$8.9T
Lost each year to disengagement across the global economy.
Gallup · State of the Global Workplace
Joy is the
operating system.
Infrastructure for human performance — for leaders, teams, and organizations ready to perform at a fundamentally different level.
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The Problem · JoyOS Overview
Your organization is running on outdated software.
Not your CRM. Not your ERP. The human systems underneath them — how leaders lead, how teams decide, how culture compounds.
In this chapter
- The premise
- What it's costing
- Joy, multiplied
- Where this lives
joyOS
02 — The Cost
High performance without joy is just burnout with a better job title.
77%
Of employees report burnout at their current job — highest ever recorded.
Deloitte · Workplace Burnout Survey
1in2
Leaders say they are privately considering leaving inside twelve months.
McKinsey · Great Attrition
03 — The Premise
Joy, multiplied.
Joy is not the reward for high performance. It is the system that makes high performance sustainable.
When you compound joy across people, teams, and systems, results stop being incremental and start being exponential. Exponential Joy is the enterprise built around that truth.
04 — The Architecture
JoyOS spans five layers. You're here for one.
LAB
JoyOS Lab
The experimentation lab — for creators, entrepreneurs, and innovators.
LEADER
JoyOS Leader
The individual upgrade — for executives and founders. Today's focus.
TEAM
JoyOS Team
Executive teams operating as one regulated system.
ORG
JoyOS Org
Culture and operating cadence at the company level.
NETWORK
JoyOS Network
A community of leaders and organizations on the system.
JoyOS Leader is the individual upgrade. Executives and founders who need EPIC performance that is measurable, personal, and sustained — with AI tools, biometric data, and expert coaching.
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The Solution · JoyOS Leader
A leadership operating system for the working executive.
Built for the executive who's already performing — and knows the next gain isn't more strategy. It's command over the internal system that drives every decision, every meeting, every conflict.
In this chapter
- What it is
- Where teams stall
- The measurement gap
- Three ways in
joyOS
JoyOS Leader · What it is
Four systems, working together.
01
AI tools
JoyOS platform, embedded AI coach, MESH Insights™.
02
Human coaching
Cohort sessions and 1:1 work with an expert.
03
Biometric data
Garmin + inTruth — real-world emotional data.
04
Peer density
A small cohort of serious operators.
The Setting
Where executive teams stall.
Conflict no one names.
Frustrations live in the hallway. Decisions get re-litigated. Trust quietly erodes.
Reactivity at the top.
Stress shows up as anger, avoidance, or anxiety — and the team absorbs it.
Growth without structure.
The business compounds faster than the leaders' operating systems can keep up.
The work isn't more strategy. It's giving leaders command over the state they're leading from.
The Gap
What you measure vs. what's actually driving it.
What gets tracked
- Revenue
- Growth
- Velocity
- KPIs
- Headcount
What actually drives it
Your leaders' emotional operating system.
Stress patterns. Recovery rate. Trigger response. The system that decides every meeting, hire, and conflict — and the one almost no one is training.
JoyOS Leader · What it is
Three ways to upgrade your leadership operating system.
Click any tile to dive into that option, or continue forward for the full walkthrough.
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The Offer · Three Options
Three ways in. One operating system.
Most executive teams use these together — a 90-day reset, a 30-day data immersion, and ongoing 1:1 work between cohorts. Mix and match, or start with one.
In this chapter
- EPIC Accelerator — 6 slides
- Command Your State — 2 slides
- 1:1 Coaching — 1 slide
- Why this works — 1 slide
joyOS
joyOS
Leader
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Option one of three
The 90-day system reset.
Four sprints. Four upgrades. One regulated leadership operating system at the end.
EPIC Accelerator
90 days
Cohort-based
Option 01 · How it works
The EPIC Accelerator.
Ninety days, four sprints. Each sprint installs one dimension of a leader's operating system — sequenced so the next builds on the last.
EPIC Accelerator · Sprint 01
E
Energy.
Before strategy, capacity. We baseline how a leader spends, recovers, and protects their energy — and rebuild the rhythms that sustain it.
Sprint outcome
A regulated baseline. You know what your operating system runs on — and what's been quietly burning it down.
What's included
- 01Energy & recovery diagnostic with personalized baseline
- 02MESH Insights™ leadership assessment + AI coach access
- 03Live cohort session: physiology of high-performance leadership
- 041:1 debrief — what drains and replenishes you, in data
EPIC Accelerator · Sprint 02
P
Purpose.
We separate what you're building from what you've inherited. Purpose becomes the filter that simplifies decisions and aligns the team.
Sprint outcome
A clear, owned reason you lead — that survives a hard week and aligns the rest of the executive team.
What's included
- 01Personal purpose articulation, sharpened over the sprint
- 02Joy drains vs. joy sources mapping (the JoyOS lab tool)
- 03Live cohort session: leading from purpose under pressure
- 041:1 debrief — translating purpose into a 90-day operating focus
EPIC Accelerator · Sprint 03
I
Intention.
Intention is the gap between what a leader means to do and what actually happens. We close it — with awareness, regulation, and rehearsal.
Sprint outcome
You lead on purpose, not on autopilot. The way you show up matches what you intend.
What's included
- 01Pause-before-react practice library (somatic + cognitive)
- 02Trigger map — your top three reactivity patterns at work
- 03Live cohort session: deciding well under load
- 041:1 debrief — rebuilding one high-stakes pattern that's costing you
EPIC Accelerator · Sprint 04
C
Connection.
How others experience you closes the loop. A 360 reveals the gap between intent and impact — then we work it together.
Sprint outcome
Trust, repaired and compounded. Your team experiences the leader you intend to be.
What's included
- 01MESH Insights™ 360 — peers, reports, and people outside work
- 02Conflict and feedback frameworks tailored to your team
- 03Live cohort session: receiving feedback as a leader
- 041:1 debrief — your operating manual for the people you lead
joyOS
Leader
02
Option two of three
Command your state.
Thirty days of measured emotional regulation. The invisible system, made visible.
Command Your State
30 days
Semi-private
Option 02 · How it works
Emotional regulation you can see.
Most leaders track everything except the system driving all of it — their emotional operating state. Command Your State makes the invisible visible.
The 30-day arc
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Week 01Baseline.Garmin on day one. Inputs from the field. Your first 7-day biometric pattern surfaces.
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Week 02Read.Live deep-dive — we translate the data: stress, recovery, regulation.
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Week 03Apply.1:1 work on one high-stakes pattern. Practice the pause. Tag moments in real time.
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Week 04Roadmap.Your personal regulation operating plan — written, owned, and built to keep.
joyOS
Leader
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Option three of three
Single-session intensives.
Biweekly 1:1 coaching for executives carrying the weight between cohort sessions — or after.
1:1 Coaching
Biweekly
Ongoing
Option 03 · How it works
Targeted coaching, between the sprints.
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Biweekly 1:1Every other week with an expert coach. Personal, focused, and ongoing.
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Anchored in your dataSessions targeted around your most current leadership challenges and the data from your diagnostics.
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For the in-betweenRun alongside the 90-day reset, after Command Your State — or as a standalone for senior leaders who already have the diagnostic.
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Discreet by designConfidential format for the conversations that don't belong in a cohort room.
Most executive teams use 1:1 intensives alongside the cohort work — to integrate what surfaces in the data with the conversations they're not having anywhere else.
Why this works
Built for executive teams.
- 01Resolve conflict at the top — without losing the speed of the business.
- 02Regulate under pressure — anger, anxiety, and reactivity stop running the room.
- 03Pause before reacting — three breaths, on demand, with the science to back it.
- 04See yourself clearly — own your leadership style, then sharpen it.
- 05Receive feedback well — a 360 turns from a verdict into a tool.
- 06Sustain performance during growth — keep the team aligned as you scale.
joyOS
04
Investment
Three tiers, one operating system.
EPIC Accelerators
The 90-day system reset
$4,500/ person
USD · Cohort · 90 days
- Four sprints, one EPIC dimension each
- AI tools + human coaching
- MESH Insights™ assessment + 360
- Three 1:1 sessions per leader
- Regulation roadmap to keep
Command Your State
30-day biometric immersion
$2,500/ person
USD · Semi-private · High-touch · +$500 / leader for biometrics
- Garmin wearable + inTruth biometrics
- MESH Insights™ profile
- Four weekly expert deep-dives
- Limited capacity each cycle
1:1 Coaching
Single-session intensives
$1,500/ mo
USD · Or $15,000 / year · Biweekly
- Biweekly 1:1 with an expert coach
- Anchored in your diagnostic data
- Targeted to current challenges
- Standalone or alongside cohort
- Ongoing — month-to-month or annual
Pricing shown is per person. Volume and team rates available on request.
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The Path Forward
Three steps. One conversation to start.
A discovery call, a tailored recommendation, and a date on the calendar. Plus the founder behind the work, and the leaders who've trusted it.
In this chapter
- The path forward
- The future of leadership
- The founder
- Trusted by
- Voices from the work
- Let's begin
joyOS
What's next
The path forward.
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01Discovery call60 minutes
We meet with the executive team — together or 1:1 — to understand what's actually in the room. No quote yet. Just listening.
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02Tailored recommendationWithin 5 days
We confirm the right starting tier — usually a 90-day reset or a 30-day Command Your State immersion — and the cohort plan.
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03Cohort kickoffTwo to four weeks out
In-person kickoff, MESH Insights™ assessment, Garmin (if biometrics), and a date on the calendar. The work begins.
The first ask
Schedule the discovery call. The cohort decision comes after.
Closing
The future of leadership is regulated.
Precise. Human. Grounded. Built on data your leaders can see, language they can use, and a cohort that's serious about the work.
The Founder
Kristin Joy Ekkens.
Joy Technologist · Culture Architect · Conscious Innovation Catalyst
TEDx speaker, executive coach, and entrepreneur who has spent 20+ years at the intersection of human connection, cultural intelligence, and organizational transformation. Architect of JoyOS and founder of EXJ Global.
Her work has reached leaders and organizations across 30+ countries — from KAUST, Stanford GSB, and the Inter-American Development Bank to Fortune 100 companies and high-growth enterprises navigating the AI era.
20+
Years
30+
Countries
TEDx
Speaker
Stanford
GSB
CQ
Fellow
Proof
The work, in the record.
Over two decades, Kristin has built and led work with leaders at some of the world's most recognizable companies and institutions.
Trusted by leaders at
IBM
KAUST
Stanford GSB
IDB
Hallmark
Butterball Farms
Mattel
As seen in
AP
ABC
U.S. Business
ABC
U.S. Business
Proof · Voices from the work
What leaders are saying.
Kristin helped us develop and deploy an actionable scorecard to measure how our employees experience our culture. We are now able to map people's experience against our 6 Guiding Principles. Our teams have all enjoyed working with her.
What an awesome experience for my team. It opened the door for members of my team to embrace their qualities and seek ways to effectively navigate change in a time of uncertainty.
Kristin led a top-notch session complete with co-created vision casting, reflection, discussion, and action for our executive team. With people you can be efficient, or you can be effective. Kristin helps you stay focused on being effective.
Awesome facilitator. Honestly, the best I've experienced. It was engaging and you could tell she knew what she was talking about.
What resonated most with me was that WE ARE THE CULTURE. A solution-focused mindset is needed to make change happen, rather than a problem-focused one.
