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Full Talk: Health & Wellness Conference at UCLA
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In this engaging keynote, Dr. Michael Breus explores how understanding your body’s natural timing can improve productivity, decision-making, energy, and overall performance. Drawing from the research behind his bestselling book The Power of When, Dr. Breus explains how chronotypes — your body’s built-in biological schedule — influence everything from focus and creativity to sleep and recovery. While many people are familiar with “early birds” and “night owls,” Dr. Breus reveals the four distinct chronotypes and how they shape daily performance.
Blending science, humor, and practical takeaways, Dr. Breus shares how audiences can better align their schedules with their biology to maximize results both personally and professionally.
Audience Takeaways
- Identify your unique chronotype and understand how it impacts daily performance
- Learn the ideal times for focus, creativity, productivity, and decision-making
- Discover when caffeine is most effective for sustained energy and mental clarity
- Understand how timing influences sleep quality, recovery, and overall wellness
- Apply practical strategies to work smarter, improve performance, and avoid burnout
In this high-impact keynote, Dr. Michael Breus reveals how top executives, elite athletes, and high performers use sleep as a competitive advantage. Combining clinical research with real-world strategies, he breaks down how better sleep can improve focus, decision-making, recovery, energy, and overall performance — especially in demanding, fast-paced environments. Dr. Breus also shares practical techniques for managing travel fatigue, recovering from poor sleep, and building habits that support long-term productivity without sacrificing performance.
Audience Takeaways
- Learn how to determine your ideal bedtime and wake time based on your biology
- Discover daily habits that can dramatically improve sleep quality and recovery
- Understand how high performers use sleep to maximize focus, energy, and productivity
- Gain practical strategies for managing jet lag, travel schedules, and disrupted sleep
- Receive actionable tools to improve performance both at work and in everyday life
In this behind-the-scenes keynote, Dr. Michael Breus shares how he helps high-performing executives optimize sleep to improve energy, focus, recovery, and long-term performance. Using real-world case studies from his private practice, Dr. Breus walks audiences through the science of sleep coaching, including biological rhythms, sleep tracking, travel recovery, and personalized optimization strategies. Centered around the story of a fatigued CEO struggling with stress, travel, and burnout, this session offers a rare inside look at how small changes can create meaningful improvements in sleep and daily performance.
Audience Takeaways
- Learn strategies to quiet the mind and improve sleep quality
- Better understand hormones, biological rhythms, and their impact on performance
- Discover practical techniques for maintaining healthy sleep habits while traveling
- Explore how personalized sleep optimization can improve energy, focus, and recovery
- Gain actionable tools to reduce burnout and perform at a higher level consistently
Biography
Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, and Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to pass the Sleep Medical Specialty Board without attending medical school. Dr. Breus was recently named the Top Sleep Specialist in California by Reader’s Digest and recognized as one of the 10 most influential people in sleep medicine. He also serves on the clinical advisory board of The Dr. Oz Show and has appeared on the program more than 40 times.
Dr. Breus is the author of four books, including his newest release, Sleep, Drink, Breathe: Wellness is Too Complicated(December 2024). The book introduces a simple three-week program focused on three foundational bio-behaviors that support overall wellness. In 2021, he co-authored Energize: Go from Draggin Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days with Stacy Griffith, offering a practical approach to achieving natural energy without caffeine. His bestselling book The Power of When (2016) became a #1 Amazon bestseller in Time Management and Happiness and explores how genetic chronotypes determine the ideal timing for daily activities—from exercise and productivity to meals and sleep.
Throughout his career, Dr. Breus has partnered with leading brands as both a consultant and sleep educator, including Hastens, Purple Mattress, OURA Ring, Ebb Therapeutics, Chilipad, Nightfood, Princess Cruises, Six Senses Hotels & Spas, Advil PM, Bose, Crowne Plaza Hotels, Merck, and many others.
A highly sought-after speaker, Dr. Breus lectures globally for organizations including YPO (Young Presidents Organization), AT&T, Tony Robbins’ Unleash the Power, hospitals, medical centers, financial institutions, and major corporations. His presentations focus on the science of sleep and peak performance, helping audiences optimize energy, productivity, and overall health.
For more than 14 years, Dr. Breus served as the Sleep Expert for WebMD. He also writes The Insomnia Blog on The Sleep Doctor and contributes regularly to Psychology Today and Sharecare.
Dr. Breus has appeared on major national media outlets including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View, Today, Fox & Friends, and The Doctors, among many others. He is also a trusted expert source for major publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, participating in more than 350 media interviews each year.
His expertise spans all aspects of sleep and peak performance, including sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, and pediatric sleep challenges. He also specializes in sleep optimization and biohacking strategies used by athletes, executives, and high performers to improve energy, recovery, and cognitive function.
Dr. Breus has been in private practice for more than 23 years and is currently based in Manhattan Beach, California, just outside Los Angeles.
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