Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization

Mayo Clinic (On Human Optimization series brand)

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Booking Overview

This Mayo Clinic series helps listeners reconcile high-performance goals with recovery and wellness, reframing burnout and performance through “human optimization.” It’s a strong pitch for PR teams seeking credibility in clinical sleep/well-being, behavioral health, and performance science from a major health system.

Metrics

Episodes: 64

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.3M subscribers

Contact Information

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Host

Mayo Clinic (On Human Optimization series brand) - This is a branded Mayo Clinic podcast series. Episodes feature Mayo Clinic and/or credentialed experts as external speakers; the series itself is produced under Mayo Clinic’s Human Optimization ini...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Clinicians or academic/medical experts (MD/MBBS or equivalent), co-authors of Mayo Clinic clinical guides, and/or senior Mayo Clinic leaders and board-certified health & wellness professionals. Guests are typically tied to evidence-based sleep, behavioral health, employee well-being, or human performance.
Required Achievements:  
Authorship/co-authorship of Mayo Clinic guides or clinical resources, Academic appointments (e.g., psychiatry/psychology; sleep medicine), Board certification in health/wellness coaching, Leadership roles within major medical institutions (e.g., cancer center administration)

Recent Guest Discussions

Bridget Berkland - Defining Personal Values; Aligning Daily Actions With Values; Combating Burnout

Adam Thompson - Talent Development; Unlocking Potential In Individuals And Teams

Bhanu Kolla, M.B.B.S., M.D. - Sleep And Psychology; Mental Traps Affecting Sleep; Optimizing Sleep Mindset

Recent Topics

Sleep, Wellness, Burnout, Recovery, Performance

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Mayo Clinic On Human Optimization
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E62 Self-care for busy people: Productivity demands recovery

June 17, 2026

Self-care is one of the most commonly used, but poorly understood concepts today. For some, it brings to mind indulgence, luxury, or performative wellness culture. For others, it feels selfish, soft, or unrealistic. However, self-care, when done properly, helps fuel us to be our best selves and will maximize performance gains and achievement.   Our expert guest for this episode is Dr. Amy Oxentenko. She’s the Vice Dean of Practice and Vice Chair of the People and Culture Committee at Mayo C...

E61 How to define your personal values

June 03, 2026

Life offers plenty of nice, concrete, mostly attainable goals for us to chase and boxes to check – good job, life partner, maybe a house, maybe kids. But that’s also the classic recipe for a midlife crisis: you work your butt off to get a bunch of those boxes checked only to find yourself exhausted and unfulfilled. Or wondering, “Now what?”  So, how do we ground our goals to make sure we’re putting our energy into things that really matter?  This episode, we are joined by Bridget Berkland...

E60 Unlocking Potential: The Art of Talent Development

May 20, 2026

Imagine: you get yourself a sweet new sports car, hop in for your first drive, only to realize you have no idea how to drive stick. So you drive around town in first gear, going super slow, making tons of noise, stalling out at every stop sign. You finally make it home, hop out and proclaim, “This car’s a piece of junk!” Well, that’s the challenge we face with talent development, where the ceiling of your potential — or your team's potential — isn't dictated by innate ability, but by your ca...

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