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.
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🎙️ 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
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