Success, Rewritten

Success, Rewritten

21: The CIA Research Behind Headphones That Calm Your Brain | J Johnson Jr, High Frequency Highway

Jul 28, 2026 · 37 min · 12 segments

J Johnson Jr borrowed $100 from his mom at 14 to put his first app on the App Store. It hit #7 on paid entertainment apps. That instinct to spot the trend early and just build the thing has followed…

J Johnson Jr borrowed $100 from his mom at 14 to put his first app on the App Store. It hit #7 on paid entertainment apps. That instinct to spot the trend early and just build the thing has followed him ever since. In this episode, Emily talks with J Johnson Jr, founder of High Frequency Highway, about a journey that runs from #1 in the nation for track at age 17, to walking away from D1 athletics for Silicon Valley, to building a frequency wearable company now shipping over 1,000 units a month. It started with an ADHD diagnosis and a medication that helped his focus but wrecked his appetite as a sprinter, which pushed him to look for another way and led him to the power of sound. J gets into the skeptical experiment that made him a believer, the declassified CIA document behind his obsession with frequency, and how he went from prototype to shipping in seven months through a run of rooms most founders never get into. He also shares how he protects his energy, why he refuses to "go below neutral," and how his definition of success moved from "normal jock trying to make a lot of money" to peace on Earth and raising the frequency of the planet. As J puts it, "You live life differently when you're at a high frequency." High Frequency Highway (get the headphones!) Follow High Frequency Highway on Instagram and TikTok And Follow J for more of his personal journey on Instagram and TikTok New episodes of *Success, Rewritten* every Tuesday. Check out the show website for previous episode articles and more about our guests. And check out the show on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuccessRewrittenShow To connect with Emily, email emily@successrewrittenshow.com or follow her on social: Emily's Instagram, Mental Health Advocacy profile Bipolar Brought Balance, and the show's Instagram: Success, Rewritten

J Johnson Jr borrowed $100 from his mom at 14 to put his first app on the App Store. It hit #7 on paid entertainment apps. That instinct to spot the trend early and just build the thing has followed…

Teaser & Show Opening0:00 – 1:36

Jay Johnson JrGuest

0:00

one time I got recommended this like positive frequency and like, I was kind of skeptical, right? So I waited.

Jay Johnson JrGuest

0:05

I was like, I'm going to wait to a moment.

Jay Johnson JrGuest

0:07

I'm upset.

Jay Johnson JrGuest

0:08

And I'm going to turn on this frequency and see what happens.

Jay Johnson JrGuest

0:11

So turn it on and it worked.

Jay Johnson JrGuest

0:14

And I was like, maybe there's something with these frequencies like let me start looking more into this outside of your physical body you like consciously can like observe something and they use this to like spy on Russia to find tanks to like find submarines right so I'm like if the CIA is using this all this research is using this why isn't there like a platform for this why are people just going to YouTube to tap into this right yeah yeah

Emily Lomenzo-WaszkowiczHost

0:52

Well, everyone, welcome back to Success Rewritten.

Emily Lomenzo-WaszkowiczHost

0:55

I'm your host, Emily Lomenzo-Waszkowicz, and today I have with me Jay Johnson, Jr. Jay is the founder of High Frequency Highway, and I'm really excited to not only talk about your business, but just your journey building the business.

Emily Lomenzo-WaszkowiczHost

1:09

So, Jay, thanks for coming.

Jay Johnson JrGuest

1:10

Yeah, thanks for having me.

Jay Johnson JrGuest

1:11

I'm so excited to meet you in person and have this conversation.

Emily Lomenzo-WaszkowiczHost

1:14

I'm really glad we could do this in person.

Emily Lomenzo-WaszkowiczHost

1:16

We thought we were going to do it remote, but I decided to come to LA and I'm really glad that you wanted to shoot together.

Emily Lomenzo-WaszkowiczHost

1:21

I'm so excited to talk about your business and how you got to where you are today.

Emily Lomenzo-WaszkowiczHost

1:27

But before we even dive into that, why don't you tell everyone a little bit about yourself? Like who is Jay? What's kind of the high level arc of your story?

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