Testimonials - Corporate Performance

Sleep – A Very Important Element to a Healthy Lifestyle

Casper Stylsvig, Chief Revenue Officer at Chelsea FC, former Cheif Revenue Officer at AC Milan, is constantly looking for new ways to improve himself as a leader. This led him to contact Anna West, Sleep2perform which subsequently has led to the beginning of a recent pilot project between AC Milan and Anna, aiming to test how an improved sleep might benefit the whole club.

“In 2020 during Covid-19 and lockdown I started looking into methods to make positive changes to my lifestyle. I am always searching for ways to improve myself as a leader and was curious to know how I could do more to ensure a healthy lifestyle. I was aware of the benefits of a healthy diet, meditation and the importance of exercise, but I had never given my sleep a lot of thought.

Sleep is a very fundamental and natural thing, and like most of us I know how valuable a good sleep is, but with a career, work related stress and family life, it can be difficult to give it enough attention. As soon as you do not sleep well and your mind starts spinning about it, it becomes a vicious cycle. At that time, my sleep was definitely not good.

So I contacted Anna and began to work with her on analyzing and understanding my sleep pattern and habits. She helped me understand how important it was to structure my sleep and gave me meaningful tips and simple tools to work with.”

“After a very positive personal experience, I thought that it would be a great idea to do a pilot project in AC Milan. Better sleep means better performance!
This is not only important for our elite athletes and their recovery, but also for the rest of our staff working in the background, supporting the athletes and ensuring the club as a business.”

“A selection of employees has had their sleep monitored and had private talks with Anna about the data, the underlying reasons for the sleep quality and which tools to implement to improve sleep. Our next step is to evaluate whether AC Milan as a club should work with sleep and Sleep2perform on a regular basis.”

“Personally, I find working with Anna has been a very positive experience which I would highly recommend. I love her work style and personality, which is very direct but always friendly and understanding. She shows genuine interest, particularly when you have the confidential one on one talks about your sleep data.”

“Luckily the general perception of sleep has changed. When I was younger and at the beginning of my career, it was cool to only have slept three hours. Today, there is a greater focus on a healthy life style including a healthy sleep. My sleep is still not perfect, but now at least I understand why I have not slept well and what I can do about it.”

Casper Stylsvig, Chief Revenue Officer, Chelsea FC

HELPS YOU MAKE BETTER DECISIONS FOR YOUR HEALTH

Jens Kleis Frederiksen is partner at Janson Kleis Frederiksen, an executive coaching firm specialising in coaching senior executives and top talent teams in performance optimization and professional development. After having his own sleep analysed and processed by Sleep2perform, he recommends his clients to also focus on sleep.

“My work as an executive coach is to help my clients perform better. Even though a lot of people take sleep for granted, when we get to talk about what is working for them and what is not, sleep’s influence on their mental balance (or imbalance) and overall performance very often turns up. Like a blind angle, sleep is overlooked, and for high professional achievers, it is almost a status symbol to sleep as little as possible. To be honest; I admit to having developed some pretty bad sleeping habits myself during my corporate career.”  

“I met Anna West from Sleep2perform at an event in Switzerland, and I soon realized that her competences would be the perfect extension of the support I offer my clients. However, I never recommend anything before I have tried and tested it myself, which led me to sign up for a personal sleep analysis project with Sleep2perform.”

“It started by talking in depth about my lifestyle and daily routines, including my diet, amount of exercise and sleep. The talks revealed some unconscious actions and habits which I could improve. Then we analysed my sleep in more detail with a monitoring device.”   

“The process has given me an important awareness about the quality of my sleep and my recovery. The monitor is very motivating when you get data which show that you are doing the right things, and also a reminder if you have had periods where it has not been possible to prioritize sleep as much as you should.”

“Where I have the leadership development expertise, I recommend companies to also include Anna for her expertise in health care and sleep to get a holistic view on their performance optimisation and life balance.”

“Anna is incredibly competent and knowledgeable. She shares her knowledge with you where it is relevant to your individual situation. She is never judgmental, but coaches, observes and holds you personally responsible for the goals that you set for yourself. You are the driver and she is the co-pilot, helping you to make better decisions.”