128: How to Sleep Better for Peak Performance | Riley Jarvis

Sleep better, build better. Riley Jarvis, CEO of The Sleep Consultant, reveals why sleep is the missing link in your business success and shares practical strategies to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up with abundant energy. Riley recovered from Crohn's disease by discovering sleep optimization techniques that transformed his health. Now he helps high performers unlock their biology through deep sleep and REM sleep cycles, lab testing, and customized sleep strategies. What You'll Learn: Why you should drink water 90 minutes before coffee (the cortisol curve secret) How to fall asleep within 15 minutes using Brain.fm and breathing techniques The difference between deep sleep (body recovery) and REM sleep (mind recovery) Evening routine tweaks that help you stay asleep all night Sleep supplements that actually work: magnesium glycinate, L-theanine, adaptogens How Riley turned his health crisis into a thriving business using blue ocean strategy About Riley Jarvis: Riley Jarvis is the founder and CEO of The Sleep Consultant. After recovering from Crohn's disease through sleep optimization, Riley now helps entrepreneurs, CEOs, and high performers transform their sleep to boost productivity and energy using science-based strategies and lab testing. Connect with Riley: Website: https://thesleepconsultant.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileyjarvis/ Free Sleep Assessment: https://thesleepconsultant.com/ About Your Host: Kandas Rodarte is a growth coach for women solopreneurs over 40. She hosts the Gratitude Geek Podcast and co-hosts Sci-Fi Book Pod. A metastatic breast cancer thriver with 30+ years of marketing expertise, Kandas believes gratitude is a business strategy that helps women build genuine, lasting connections. Subscribe & Listen: 🎙️ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@gratitudegeek 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gratitude-geek/id820738086 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/27dh0T1PbwsWXxfmNWZPy8 🎙️ Website: https://kandasrodarte.com Connect with Kandas: 📧 Weekly Email: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/gratitudegeek 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gratitudegeek Support the Show: Help Kandas upgrade her podcasting equipment after 11 years and 300+ episodes. 👉 https://kandasrodarte.com/support Chapters: 0:00 - How sleep optimization transformed Riley's health crisis 3:15 - Finance career to sleep consultant journey 6:30 - Crohn's disease recovery through sleep improvement strategies 14:20 - Coffee timing mistake: Why to wait 90 minutes after waking 18:35 - Drink one liter of water when you wake up (dehydration connection) 22:10 - Sleep Nirvana defined: Fall asleep in 15 minutes, sleep 7-9 hours uninterrupted 25:40 - Deep sleep vs REM sleep: Body recovery vs mind recovery 29:15 - Overthinking at night: Brain.fm app and guided meditation solutions 33:50 - Sleep supplements: Melatonin, L-theanine, magnesium recommendations 36:20 - Stay asleep strategies: Meal timing and blood sugar management 40:15 - Building a business from personal health crisis 43:30 - Blue ocean strategy: Choosing untapped niches for business success 46:10 - Riley's moment of gratitude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices