trembling as an overlooked, positive human recovery reflex. Richmond shares growing up on a farm in Victoria, later developing...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Arif Gilany on Fintech, Healing Fibers, and Legacy Savia Rocks welcomes Arif Gilany to season seven of the Us People Podcast to discuss legacy, service, trauma, and purpose. Arif shares growing up Kurdish in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war, being injured at 10, leaving at 18 due to ethnic barriers, and spending five years as a refugee before settling in Canada...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Season 7 Premiere: Dr. Dusan on Dermatology, Longevity, and Evidence-Based Skincare Host Savia Rocks opens Season 7 of the Us People Podcast with Dr. Dusan, a board-certified dermatologist and longevity physician, discussing legacy, resilience, and turning trauma into growth.  Dr. Dusan shares growing up in Yugoslavia before its collapse, heavy childhood sun...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Lee Jones on Mindset, Accountability, and Building Elevate Performance Through Adversity Host Savia Rocks welcomes Lee Jones, growth director and co-founder of Elevate Performance, a behavioral change consultancy that helps organizations improve leadership, conversations, culture, inclusion, and psychological safety. Lee shares growing up in social housing w...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Bankruptcy Through the Looking Glass with “Hippie Lawyer” Barry Levine (Season 7 Premiere) Savia Rocks opens Season 7 of the Us People Podcast with guest Barry Levine, a Massachusetts attorney and self-described “old hippie,” who shares growing up in Brooklyn, becoming a lawyer, and spending 45+ years largely representing debtors.  Barry explains how U.S. ba...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? The Heart Doesn’t Overthink: Rumi Kobayashi on Identity, Wonder, and Loving Presence Host Savia Rocks opens season seven of the Us People Podcast with a focus on legacy, peeling back cultural conditioning and trauma, and showing up without judgment, then welcomes writer Rumi Kobayashi from Kyoto, Japan.  Rumi discusses being asked why she speaks English and...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Season 7 Premiere: Ajita Shah on Healing, Legacy, and Authenticity Host Savia Rocks opens Season 7 of the Us People Podcast focused on legacy, self-discovery, and transforming trauma, then interviews Ajita Shah, a spiritual healer with a master’s in psychology. Ajita shares growing up in India in a strict, service-oriented family of doctors, including her fa...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Suzi Payton on Late-Discovered Autism, ADHD, Comedy, and Building Neurodivergent Community Host Savia Rocks welcomes Suzi Payton an autistic and ADHD speaker, comedian, coach, and author who shares growing up in Essex, studying PE teaching in Eastbourne, and later living in Brighton. Susie explains her mission to improve life for neurodivergent people throug...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Tyrone of Wright Brothers Entertainment on Faith, Storytelling, and Building Legacy Through Theatre Host Savia Rocks welcomes writer-director and Wright Brothers Entertainment co-founder Tyrone to season seven of the Us People Podcast to discuss legacy, identity, trauma, and creativity. Tyrone shares growing up in South London, developing a vivid imagination...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? DeAngelo on Spirituality, People-Pleasing, and Becoming a Triple-Threat Performer Host Savia Rocks opens season seven of the Us People Podcast with reflections on legacy, peeling away cultural conditioning and trauma, and using hardship to create something beautiful, then interviews South African performer DeAngelo, a theater actor, singer, and dancer.  DeAn...

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? Alexis on ADHD, Leadership vs Management, and Advising Founders to Grow and Exit Season seven of the Us People Podcast features host Savia Rocks interviewing Alexis, a special advisor who helps founders grow and sell companies. Alexis shares being raised in Geneva with undiagnosed ADHD, starting a first business at 15, studying communication and film in Pari...