Episodios

  • 299. Peptide Therapy: Are Peptides Signal or Noise for CEOs and High Performers?
    Apr 8 2026

    In this episode, Julian Hayes II breaks down whether peptide therapy is signal or noise for high-performing leaders.

    What peptides actually are, how they function inside the body, the real-world caveats most conversations skip, and the foundation that has to come first before any of it makes sense.

    You'll walk away with a clear framework for approaching peptide therapy with precision: covering baseline testing, lifestyle foundations, quality control, and the difference between operating like a professional versus chasing what's trending.

    For leaders in high-stakes environments, this episode connects biology directly to business performance by exploring how recovery, resilience, and capacity influence decision-making, endurance, and long-term output.

    — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —

    0:00 – Peptides are everywhere: signal or noise?

    2:10 – Market growth and why peptide therapy is exploding

    4:30 – What peptides are (simple breakdown)

    7:40 – How peptides actually work in the body

    10:30 – Why context matters more than the compound

    13:20 – Quality control, sourcing, and COAs

    16:10 – The regulatory gray area (what people don't understand)

    18:30 – Risk tolerance and operating in an N=1 world

    20:30 – Peptides as multipliers (capacity vs chaos)

    22:10 – Foundation first: sleep, stress, training, circadian inputs

    24:00 – Why lab work changes everything

    25:40 – Real-world use cases for executives

    27:00 – Closing: building a system, not chasing tools

    — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/

    Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book an exploratory call —https://www.executivehealth.io/contact

    Website — https://www.executivehealth.io/

    ***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner. Consult your provider before making any decisions.

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    28 m
  • 298. How Much Is Your Health Worth? CEOs and Entrepreneurs Are Leaving Billions on the Table
    Apr 1 2026

    As a CEO or entrepreneur, gaining an extra year of peak performance is invaluable. This video explores how improved mental clarity, energy, and resilience can significantly impact your outcomes, especially for leaders and decision-makers in high-stakes environments.

    This video also focuses on performance psychology, which is key to cultivating a success mindset and will improve your life and business trajectory.

    We also quantify the value of one extra year of true peak performance for CEOs and entrepreneurs, then outline a practical operating system to achieve it: reclaiming A-time, upgrading cognition, and mitigating blind-side risk.

    If your decisions move markets and teams, this will provide you a clear lens for treating your health as the billion-dollar asset it is—without adding complexity to an already packed calendar.

    — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —

    0:00 The Question: What’s One Extra Year Worth?

    00:31 Signature Intro

    01:15 Health as an Operating System

    01:55 The Invisible Tax of “Normal”

    02:17 Simple ROI Math for Leaders

    04:01 ROI Lever #1: Reclaim Time

    04:25 ROI Lever #2: Upgraded Cognition

    04:47 ROI Lever #3: Risk Reduction

    05:11 What One Extra Peak Year Looks Like

    05:18 Not Theory—Build an Operating System

    05:36 Q1: Precision Baseline

    05:47 Align the Plan to Your Calendar

    06:10 Q2–Q3: Execution & Iteration

    06:37 Q4: Compounding

    08:48 Investment, Not a Cost Center

    08:56 Objection: “This Seems Expensive”

    09:35 Objection: “I Already Work Out / Concierge Doc”

    10:44 Map Your Personal ROI Drivers

    — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/

    Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book an exploratory call —https://www.executivehealth.io/contact

    Website — https://www.executivehealth.io/

    ***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.

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    11 m
  • 297. Peak Performance Has an Expiration Date. But It Doesn't Have To
    Mar 30 2026

    There’s a window in your life where your biology operates near its absolute best. Peak performance across the board is seamless.

    In this episode, Julian Hayes II introduces Peakspan, a concept that reframes how leaders should think about their performance, aging, and long-term capacity.

    Peakspan defines the period of life where you maintain roughly 90% of your peak functional ability across multiple systems: physical, cognitive, and metabolic.

    This episode breaks down how to recognize the shift early and extend your Peakspan through foundational levers before layering in more advanced optimization and enhancement strategies.

    — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —

    0:00 – The Peakspan idea: a window most people miss

    0:45 – Why this concept reframes performance and aging

    1:15 – What Peakspan actually means (90% of peak capacity)

    2:30 – The uncomfortable truth: your peak arrives earlier than expected

    4:30 – VO₂ max, strength, and cognitive timelines

    6:30 – Why decline goes unnoticed (the “slow drift” problem)

    8:15 – The Peakspan gap: healthy vs. high-performing

    10:30 – Real-world signals your performance is slipping

    12:15 – Leadership as a metabolic demand

    13:45 – Biology as the ceiling on output and decision-making

    15:00 – Extending your Peakspan: foundational levers

    16:20 – Closing: protecting your edge long-term

    — Key Quotes —

    “The gap isn’t a disease. It’s distance from your best"

    “Leadership is cognitively and metabolically expensive.”

    “Your biology either supports your trajectory or becomes the ceiling on it.”

    — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/

    Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book an exploratory call —https://www.executivehealth.io/contact

    Website — https://www.executivehealth.io/

    ***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.

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    17 m
  • 296. Why Success Is Lonely, Even When Everything Is "Working" | Colette Davenport
    Jan 28 2026

    Why success is lonely. It’s often not for the reasons you think. Many high-caliber leaders find themselves in periods of collapse and losing their mojo. It’s rarely talked about at the top. Yet, it’s increasingly common.

    In this episode, Colette Davenport, a private metaphysician to high-caliber leaders and power players, joins Julian Hayes II for a raw, expansive conversation on what happens when the strategies, identities, and systems that once drove success suddenly stop working.

    Colette describes what she calls the void: an internal collapse that can’t be solved by hustle, intellect, therapy, or even peak performance tools. Drawing on her own experience and her work with high-level leaders, she explains why these moments aren’t failures but, instead, evolutionary thresholds.

    Together, they explore why ambition eventually turns inward, how identity quietly shapes success and isolation, and what it really takes to rebuild from a place deeper than strategy. This episode reframes burnout, success, and power, not as problems to fix, but as invitations to transform.

    This is a grounded, honest conversation about wealth, health, identity, and what leaders unknowingly pass on, unless they choose to do the work.

    — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —

    0:00 – Introduction and 2025 reflections

    2:45 – The quiet collapse happening inside high performers

    6:30 – Why intellect, hustle, and conventional tools stop working

    10:55 – When success feels empty despite external wins

    15:40 – Surrender vs. effort: knowing when to stop pushing

    20:10 – Do leaders need to hit rock bottom to evolve?

    24:30 – Soul wounds: the invisible identity driving success and collapse

    29:45 – Why patterns show up in money, relationships, or health

    34:20 – “Soul surgery”: how identity actually gets rebuilt

    41:10 – Emotional processing vs. intellectual understanding

    47:00 – Why addictions, endurance sports, and intensity can become escapes

    53:40 – Childhood moments that silently shape adult identity

    58:00 – Redefining power beyond ego and status

    1:01:30 – The first honest question leaders must ask themselves

    1:07:15 – Riding the wave instead of fighting it

    1:09:00 – Where to connect with Colette

    — Key Quotes from Colette Davenport —

    “The harder I worked, the further away everything became.”

    “We don’t go back to who you were. We let it collapse.”

    “The soul wound is not a trauma. It’s the veil that allows us to experience being human.”

    “Power is knowing self as source and seeing others the same way.”

    — Connect With Colette Davenport —

    Website: https://colettedavenport.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colettedavenport/

    — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/

    Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Request an introduction with Julian Hayes II. Link below. https://calendly.com/julian-exechealth/chemistry

    Website — https://www.executivehealth.io/

    ***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.

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  • 295. Inherited Trauma and the Psychology of Health and Wealth with Ruschelle Khanna
    Jan 16 2026
    How leaders relate to money, success, and stress rarely starts with them.In this opening episode of 2026, Julian Hayes II sits down with Ruschelle Khanna to explore how inherited trauma, family systems, and unspoken money scripts quietly shape your decision-making, health, and legacy—especially among high achievers.Ruschelle shares how trauma can be passed down biologically and emotionally, why many ambitious leaders tie self-worth to their achievement, and how unresolved family patterns show up as burnout, overwork, scarcity, or emotional rigidity around money. Together, they unpack what it means to build intergenerational well-being, not just financial success, and how leaders can shift from fear-based drive to compassionate, sustainable performance.This is a grounded, honest conversation about wealth, health, identity, and what leaders unknowingly pass on, unless they choose to do the work.— Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —0:00 – Introduction and reflections on growing up in the 90s2:45 – The illusion of danger, media narratives, and childhood freedom4:45 – Misconceptions about West Virginia and cultural stereotypes7:55 – What “inherited trauma” actually means9:55 – When issues don’t resolve despite years of self-work11:30 – How inherited trauma can shape identity and career paths13:25 – Achievement, conditional love, and high-performing families15:54 – Self-compassion as a missing skill for ambitious leaders16:55 – Why money is one of the hardest topics to talk about18:00 – Shame, security, and the body’s relationship with money22:10 – Wealth, poverty, and the mental prisons on both ends23:37 – Family businesses, trauma, and what actually breaks success25:00 – Debunking the “three generations” wealth myth27:38 – Money scripts, emotional security, and social capital29:54 – Separating self-worth from net worth—without losing drive33:16 – Building intergenerational well-being through compassion35:19 – Fear-based identities and the inability to feel safe37:12 – Creating a family mission, values, and shared culture40:40 – How trauma awareness changes leadership style42:07 – Rapid fire: motherhood, training, legacy, and curiosity48:24 – A final question for leaders building wealth and well-being— Key Quotes from Ruschelle Khanna — “We’re often operating from coping mechanisms, not our true selves.”“Money sits at the level of security—and shame lives there too.”“Legacy is living fully in the present so it echoes into the future.”“Before asking how wealthy you want to be, ask how satisfied you are right now.”— Connect With Ruschelle Khanna —Website: https://www.lifestyleforlegacy.com/ Ancestral Healing Center: https://www.ancestralhealingcenter.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruschelle-khanna-lifestyle-for-legacy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ancestralhealingcenter — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book a complimentary private executive health diagnostic call with Julian Hayes II. Link below. https://calendly.com/julian-exechealth/chemistryWebsite — https://www.executivehealth.io/***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.
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    50 m
  • 294. The Permanent Standard Time Health Benefits You’re Not Hearing Enough About With Jay Pea
    Dec 10 2025

    The Permanent Standard Time Health Benefits you’re not hearing enough about go far beyond convenience or seasonal preference. In this conversation, Jay Pea, founder and president of Save Standard Time, breaks down why ending clock changes matters for our sleep, safety, health, and society at large.

    We explore the hidden biological, cultural, and economic consequences of shifting the clock twice a year and why permanent Standard Time is the most science-backed, health-protective solution.

    From the history of how DST began, to its surprising lobbying origins, to the modern legislative tug-of-war, this episode demystifies one of the most misunderstood public health issues in America.

    If you care about better sleep, better decision-making, safer mornings for kids, or being aligned with nature’s rhythms, this is a must-listen.

    — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —

    0:00 – Why the angle of sunlight shapes biology

    01:44 – Amateur astronomy and learning to tell time by the sky

    03:35 – From software engineer to national advocate

    04:56 – What it’s really like to testify in state capitols

    06:35 – Why DST confuses everyone and why it’s not harmless

    09:59 – The surprising origins of clock changes

    17:32 – Why state-level change is difficult (but possible)

    21:06 – The three-legged stool of natural health

    24:46 – Why DST especially harms kids and teens

    26:37 – The spike in heart attacks and traffic accidents after spring forward

    28:03 – Are we detached from nature?

    30:27 – Seasonal rhythms, food patterns, and the wisdom of winter

    33:30 – What businesses can do: endorsements, seasonal hours, and leadership

    35:51 – The Sunshine Protection Act and where legislation stands today

    38:52 – Tennessee’s complicated position

    41:07 – Why economic arguments for DST don’t hold up

    42:35 – Reinvention, suits, and stepping into leadership

    45:17 – What’s ahead in 2026 and where to learn more

    — Key Quotes from Jay Pea —

    “Permanent daylight time would mean children going to school in the dark for months.”

    “Better alignment with sunlight leads to better sleep, better decisions, and better health.”

    “Most people who say they love daylight saving time—they just love summer.”

    — Connect With Jay Pea —

    Website: https://savestandardtime.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/savestandard/

    Jay’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtheletter/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@savestandard

    — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/

    Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book a complimentary private executive health diagnostic call with Julian Hayes II. Link below. https://calendly.com/julian-exechealth/chemistry

    Website — https://www.executivehealth.io/

    ***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.

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    48 m
  • 293. How a CEO Advisory Board Improves Your Decision-Making, Health, and Leadership With Anthony Moss
    Nov 24 2025

    How do you lead at the highest level when everyone assumes you already have all the answers? In this episode, Anthony Moss joins Julian Hayes II to discuss the importance of a CEO advisory board and unpack the “commercially lonely” reality of being a CEO, along with why the smartest leaders are the ones willing to be vulnerable and surround themselves with the right thinking partners.

    Anthony draws on decades of experience as a CEO, advisor, and author to explain how properly structured advisory boards can transform both decision-making and personal capacity. You’ll hear the difference between a board of directors and an advisory board, why so many founders wake up years later wondering, “How did I end up running this business?”, and how leaders can engineer support systems that sharpen strategy, protect their energy, and ultimately multiply value across the organization.

    — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —

    0:00 – Opening: the myth that CEOs must always have the answers

    03:37 – Global perspective: UK, US, and Australian cultures and leadership

    09:43 – From export marketing to CEO roles in multiple industries

    13:44 – The “commercially lonely” reality of being a CEO

    16:37 – What an advisory board is (and how it differs from a board of directors)

    19:21 – Why it’s so hard for CEOs to seek support and be vulnerable

    24:18 – When the business drifts away from the founder’s original vision

    29:46 – Designing a fit-for-purpose advisory board and paying for real value

    34:48 – Is this the best use of my time? Measuring advisory board ROI

    39:44 – The CEO multiplier effect and why your condition sets the tone

    43:45 – Advice to a younger CEO self and building your personal advisory board

    49:40 – Why Anthony wrote the book and his mission to spread the model

    — Key Quotes from Anthony Moss —

    “The reality is, the life of a CEO is what I call commercially lonely.”

    “At the end of every advisory board meeting, the CEO should be asking, ‘Was that the best two hours—the best use of my time?’”

    “When the CEO walks in each morning, how they show up sets the vibe for the whole organization.”

    — Connect With Anthony Moss —

    Website: https://www.leadyourindustry.com/

    LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/anthonymoss

    Book - The CEO Game Changer: https://www.amazon.com/CEO-Game-Changer-Advisory-Potential/dp/1989737951

    — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/

    Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book a complimentary private executive health diagnostic call with Julian Hayes II. Link below. https://calendly.com/julian-exechealth/chemistry

    Website — https://www.executivehealth.io/

    ***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.

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    53 m
  • 292: How to Deal With Stress as a High-Visibility Leader: 4 Essential Playbooks
    Nov 15 2025

    High-level leaders often ask how to deal with stress, but most never consider the cost of visibility. In this episode, Julian Hayes II breaks down the hidden physiological and psychological load carried by CEOs, founders, and A-level operators whose presence is constantly being interpreted, analyzed, and amplified.

    Drawing on executive physiology, leadership psychology, and his work within Executive Health, Julian reveals why modern visibility subtly reshapes the nervous system and why traditional stress advice often fails at the highest levels. He introduces four essential playbooks that create stability, sharpen performance, and prevent leaders from burning out while remaining at their peak.

    You’ll learn why composure is a form of currency, why internal structure matters more than external pressure, and how biological alignment gives elite performers an unfair advantage in high-stakes environments.

    This is a masterclass for any leader operating under constant observation—online or offline.

    — Episode Chapter Big Ideas (timing may not be exact) —

    0:00 – Setting the stage + the real source of stress for CEOs and high performers

    13:27 – Playbook 1: Escapism Playbook

    18:47 – Playbook 2: The Relational Playbook

    24:21 – Playbook 3: The Health Playbook

    32:57 – Playbook 4: The Values & Principles Playbook

    38:54 – Closing philosophy: composure as currency

    — Key Quotes —

    “Visibility doesn’t break leaders dramatically—it drains them slowly through micro-stressors that compound over months and years.”

    “You cannot out-discipline your biology. You have to align with it.”

    “Composure is a form of currency. In high-visibility roles, it’s the rarest one.”

    — Connect with Julian and Executive Health —

    LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianhayesii/

    Ready to take your health, leadership, and performance to the next level? Book a complimentary private executive health diagnostic call with Julian Hayes II. Link below. https://calendly.com/julian-exechealth/chemistry

    Website — https://www.executivehealth.io/

    ***DISCLAIMER: The information shared is not meant to treat or diagnose any condition. This is for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes. The content here is not intended to replace your relationship with your doctor and/or medical practitioner.

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    43 m