Age Defiantly with Mark Young

What does it mean to find your identity across languages, cultures, and borders? In Episode 16 of the Performance Driven Living Podcast, Mark sits down with Dr. Ligia A. Mihut—a writing professor, author, and Romanian immigrant whose upcoming book, Immigrants, Brokers, and Literacy as Affinity, explores how storytelling shapes the immigrant experience and bridges human connection.  Dr. Mihut discu...

In this powerful episode of the Performance Driven Living Podcast, Mark welcomes Dr. Rowena Gates, a visionary in wellness tech and founding partner of Eng3 Corporation, creators of the revolutionary NanoVi® device. From Olympic athletes to high performers recovering from burnout, Dr. Gates shares how cellular repair through structured bio-signals is changing the game. You’ll learn why oxidative s...

In Episode 14 of the Performance Driven Living Podcast, Mark welcomes Philip Gladman, the founder and CEO of Do’Mo Drinks, for a conversation that blends sharp marketing insight with cutting-edge wellness innovation. With decades of experience at brands like Procter & Gamble, Diageo, and Seedlip, Philip shares how he leveraged his expertise to launch Do’Mo—a functional beverage designed for people...

In Episode 13 of Performance Driven Living, Mark Young sits down with Philipp von Holtzendorff-Fehling, the visionary founder and CEO of Leela Quantum Tech. From his roots as a high-powered executive at T-Mobile to his radical shift into consciousness work and energy healing, Philipp’s story is a powerful journey of transformation. From blocking harmful EMFs to transmitting healing frequencies int...

In Episode 12 of The Performance Driven Living Podcast, Mark sits down with Dr. Richard Drucker, the visionary founder behind Drucker Labs and the revolutionary IntraMAX supplement. With decades of experience in naturopathic medicine and trace mineral research, Dr. Drucker shares how fulvic acid, carbon-bound nutrients, and liquid delivery systems are transforming the way we nourish and detox the...

In this episode of The Performance Driven Living Podcast, Mark sits down with JJ Virgin—celebrity nutrition expert, four-time New York Times best-selling author, and powerhouse voice in functional health and personal resilience. JJ unpacks the truth about weight loss resistance, metabolic health, food intolerance, and why sugar is sabotaging your performance. But this conversation goes deeper—into...

In Episode 10 of Performance Driven Living, Mark Young is joined by Seth Casden, CEO and Co-founder of Hologenix, the innovative company behind CELLIANT®—a clinically tested infrared-responsive textile technology that transforms body heat into infrared energy to enhance circulation and cellular performance. Seth shares the science and strategy behind CELLIANT’s rise in the wellness, performance, a...

In Episode 9 of Performance Driven Living, Mark Young welcomes Andi Lew—certified wellness coach, international TV host, and 9-time best-selling author—for a soul-shifting conversation on conscious vitality, emotional healing, and living with radiant health. With 30 years of experience in natural health, media, and storytelling, Andi brings her signature spark to this dialogue, unpacking how we ca...

In Episode 8 of Performance Driven Living, Mark Young is joined by Jonathan Hacker, CEO and founder of NeurGear—a company pioneering wearable neurotechnology to empower people to optimize their mental and physical health. Jonathan shares the story behind the ZenBud device, a breakthrough tool that uses vagus nerve stimulation to help users shift from stress to calm in just minutes. Backed by neuro...

In Episode 7 of Performance Driven Living, Mark sits down with Lisa Piper and Wendy Cohn-Osbourne, co-founders of Code Health—a company revolutionizing human wellness through cutting-edge biotechnology and trauma-informed healing. Lisa and Wendy share how unresolved emotional patterns shape our performance, relationships, and overall health. Together, they break down the hidden influence of trauma...

In this special crossover episode of Performance Driven Living and Spirit Sessions, Mark Young and Katie Silcox dive deep into the intersection of ancient wisdom and modern healing. Katie—New York Times Best-Selling Author of Healthy, Happy, Sexy: Ayurveda Wisdom for Modern Women—shares how the science of Ayurveda, emotional energy, and feminine intelligence are reshaping how we view performance,...

In this no-filter episode of Performance Driven Living, Mark Young sits down with comedian, content creator, and cultural commentator JP Sears (aka AwakenWithJP) to talk about truth, freedom, and staying grounded in a world gone sideways.  Known for his viral satirical videos, JP opens up about the deeper motivations behind his humor, how fatherhood has sharpened his perspective, and why freedom o...

In Episode 5 of the Performance Driven Living podcast, Mark Young is joined by Dr. Fab Mancini—world-renowned chiropractor, educator, and author—to explore the future of healthcare, purpose-driven living, and how true wellness starts from within. Dr. Fab dives into his personal transformation from pain and anger to purpose and peace. Together, they discuss the pitfalls of symptom-based medicine, t...

In this episode of the Performance Driven Living podcast, Mark sits down with Linda and Joseph Bamber—the visionary mother-son team behind WAVwatch. Their mission? To bring sound frequency therapy into the mainstream of wellness, healing, and entrepreneurship. Discover how WAVwatch began as a response to a personal health crisis and evolved into a wearable frequency-based wellness tool with over 1...

In this episode of the Performance Driven Living Podcast, Mark welcomes Sandy Martin—author, former Comic-Con organizer, and the visionary behind the Biohacker Expo—for a raw and riveting conversation on personal health, mold toxicity, and the functional medicine rabbit hole. Sandy shares her deeply personal journey of battling mold toxicity, cognitive decline, and misinformation in the health and...

In this powerful episode of the Performance Driven Living podcast, Mark Young reunites with Dr. Chris Motley at the Dave Asprey Biohacking Conference for a wide-ranging conversation about wellness, spiritual growth, AI in medicine, and how today’s younger generations are shifting the culture of health." From the launch of the Lifelong Well-Being Foundation to eye-opening insights on how artificial...

In this episode of the Performance-Driven Living Podcast, we sit down with the one and only Del Bigtree—CEO of MAHA Action and host of The HighWire. Filmed live at the Changing Life & Destiny Conference in Plano, Texas, this is one conversation you do NOT want to miss. Del shares his bold perspectives on the future of health, the failures of mainstream medicine, and how the COVID crisis exposed de...