Welcome to The Renaissance Protocol

I lead a plastic surgery department through robotics integration, AI implementation, and constant regulatory change. Before 40, I built a research lab, secured more than €1.2M in funding, published 90+ papers, and became a tenured professor.

I also perform in a wedding band, host a podcast, compose music, and raise three kids.

Not because I’m exceptional at time management. Because leadership in transformation starts with leading yourself through it.

Most organizations treat change management as a structural problem. They reorganize, digitize, optimize—and wonder why their people burn out, disengage, or leave.

This newsletter explores the missing layer: How leaders stay human, effective, and sane when transformation never stops.

Who this is for

If you’re a high-achiever who’s shelved creative ambitions, side projects, or parts of yourself for your career—this newsletter is permission to stop choosing.

If you’re tired of productivity advice that assumes you can “optimize” your way out of exhaustion—this newsletter offers a different path, grounded in medical evidence and tested under fire.

Subscribe to get weekly frameworks, real stories, and occasional failures from someone who refuses to compromise.

To your renaissance life,

Nicco