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June 29th, 2026

Executive Eats: The Science of Eating & Cooking Your Way to Better Leadership

  1. Executive Eats: The Science of Eating & Cooking Your Way to Better Leadership 52:04

Could your Diet be holding back your leadership performance? In this one-of-a-kind episode, host Adam Pacifico is joined by executive educator and author Adam Kingl for a live cooking demonstration a first in 300 episodes of The Leadership Enigma.

Adam’s new book Executive Eats, co-authored with molecular biologist and former Michelin-star chef Dr. Jacobi, is believed to be the world’s first cookbook written specifically for leaders backed by dozens of peer-reviewed studies and 100 science-based recipes.

In this episode:

– Why senior leaders now cite low energy and poor concentration as their #1 performance barrier
– How specific foods directly boost your mood, focus, and sustained energy throughout the day
– Why cooking together is one of the most underrated tools for building team culture
– How the act of cooking itself is a powerful mindfulness and Stress-reduction practice
– The science behind eating to lead and why it matters more than ever in today’s world
– Why you can’t serve others well if you’re not looking after yourself first

Adam cooks a live dish in the studio designed to deliver sustained energy, mood boost, and sharper concentration all in one meal. If you’re watching on YouTube, you won’t want to miss it.

🎙️ Guest: Adam Kingl, Executive Educator & Author of Executive Eats
📍 First ever multi-camera episode 300 episodes of The Leadership Enigma

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-kingl/
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Adam Pacifico The Leadership Enigma

Adam Pacifico is the host of the award winning, globally ranked podcast, The Leadership Enigma. He has spent 3 decades experiencing and exploring the best and worst of human behaviour in his various roles as a barrister defending and prosecuting in the criminal courts and as an operational police officer on the streets of London. He is insatiably curious and continues looking for the differentiators as to who, how and why people out perform in leadership roles. He is the author of 'The Leader's Secret Code' (shortlisted for business book of the year) and had delivered events nationally and internationally to over 60,000 people.

His passion for leadership is based on advice from his mentor: 'The children of the people you lead will know your name, in what context is up to you.'