Your biology either supports your performance or limits it. The Executive Health & Life Podcast explores the intersection of biology, leadership, and performance. Energy, focus, recovery, physical presence, and resilience shape how you think, decide, and operate. This show brings together founders, CEOs, operators, and leading experts in health and human performance to examine what it takes to sustain high-level output over time. Hosted by Julian Hayes II, founder of Executive Health, a private…
Dr. Sandra Kaufmann is back for round two. She's the creator of the Kaufmann Protocol, author of three books on the science of aging, and a longevity physician. In addition to her clinics in Miami and Las Vegas, she also runs Club Exosome, a quarterly gathering of longevity fanatics she calls a modern French salon. This is a conversation for anyone who wants to understand not just what to take,…
High blood pressure is one of the most dangerous and overlooked risks in executive health. Not because it's rare, but because the typical lifestyle of entrepreneurs and executives hides it further. You know your revenue, your margins, and your CAC. But there's a reasonable chance you have no idea what your average blood pressure is, or what's actually driving it. In this episode, Julian breaks…
What does it take to advise Heads of State, broker back-channel diplomatic deals, and operate inside the world's most complex political environments, all while building a global firm from scratch? In this episode, Julian sits down with Vlada Galan, geopolitical strategist, crisis management expert, and founder of Oracle Advisory Group. Vlada advises Heads of State across five continents, has…
Hormones are running your leadership, your decisions, and your enterprise value, whether you know it or not. In this episode, we break down 5 foundational hormones every CEO and entrepreneur needs to understand: testosterone, cortisol, thyroid, insulin, and growth hormone. We cover what each hormone governs at the operational level, what decline actually looks like in the boardroom and at home,…
Your labs came back clean. Your doctor says your blood work is “normal.” Your weight is “fine.” But your energy is dropping, your thinking feels slower, and there's a ceiling you keep bumping up against. This episode is for that specific situation. It’s far more common among high-performing executives and founders than most people realize. Julian walks through exactly how he thinks about it: why…
Learning a new language as a busy executive sounds great in theory. In practice, the process for how to learn Spanish, for most people, is downloading five apps, getting overwhelmed, and quitting within a month. Sound familiar? In this episode, Omar Newman—Spanish educator, coach, and founder of Carolina Language Solutions—joins Julian Hayes II to break down exactly how busy operators and…
Most disciplined executives and entrepreneurs aren't struggling with fat loss because of effort or willpower. They're struggling because they're out of sequence—jumping straight to peptides, compounds, and advanced protocols before the three biological levers that actually drive fat loss are even stable. In this episode, Julian Hayes II breaks down the exact three mechanisms that determine whether…
Burnout at the executive level doesn't look like a breakdown. It looks like performing while quietly paying a tax that isn't showing up on any report. In this episode, Julian Hayes II walks through a hypothetical scenario and the exact five-move protocol he'd follow to recover from that version of burnout without stepping away from a $5M+ business. No generic wellness advice. No influencer-backed…
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…
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…
