Are You Trapped in Cognitive Overload?

Senior leaders are losing 10-15 hours weekly to reactive scheduling and context switching. That's $125,000+ in lost capacity annually.I help C-suite executives, founders, and senior leaders rebuild their operating systems for sustainable peak performance.

I'm Simon McKenzie-Nickson, a Peak Performance Architect with PhD-level neuroscience expertise.I don't offer motivation. I rebuild performance infrastructure.


You're Successful But Unsustainable

You're a senior leader, highly successful on paper, but you're working 55-60 hours a week, drowning in back-to-back meetings, checking email at 10pm, and feeling your cognitive capacity eroding. You know this pace isn't sustainable, but every productivity hack you've tried delivers marginal gains at best.The Real Problem: Your operating system is broken. You're trying to optimise the apps when the whole system needs rebuilding.What This Costs You:- $125,000+ annually in lost cognitive capacity
- Strategic thinking replaced by reactive firefighting
- Health, relationships, and joy sacrificed for work that feels increasingly hollow
- Burnout creeping closer while you're still years from your biggest goals
There's a better way.


TWO PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS


Second Summit Ascent
(100-Day Program)

Complete operating system rebuild. 14 weeks, $15,000 NZD. For leaders ready for comprehensive, structured transformation.- Reclaim 4-6 hours weekly by week 5 (guaranteed)
- Double your flow state frequency
- Rebuild calendar, eliminate friction, engineer leverage, strategic recovery
- 13+ hours direct 1:1 coaching + between-session support
- Structured sessions with workbooks and implementation support
ROI: Conservative 5-10x first-year return ($75k-150k value)

Performance Retainer (Responsive Support)

Precision intervention for evolving challenges. $5,000 NZD/month, rolling 30-day commitment.For leaders who need expert support for high-stakes moments.- 3-4 sessions monthly + messaging support
- Priority booking within 48 hours
- High-stakes prep, emergency triage, strategic prioritisation
- Same-day response when critical
Ideal for: Unpredictable challenges requiring responsive expertise. Specific upcoming milestones/deadlines.


Why This Works


About Second Summit

PhD-Level Neuroscience: Not generic coaching. Evidence-based frameworks grounded in peer-reviewed research on flow states, autonomic function, and cognitive performance.Flow Coach Certified: Trained by the Flow Research Collective. Specialised expertise in engineering flow states for sustained peak performance.Senior Leadership Experience: Lived experience in senior leadership. I've lived the cognitive overload you're experiencing.Proven Results: Clients reclaim 4-6 hours weekly, double flow frequency, and achieve 3-10x productivity improvements through leverage, not grinding.

What Clients Say

"Understanding my chronotype through Simon’s ChronoPeak Protocol and how I can leverage it at specific times of day has really helped me avoid pushing too hard during times where motivation was naturally lowest and increase effectiveness where it was highest. Coupling that with scheduling and tracking this over time allowed me to control those windows making it feel like I found a cheat code in efficiency."“Flow follows focus. This is an ongoing theme throughout the 100-day coaching and was paramount to unlocking my true potential. Simon laid out a systematic framework that allowed me to leverage a diverse toolkit to help me achieve focus which resulted in determining personal goal-oriented objectives, higher incidence of rest and recovery, and increased overall efficiency, among many other things."


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