Jason Griffasi and Trip Harlan (Brain Optimization, Healing TBIs and Altitude Training) - Episode 1203
Behind The Shield
James Geering
4.9 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Jason Griffasi and Trip Harlan are body and brain optimization specialists and the founders of The Bio Optimization Institute. We discuss youth athletics, Trip's traumatic brain injuries, his powerful recovery story, altitude training, neurodegenerative diseases, elite performance and so much more.
Jason combines his personal "pain to purpose" wellness experiences along with over 19 years of launching and scaling companies across wellness, education, and nonprofit sectors. Known for building both digital and physical businesses—from online universities to international conferences—Jason brings a strategic, systems-driven approach to human optimization.
At the Institute, he bridges the gap between science, service, and scalability—delivering transformative experiences that integrate physical, cognitive, and emotional optimization. His leadership plays a key role in expanding flagship programs like The Bio Optimization Protocol and immersive retreats, while guiding clients and partners through the evolving landscape of holistic performance and longevity.Driven by a lifelong mission to help people build successful businesses and balanced lives, Jason empowers entrepreneurs and wellness leaders to align purpose, profit, and personal well-being.
Trip is a leading figure in biohacking innovation, renowned for his expertise in Nobel Prize-inspired oxygenation technology and advanced biohacking protocols.As a co-founder of The Bio Optimization Institute, Trip has revolutionized the wellness industry by integrating Eastern medicine with state of the art health technology.His work with professional athletes has set new standards in performance enhancement and recovery, showcasing his ability to blend scientific excellence with practical application.Trip's leadership and pioneering approach have established him as an expert in health optimization, driving forward the boundaries of what's possible in athletic performance and cellular recovery.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Behind and Shield podcast. As always, my name's James Gearing, and this week |
| 0:03.8 | it is my absolute honor to welcome brain and body optimization specialists and the founders of |
| 0:09.5 | the Bio-optimization Institute, Jason Griffassi, and Tripp Harlan. |
| 0:15.5 | Now, I personally got to experience several of these modalities along with my wife when we |
| 0:20.2 | went down to their facility |
| 0:21.5 | in St. Pete. And I have to say it was pretty incredible. So we discuss a host of topics. From |
| 0:28.4 | their experiences as youth athletes, trips TBIs from football, his powerful sobriety story, the pursuit of |
| 0:37.1 | brain health, true altitude training, |
| 0:40.9 | vestibular training, optimizing elite athletes, neurodegenerative diseases, and so much more. |
| 0:49.1 | Now before we get to this incredible conversation, as I say every week, please just take a moment. |
| 0:56.1 | Go to whichever app you listen to this on, subscribe to the show, leave feedback and leave a rating. Every single five-star rating |
| 1:04.2 | truly does elevate this podcast, therefore making it easier for others to find. And this is a free library of over 1,200 episodes now. |
| 1:15.0 | So all I ask in return is that you help share these incredible men and women's stories |
| 1:20.6 | so I can get them to every single person on planet Earth who needs to hear them. |
| 1:26.9 | So with that being said, I introduced to you |
| 1:30.3 | Jason Grafasi and Tripp, I want to start by saying thank you so much for taking the time and coming on the Behind the Shield podcast today. |
| 2:01.8 | Thank you for having us. |
| 2:03.5 | Yeah, it's our pleasure. |
| 2:04.6 | So I had the absolute honor of visiting you at your facility along with Sheila Thielen |
| 2:09.8 | and we'll get to that connection in a little while in St. Pete. |
| 2:14.8 | Where are we finding you this afternoon? St. Pete. I'm over in St. Pete at the location inside |
| 2:22.8 | St. Pete Galisthenics. Trip is over in St. Pete as well, just at a different location. |
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