Built for Pressure with Zoran Stojković | A Podcast for Tech CEOs, Leaders and Atheltes

A guided Friday Reset focused on silent, light nasal breathing and subtractive reflection. Zoran leads listeners through a minimalist recovery session designed to strip away the "ornamental" stress of the work week. Learn to navigate the "terrain" of your own nervous system by returning to the essential purity of the breath.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

Zoran celebrates the 100th episode by diving into the philosophy of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Moving from the whimsical wisdom of The Little Prince to the life-and-death engineering of early aviation, this episode explores why "subtractive design" is the secret to high performance. Learn why perfection is attained only when there is nothing left to take away.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

Zoran explores the danger of perfectionism in strategic planning. Tracing the origins of rapid execution back to Prussian Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, this episode breaks down why "no plan survives contact with reality." Learn why adaptability will always outperform prediction, and how to use the "Commander's Intent" to empower your team to navigate the unpredictable terrain of modern business.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

A guided Friday Reset utilizing "Light Breathing" and Transition Mapping. Zoran leads listeners through a minimalist recovery session designed to strip away the "ornamentation" of the work week and create a clean service design for the weekend.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

Zoran introduces the IDEO U framework for Human-Centered Service Design. This episode breaks down "Moments that Matter" and Journey Mapping, showing leaders how to design out friction and optimize "peaks" to protect their team's most valuable resource: grit.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

Zoran examines the 20th-century Bauhaus design movement and its application to modern high performance. By exploring the philosophy of Walter Gropius and "The House of Construction," this episode teaches leaders how to strip away "ornamental" habits and ego to find geometric purity in their operations.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

A guided Friday Reset focused on internalizing the FSG Water of Systems Change framework. Zoran leads a reflection through the levels of the "Inverted Triangle," helping listeners identify and dissolve the mental models that create friction in their lives.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

To truly transform a system, you must dive below the surface. This episode explores the "Implicit" conditions of change: Power Dynamics and Mental Models. Zoran explains why your "organizational operating system" determines your success and how to identify the unspoken beliefs that hold your team back.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

Most leaders try to solve problems by changing the rules, but rules are just the surface of the water. In the first of a two-part series on the FSG framework, Zoran discusses the "Explicit" conditions of change: Policies, Practices, and Resource Flows. Learn why surface-level fixes often fail and what it actually takes to move the needle.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/

In this Friday Reset, Zoran guides listeners through a reflection on human adaptability, the "sacred trust" of personal resources (Mottainai), and the necessity of groundwork (Nemawashi). A tactical session designed to help high performers prepare for the week ahead by binding their roots.

Built for Pressure is a podcast made for anyone serious about performance. Listeners include tech CEOs, investors, head coaches, firefighters, police officers, doctors, athletes, military leaders.

Host & Producer: Zoran Stojković, speaker and performance advisor to military units and pro sports. 

Contact:

• Speaking & Consulting Inquiries: www.kizo.ca
• Contact: [email protected]
• Instagram: @kizoperformance
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoranstojkovic/