April is Stress Awareness Month so there's no better time for this conversation.

In our third sit-down with Bianca Errigo, CEO of HumanOS, Johnny Isaacs digs into one of the most important topics nobody wants to talk about: the devastating impact of stress on our health, our workplaces and our lives. Stress is at the root of 80-90% of human illness and disease. Burnout is hitting people at an average age of just 32. 150 million people in Europe alone are living with mental health issues. And yet somehow, we still glamorise the grind.

Bianca and Johnny explore the deep roots of hustle culture, tracing it from early religious morality through the Industrial Revolution and ask why working yourself into the ground became a mark of status and whether that's finally starting to change.

They also get into the real psychology behind high performance: why most founders and top achievers start from a place of trauma rather than love, what true resilience actually looks like and why separating your self-worth from your business results might be the most important skill you never learned.

And they tackle the conversations happening right now AI and automation replacing jobs, the anxiety gripping workplaces where employee engagement sits at just 10% in the UK and what it actually takes to raise VC funding as a woman in a male-dominated industry. Bianca shares, with true honesty, what the first two years of building HumanOS really cost her and how she found her way back.

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In this episode of Trail Blazers, Johnny sits down with Laurence Pearce, CEO and founder of Lifelight, a health-tech company developing software that can measure blood pressure using nothing more than a smartphone camera. By analysing subtle changes in skin colour captured through the camera, Lifelight’s technology can detect vital signs without the need for traditional cuffs or wearables.
Laurence explains the scale of the global hypertension problem, often called the “silent killer” and how making blood pressure monitoring accessible through everyday devices could help detect risk earlier and expand preventative healthcare worldwide. The conversation explores the science behind the technology, the challenges of building medical grade software and what is the potential for smartphones to transform how people monitor their health. You wouldn't want to miss it!


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In this episode of Trail Blazers, Johnny sits down with Lauren Redfern, Executive Director of Hormonally to explore how education, empathy and access can transform women’s health.

Lauren shares her journey from medical anthropologist to founder of a global nonprofit and how her PhD research on testosterone and menopause led her to the discovery that women aren’t being given the information or care they deserve. Watch, share and start the conversation!

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In this episode of Trail Blazers, we’re joined by global speaker and wellbeing expert Bianca Errigo, founder of HumanOS. Bianca shares insights from her latest workplace wellbeing report, exploring why traditional wellbeing strategies fail, what “balance, belonging and development” really mean and how organisations can evolve beyond outdated systems. From abolishing boredom to fostering purpose and psychological safety, this conversation dives deep into the future of human-centric performance in the age of AI. Stay tuned until the end!

🔗 Connect with Bianca: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancaerrigo/
🔗 Learn more about HumanOS: https://humanos.co.uk/
🔗 Download the report: https://humanos.co.uk/the-workpl-ace-wellbeing-deficit/
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Simon Gilchrist, physiotherapist and founder of GRIT, shares how movement, stress recovery, and holistic health principles can support long-term wellbeing. From elite athletes to everyday recovery, we cover sleep, strength, bone health, and the mindset shifts that help people thrive.

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Welcome to Trail Blazers! Join Valentina Milanova, founder of Daye, as she and Johnny dive into the critical need for advancements in women’s healthcare. From addressing diagnostic gaps and tackling advertising barriers to introducing groundbreaking non-invasive diagnostic tools, this conversation highlights how Daye is revolutionising gynaecological health and challenging stigmas surrounding women’s health. Don’t miss this inspiring discussion!

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In this episode of Trail Blazers, Johnny sits down with Sarita Stefani, Co-Founder of Amilis and winner of the Women's Health Ultimate Role Model Award 2024. What started as her personal egg-freezing journey has become a larger mission, empowering women to take control of their reproductive health.

From the realities of egg freezing to the financial and societal barriers that make fertility care inaccessible, we explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of reproductive health. We discuss the growing role of tech, the impact of declining birth rates, and why male fertility needs more attention.

Let’s dive into the science, the stories and the fight for change.

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In today’s episode of Trail Blazers, Johnny is joined by Marina Gerner, who is the Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern, an award-winning journalist and Author of The Vagina Business.

Today’s podcast will help to uncover the hidden history of women in business, innovation, and health, and explores the solutions shaping the future.

For centuries, women played a vital role in business, yet today, their contributions are often overlooked. What pushed them out of the forefront? Was it wealth inequality? A shift in economic structures? And how does this disparity extend beyond finance into healthcare, technology, and even the data used in medical research?

We’ll be exploring topics that don’t get enough attention: the fertility industry, the real risks of egg freezing, and the staggering gaps in maternal healthcare like the fact that the last major childbirth innovation was the epidural… in the 1950s. With 9 out of 10 mothers experiencing birth injuries, why isn’t this a bigger conversation?

But this isn’t just about the problems it’s about the solutions. Femtech is on the rise, offering new opportunities for investment and innovation. We’ll discuss how the disaggregation of medical data is finally including women in research, the potential of period-tracking apps (and the ethical risks they pose), and even ground breaking technologies like smart vibrators designed to track health indicators.

We’ll start to uncover what’s giving people hope. What are the most exciting areas of research? How can men be part of the change? And what does the future hold for women in business, health, and technology?

Whether you’re an investor, a researcher, or just someone who believes in a more equitable future, this podcast is for you. Let’s bring these conversations to the forefront because when we invest in women, we invest in the future.

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