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#39 This Device Changes How You Handle Stress | Jon Hacker

30 min · 4 de jun de 2026
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You’re not burned out from doing too much. You’re burned out because your nervous system’s recovery switch stopped working, and every small stressor you face is being processed the same way your body would process a predator. Jon Hacker, founder of NeurGear, calls this being stuck in survival mode. His company built a device, Zen Buds, that uses focused ultrasound to directly stimulate the vagus nerve and reactivate the parasympathetic recovery response. Five minutes a day. Clinical data. No gel. No electrodes. No drift. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 [https://bit.ly/46vct60] Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS [https://bit.ly/46J08MS] Connect with Jon Hacker Website: https://bit.ly/4oaktSu [https://zenbud.health/] Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RKmZCR [https://www.instagram.com/zenbudhealth?igsh=czdkeDZzMWk3aTJ6] Facebook: https://bit.ly/4fTT05m [https://www.facebook.com/zenbudhealth?] TikTok: https://bit.ly/4e4rLma [https://www.tiktok.com/@zenbudhealth?_r=1&_t=ZN-96sl52wEF8w] LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4uaNr5Z [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-hacker] Timestamps 00:00 Intro of Show 00:27 Jon Hacker’s Backstory 01:41 The Making of ZenBud 04:02 Series 1 vs. Series 2 09:32 Product Experience 11:21 Biomarkers for Anxiety 16:37 Raising Capital and Company’s Vision 19:02 Ultrasound Technology and AI Integration 23:25 Research and Development on Series 2 28:20 What’s Next for Jon? 30:07 Connect with Jon Watch the “Business of Wellness Podcast” every Thursday at 8 AM EST on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ZGK2yv [https://bit.ly/3ZGK2yv] Connect with David Guttman Website: https://bit.ly/4jclYvK [https://bit.ly/4jclYvK] Instagram: https://bit.ly/4iARMe9 [https://bit.ly/4iARMe9] TikTok: https://bit.ly/3P19NVm [https://bit.ly/3P19NVm] Facebook: https://bit.ly/49CQjQx [https://bit.ly/49CQjQx] X: https://bit.ly/4gH28aR [https://bit.ly/4gH28aR] LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Bx7Tc2 [https://bit.ly/3Bx7Tc2]

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episode #39 This Device Changes How You Handle Stress | Jon Hacker artwork

#39 This Device Changes How You Handle Stress | Jon Hacker

You’re not burned out from doing too much. You’re burned out because your nervous system’s recovery switch stopped working, and every small stressor you face is being processed the same way your body would process a predator. Jon Hacker, founder of NeurGear, calls this being stuck in survival mode. His company built a device, Zen Buds, that uses focused ultrasound to directly stimulate the vagus nerve and reactivate the parasympathetic recovery response. Five minutes a day. Clinical data. No gel. No electrodes. No drift. Learn what Wharton Business School will never teach you!  Sign up for the ANTI-MBA today: https://bit.ly/46vct60 [https://bit.ly/46vct60] Click here to order your personalized poster!: https://bit.ly/46J08MS [https://bit.ly/46J08MS] Connect with Jon Hacker Website: https://bit.ly/4oaktSu [https://zenbud.health/] Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RKmZCR [https://www.instagram.com/zenbudhealth?igsh=czdkeDZzMWk3aTJ6] Facebook: https://bit.ly/4fTT05m [https://www.facebook.com/zenbudhealth?] TikTok: https://bit.ly/4e4rLma [https://www.tiktok.com/@zenbudhealth?_r=1&_t=ZN-96sl52wEF8w] LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4uaNr5Z [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-hacker] Timestamps 00:00 Intro of Show 00:27 Jon Hacker’s Backstory 01:41 The Making of ZenBud 04:02 Series 1 vs. Series 2 09:32 Product Experience 11:21 Biomarkers for Anxiety 16:37 Raising Capital and Company’s Vision 19:02 Ultrasound Technology and AI Integration 23:25 Research and Development on Series 2 28:20 What’s Next for Jon? 30:07 Connect with Jon Watch the “Business of Wellness Podcast” every Thursday at 8 AM EST on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3ZGK2yv [https://bit.ly/3ZGK2yv] Connect with David Guttman Website: https://bit.ly/4jclYvK [https://bit.ly/4jclYvK] Instagram: https://bit.ly/4iARMe9 [https://bit.ly/4iARMe9] TikTok: https://bit.ly/3P19NVm [https://bit.ly/3P19NVm] Facebook: https://bit.ly/49CQjQx [https://bit.ly/49CQjQx] X: https://bit.ly/4gH28aR [https://bit.ly/4gH28aR] LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3Bx7Tc2 [https://bit.ly/3Bx7Tc2]

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