You can check every box. Career, money, title, wins and still feel like you’re running on fumes. In this episode of No Hype Just Standards, Zac Armstrong sits down with Jess Sargus, an Ivy League trained attorney, former Marvel and Disney executive, undefeated MMA fighter, and founder of the Fierce Agency framework. Her message? High performers don’t burn out because they’re weak. They burn out because they have no system for leading themselves. From operating in the presence of fear to mastering process over outcome, this conversation breaks down what it really takes to sustain excellence. Stop managing your life. Start leading it.

He flew combat missions in an McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. He became a board-certified physician in both family and aerospace medicine. He built a successful consulting company helping pilots keep their medical certifications. And at 49, he hit a wall. In this episode, Dr. Dan Monlux joins Zach Armstrong to talk about fatigue, creeping weight gain, brain fog, declining performance and the moment he realized discipline wasn’t the issue. Biology was. If even an elite fighter pilot can drift into “average for himself,” what does that mean for you? This is a conversation about humility, data, health, and reclaiming your edge before it’s too late.

In the first episode of No Hype, Just Standards, host Zac Armstrong sits down with Rory Pendergast—an attorney, father, and high performer who looked successful on the outside but felt increasingly drained on the inside. Despite doing what most would call “healthy,” Rory faced daily headaches, energy crashes, and a growing sense that his edge was slipping. This episode explores why “normal” isn’t good enough after 40, and how reclaiming energy, focus, and presence at home starts with raising your standards. No motivation tricks. No shortcuts. Just what actually works when performance matters most.