Fairfield, CT - October 23, 2026 - optYOUmize, the personal-development podcast hosted by entrepreneur and coach Brett Ingram, has surpassed its 500th episode and is entering a new phase centered on an anti-hustle philosophy that challenges the self-improvement industry's emphasis on productivity, performance, and constant achievement.

Rather than asking how people can fit more into their schedules, optYOUmize is shifting toward a different question: What does a genuinely good life look like?

After more than two decades in entrepreneurship, Ingram began questioning whether greater efficiency and achievement necessarily lead to greater fulfillment.