You asked what we need. Ten minutes a month.
The Founding Council is a small group of professional athletes who test what we make and tell us the truth about it. Every month there's one task. You do it, you get paid, and what you say shapes what we build next.
Three steps, then it repeats
Take your seat
Four fields to sign up, then a short profile — sport, level, team, where you train. It's what decides which tasks come to you.
We ship your stack
All three products, thirty days, free. NSF Certified for Sport, so every lot is screened against the banned-substance lists your league tests to.
One task a month
Dropped the same day each month and open for two weeks. You do it, you get paid, it goes on your record. Then the next one opens.
Set rates. Never negotiated.
Your rate is fixed by tier and shown to you before a task opens. Nobody on the Council is paid more for asking.
What the year looks like
One task a month, rotating through six kinds of work. You'll always know what's coming.
Claim and profile
Set up your record and get your stack. The product is the payment for this one.
The 30-day report
What you noticed, what you didn't, and whether you'd keep taking it. Honest beats flattering.
The brief
Five questions about how athletes at your level actually operate. Your answers are pooled with the rest of the Council.
Placement
Put product in front of a few people in your circle who'd give a straight answer. Only after you've formed your own view.
Distribution
Share something we've made. We supply it — you don't write anything.
Update and brief
Refresh your details for the new season, then a second brief.
You'll be dealing with us
Evan Nause
Active pro. He built the network this Council comes from, and he's the one who'll text you when a cycle opens.
Keaton Pehrson
Former pro and NCAA D1. He handles onboarding, rates and anything you want to argue about.
Before you sign up
Is this a referral scheme?
No. You're paid for completing tasks, never for signing anyone up, and nobody earns anything off a person they didn't bring in directly. Tiers move on work done, not on headcount.
Who sees my answers?
We do. Your name and contact details never leave Headstrong, and anything we ever publish or sell is pooled across the Council and stripped of identity.
Can I take this if I'm tested?
Every product is NSF Certified for Sport, which means each lot is screened against the banned-substance lists used by the major leagues and the NCAA. Check with your own team staff before starting anything, as you would with any supplement.
What if I miss a month?
Nothing happens. The cycle closes, you pick up the next one. There's no penalty and no streak to protect.
Can I leave?
Any time, and you keep anything you've already earned. Tell Keaton and you're out.
Take a seat on the Council
Seats are limited to the founding cohort. After that it opens more slowly.
Compensation is disclosed at onboarding and set by tier. If you're a collegiate athlete, agreements above the reporting threshold are disclosed through NIL Go before anything is paid.