Introduction
You can’t lead sustainably if your body is burning out. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: longevity is a leadership strategy.
When you’re running multiple companies, managing teams, speaking, investing, and creating systems, your energy is the engine behind it all. So I don’t treat my wellness as a side goal—I treat it like infrastructure.
This blog walks you through my personal longevity stack—the daily, weekly, and seasonal routines I’ve built to optimize energy, focus, recovery, and leadership performance.
Founders Need Fuel — Not Just Grit
In the startup world, hustle is romanticized. But fatigue is not a badge of honor—it’s a warning light.
I realized early that if I wanted to operate at peak levels across multiple sectors—AI, health, digital infrastructure—I needed more than caffeine and ambition. I needed resilience.
That’s where my longevity journey began. And it transformed everything.
Morning Protocol: Set the Pace, Not Just the To-Do List
I start most mornings with:
- Red Light Therapy (20 minutes) to stimulate mitochondria and reduce inflammation
- Hydration Protocol — Mineralized water + lemon + pink salt
- Breathwork or Cold Exposure depending on HRV levels from the night before
- Light nootropic stack — L-Theanine, Alpha-GPC, and occasionally Lion’s Mane
These aren’t hacks. These are systems. Designed to prime my brain, calm my nervous system, and focus attention.
I don’t check email until my biology is calibrated.
Midday Reset: Strategic Stress for Systemic Strength
Around midday, I integrate one of the following:
- Cold Plunge (3-5 mins) for hormetic stress
- Walk in natural light to reset circadian rhythms
- NAD+ patch (twice per week) for cellular repair and energy production
I also track my glucose and cortisol spikes. This helps me schedule meetings, deep work, and presentations during biological peak zones, not random blocks on a calendar.
Evening Wind-Down: The Recovery Layer
Founders often neglect sleep. I don’t.
- Magnesium glycinate + GABA
- No screens after 9pm
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy twice a week
- Sleep tracked via Oura + HRV reports
Good recovery is where the next day’s clarity begins. That’s why I treat sleep optimization as seriously as I treat budget planning.
The Metrics That Matter
I track:
- HRV (heart rate variability)
- Deep sleep %
- Glucose stability
- VO2 max
- Resting heart rate
Why? Because performance is predictable when you understand your own operating system. And leadership is about being proactive, not reactive.
How This Translates to Business
Because of my health protocols:
- I make faster, more precise decisions
- I recover from stress quicker
- I maintain vision clarity even under pressure
- I operate without the fog or fatigue most founders normalize
Wellness isn’t vanity—it’s venture capital for your body.
Advice for Other Founders
Start simple. You don’t need a $10k cold plunge to optimize.
- Start with better sleep
- Eliminate seed oils and sugars
- Add movement back into your day
- Get sunlight in your eyes before screens
Then add the stacks, therapies, and wearables.
But always remember: if your biology is your bottleneck, your business is capped.
Conclusion: Optimize You First
You can’t lead others if you can’t lead yourself. The body is the first system. The brain is the first processor. If you optimize both, the rest becomes easier.
I don’t chase longevity to live longer—I chase it to lead better. To show up sharper, clearer, and more consistent.
Because in the world I build in, performance doesn’t start on spreadsheets. It starts within.