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Do you want TO HELP CREATE a world where people are passionate about their work? Where INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS HELP team members REALIZE THEIR GREATNESS, and capitalism thrives while serving the highest causes? Me, too. The Working on Purpose program is a thought leadership engine that ENLIGHTENS AND INSPIRES listeners with insights from ELITE business leaders and novel subject matter experts. Together, we’re WORKING ON PURPOSE TO STEWARD the future of work and BUSINESS to elevate us all.

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Dec. 23, 2025

The Power of Soulful Healing: How to Reclaim Wholeness in a Fractured World

In this up close and personal episode, Drs. Alise Cortez and Arthur Ciaramicoli share insights from their co-authored book, The Power of Soulful Healing. Through personal stories, clinical wisdom, and professional experience, they offer listeners tangible ways to begin healing emotional wounds, cul…
Dec. 22, 2025

Another Tumultuous Era: Why Cultivating Inner Peace Is the Leadership Work of Our Time

From the Great Depression to the Information Age, and countless times before, periods of upheaval have always reshaped how we live and lead. Today’s convergence of AI, cultural disruption, and evolving workforce expectations is no different—except the pace is faster and the stakes higher. In this e…

About the Host

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Dr. Alise Cortez

Radio & TV Host / Podcaster / Organizational Psychologist / Logotherapist / Speaker / Researcher / Author

Dr. Alise Cortez is an organizational psychologist and logotherapist, inspirational speaker, researcher, author, and host of the Working on Purpose podcast. She is the Founder and Chief Ignition Officer at Gusto, Now!, a human and organizational transformation consultancy specializing in the activation of meaning and purpose to increase engagement, performance, innovation, retention, and thus profitability. For individuals, Dr. Cortez facilitates an online global community and various retreats to enable people hungry for a more meaningful and purposeful life to create it for themselves. Connect with Dr. Alise Cortez for more insight on how you can start living and working with Gusto and Purpose.