Send us a text What’s up, everyone & welcome back to the show! Today’s guest is someone who’s not just a legend in the self-development world, but also one of my very first mentors, and honestly, one of my best friends on this planet. I met Mark England about six years ago, and from the very beginning, he’s been a massive catalyst in my life. Mark isn’t just someone I’ve learned from, he’s family. Over the years, we’ve shared countless deep conversations, outrageous laughs, and powerful ...

Send us a text Welcome to this episode of the Highly Optimized podcast, a powerful conversation with my partner, Rachel, all about what it truly means to step into the Age of Sovereignty. We’re moving out of the old paradigm, the age of top-down structures, corporate hierarchies, and systems that told us who to be and how to live. With Pluto leaving Capricorn and entering Aquarius, the invitation is clear: it’s time to dissolve the old ways of power and remember that we are each our own autho...

Send us a text In today’s solocast, I’m diving deep into some of the systems that have helped me understand reality on a much deeper level. We’re talking about the 7 Hermetic Principles, the wisdom woven through A Course in Miracles, and a handful of other teachings I’ve collected along the way. But here’s the thing, when I first started studying these systems, a lot of them felt hard to fully grasp. The language was old, the style didn’t always translate, and I found myself asking, “Okay…but...

Send us a text Today’s episode is a little different, just me, opening up, dropping in, and sharing from the heart. I’ve been feeling an incredible amount of gratitude lately for the life I’ve created and the one I now get to live every single day. I want to pull back the curtain and let you into what’s been moving me lately. I’ll be giving you some updates from our epic Breathe With Cannabis retreat in the Catskills, reflecting on my core mission with everything I do, which is to be a connec...

Send us a text Welcome back to another episode of the Highly Optimized podcast, where we dive deep into the conversations that expand our perspectives, shift our realities, and reconnect us with the truth of who we really are. In today’s episode, we explore some big themes, how the world stage is a master of distraction, constantly pulling our attention with divisive maneuvers designed to keep us in fear, separation, and confusion…and how important it is, now more than ever, to reclaim our fo...

Send us a text Today’s guest is the creator of one of my all-time favorite supplement brands, one that has pioneered psilocybin microdoses blended with herbs, adaptogens & nootropics into truly revolutionary formulas you won’t find anywhere else in the world. But his journey to this point has been anything but easy. After finding major success in the Cannabis industry, a series of bad decisions left him high & dry. Instead of giving up, he found the courage & drive to rebuild from...

Send us a text At just 19 years old, today’s guest was already obsessed with powerlifting, squatting an incredible 605 pounds completely naturally. On the outside, it looked like he was destined for greatness. But behind the records and medals, injuries began piling up. He bounced from practitioner to practitioner, each one promising answers, yet leaving him with the same nagging pain. Hope was fading fast…until he discovered the work of Paul Chek. That moment became a turning point. His focu...

Send us a text On the outside, today’s guest looked like he had it all, a thriving career as a financial trader in Chicago, a life that many would envy, and the kind of success that makes people assume you’ve got everything figured out. But behind that polished exterior, he carried a heavy truth: a constant drive to push harder, do more, and prove himself. That pressure left him feeling unfulfilled within, disconnected from his family, and trapped in a cycle of striving without peace. Everyth...

Send us a text Some stories hit you in the heart before they even reach your ears, and today’s conversation is one of them. My guest’s life began in pain, heartache, and a childhood that left him feeling alone, not good enough, and deeply unworthy. To survive, he built walls, thick ones, around his heart. Those walls kept him safe from the chaos and the people his mother brought into his world, but they also kept him from feeling the love and connection he craved. It wasn’t until years later,...

Send us a text Today’s episode is extra special because I’m sitting down with someone who has had a huge impact on my life over the last few years. Out of all the psychics I’ve worked with, this person has helped me more than anyone else, and the wild thing is, it’s so effortless for them. These gifts have been with them since birth. But as is often the case for those born with extraordinary abilities, it hasn’t always been easy. It’s taken years of learning how to protect their energy, set s...

Send us a text Welcome back to the Highly Optimized podcast, the show where we explore what it means to live in full alignment, physically, emotionally, mentally & spiritually. Today’s episode is a journey. A raw, unfiltered, soul-level transmission about what it really looks like to walk away from the default path…& choose something different. My guest today is someone who cracked the code early, someone who looked around, saw the way most people were living, & said: "Nah,...

Send us a text Today’s episode is a very special one as I am doing my first solocast on this show. Yup, just you, me & about 50 minutes of me riffing on some topics I’ve been stewing on recently. I’ve been putting off doing a solocast until I felt in the energy for it & this week was the week that the stars aligned & I felt the call to hop on & share some more of the background of my journey, what I’ve learned so far when it comes to relationships, business & life as a who...

Send us a text There are certain people you meet in life & instantly feel like you’ve known them forever… That’s exactly what happened when I crossed paths with today’s guest at the High Vibe Festival, which, side note, if you haven’t been yet, do yourself a favor & get there next year. From the jump, we were having deep, soul-expanding convos one minute… & dancing our faces off to some of our favorite artists the next . But beyond the vibes, what struck me most was this guest’s g...

Send us a text You know, there’s a certain kind of person who refuses to settle for the script handed to them. Someone who looks at the world, feels that quiet nudge in their soul, & decides to build a life on their own terms, no matter how unconventional or uncertain it may look from the outside. Today’s guest is a living example of what it means to create your own path with courage, creativity, & an unwavering commitment to authenticity. Over the years, I’ve watched him blaze ...

Send us a text If there’s one thing I hold above all else as the cornerstone of my growth as a human being, it’s my relationship with Rachel. For the past 8 years, we’ve chosen each other, again and again. In the moments of joy, in the messiness, through every high and every heart-stretching low, we’ve returned to love. And not just love for each other, but love for ourselves, our path, and the evolution we’re committed to walking side by side. Because of that commitment, we’ve unlocked somet...

Send us a text Every once in a while, you come across someone whose very presence seems to ripple with something different. Someone who, from an early age, realized they could access realms & wisdom that others simply couldn’t see. My guest today is just such a soul, a spiritual healer, mystic mentor, & oracle whose work blends constellation therapy, kundalini yoga, & a tapestry of other healing modalities. Her journey began in childhood, when she innocently shared with her brothe...

Send us a text Every now & then, I get the absolute privilege of sharing space with someone who not only lives & breathes the work, but redefines what it means to be a guide, a coach, & a true steward of transformation. My guest today is just that, a powerhouse who’s been on the frontlines of the coaching world for over 20 years, & who has spent the last decade diving deep into the mysteries & magic of the plant medicine space. She’s trained with some of the world’s leadin...

Send us a text Some people are born into systems that try to tell them who to be. What to believe. How to behave. And for many, those voices become so loud, they drown out the whispers of the soul. But for today’s guest, those whispers never stopped. She grew up in a world of strict rules, religious dogma, and a strained relationship with God—where anything outside the approved mold was viewed as dangerous. Rebellious. Wrong. But everything began to shift when she entered public school—and to...

Send us a text There’s a moment in every seeker’s life where the outer world no longer matches the inner one. Where the path that once felt aligned begins to pull at the seams—not because it was wrong, but because something deeper is ready to emerge. Our guest today knows this moment intimately. He climbed to the heights of success on Wall Street, playing the game at the highest level. And the surprising part? He loved it. It wasn’t a story of disillusionment with the work—but of imbalance. H...

Send us a text When it comes to being highly optimized, nothing rains truer to this brand than daring to dream, paving your own path & being an example for others to guide there way into the unique magic they can give the world. When I look into people living their lives in this way, something ignited inside of me that even on my worst of days, gives me motivation to keep going & todays guest is a shining example of that embodied into human form. You may know him from his Gaia product...